Unicef accused of forming alliance with baby food industry

The Evolution of the Baby Food Industry 2000-2008

Eight years have elapsed since the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) prevented the merger of the formerly number two and number three baby food manufacturers in the U.S. Since the abandoned merger, the landscape of the baby food industry has significantly evolved. All of the major brands of jarred baby food have experienced changes in ownership. The product market may have slightly broadened beyon...

UNICEF UK BABY FRIENDLY INITIATIVE: Health benefits of breastfeeding

Forming a therapeutic alliance with older adults.

Speech-language pathologists and audiologists are well aware that older people constitute our fastest growing patient population. Adults over 85 are appearing more frequently in clinician caseloads. This increase reflects demographic changes, with the typical older patient being female and widowed, living alone with multiple health problems, taking an average of seven prescription medications, ...

FDA's counsel accused of being too close to drug industry.

189 Daniel Troy, chief counsel to the US Food and Drug Administration, is under fire for inviting drug companies to inform him of lawsuits against them so the FDA could help in their defence. “We can’t afford to get involved in every case—we have to pick our shots,” he said, advising them therefore to “make it sound like a Hollywood pitch.” Congressman Maurice Hinchey of New York charges Mr Tro...

study of dna interaction with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and sesamol food additives

برهمکنش dnaتیموس گاوی طبیعی (ct-dna) با اتیلن دی آمین تترااستات (edta)در بافرtris-hcl با 8/7 ph ( دراین ph،edta به نمک دی سدیم تبدیل می شود) وسسامول در بافر tris-hcl با4/7 ph مورد بررسی قرار گرفته است. edta و سسامول استفاده فراوانی در تکنولوژی غذایی و صنعت شیمیایی دارند. مدل اتصال dna مربوط بهedta بوسیله اسپکتروفتومتری جذب، دورنگ نمایی حلقوی(cd)، ویسکومتری وژل الکتروفورز بررسی شده است. طیفuv ...