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A Marijuana Revolt?
Maggie Clark (Stateline)
Tuesday, 11 September 2012
Seattle WA, USA. Voters in Washington, Oregon and Colorado will decide if they want to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana consumption and production.

Passage would conflict with federal law, which classifies marijuana as a controlled substance with no acceptable medical use. All three states already allow medicinal marijuana use, also against federal law.


Genetic Modification: A Fight Over Food Labels in California
Teresa Wiltz (Stateline)
Tuesday, 21 August 2012
Sacramento, CA, USA. A ballot measure to require labeling of genetically modified foods brought big money and prominent players to the table in California and other states.

California’s Proposition 37 started out as one ex-farmer’s low-budget quest to get genetically modified foods labeled at the grocery store.

Reprieve Likely for Food Stamp Program
Jake Grovum (Stateline)
Sunday, 05 August 2012
Washington, DC, USA. Threatened budget cuts would cut off food stamps for millions in states all over the country, but a Congressional stalemate may stave off the pain.

Capitol Hill inaction has been blamed for everything from near-shutdowns of the federal government to a historic downgrade in the U.S. credit rating, but a stalemate over a sweeping farm bill set back the clock on impending budget cuts that worries states and safety net advocates around the country.

Medicaid Expansion May Be Tough Fiscal Call For Some States
Christine Vestal (Stateline)
Wednesday, 11 July 2012
Washington, DC, USA. A dozen GOP governors opted-out of Medicaid expansion, but skeptics say they are posturing and will eventually succumb to the lure of federal dollars.

They note that several GOP governors initially refused stimulus money on political principle, but eventually accepted it because their states were desperate for help.

Dark Chocolate Flavonoids Seen as Good Source for Daily Heart Protection
TS-Si News Service
Monday, 04 June 2012
Melbourne, Vic, Australia. Daily consumption of dark chocolate over 10 years can can reduce cardiovascular events in people with metabolic syndrome, says a new study.

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. Dark chocolate (containing at least 60% cocoa solids) is rich in flavonoids — known to have heart protecting effects — but this has only been examined in short term studies.

Connecticut Revisits Old School Medicaid Financing
Christine Vestal (Stateline)
Monday, 09 April 2012
Greenwich, CT, USA. While most states are banking on managed care to hold down Medicaid costs, Connecticut has returned to directly reimbursing health care providers.

Anyone familiar with Medicaid’s financial woes will tell you that the traditional way of paying health providers — the so-called fee-for-service method — is a big part of the problem.

Jim Malewitz (Stateline)
Friday, 30 March 2012
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Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Strong Food Aromas Influence Smaller Bite Sizes
TS-Si News Service
Saturday, 24 March 2012
Wageningen, The Netherlands. Researchers have found that strong aromas lead to smaller bite sizes, suggesting that aroma may be used as a means to control portion size. Bite size depends on the familiarly and texture of food.

Research shows that smaller bite sizes are taken for foods which need more chewing and smaller bite sizes are often linked to a sensation of feeling fuller sooner.

Online Medical Symptom Checks and Personal Risk Perception
TS-Si News Service
Monday, 19 March 2012
Phoenix, AZ, USA. The way information is presented online — specifically, the order in which symptoms are listed — makes a significant difference on how individuals make decisions about their health.

For a set of symptoms presented as a sequence, if the person checks off more symptoms in a row, the research found, they perceive a higher personal risk of having that illness.

Dietary Trans Fat Elicits Irritability and Aggression
TS-Si News Service
Thursday, 15 March 2012
San Diego, CA, USA. Men and women of all ages, as shown by a range of measures for both Caucasians and minorities, exhibit irritability and aggression when consuming dietary trans fatty acids (dTFAs).

The study of nearly 1,000 men and women provides the first evidence linking dTFAs with adverse behaviors that impacted others, ranging from impatience to overt aggression.

West Virginia Tackles Retiree Health Costs
TS-Si News Service
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Charleston, WV, USA. West Virginia made an unusual down payment on its massive health benefit debt to retired public employees.

It became the first state to pledge tax revenue to help finance its retiree health care burden, a major development in states’ efforts to pay down their soaring health benefit liabilities.

Review Finds No Evidence For Effective Weight Loss Supplements
TS-Si News Service
Wednesday, 07 March 2012
Corvallis, OR, USA. A review of the evidence around weight loss supplements has bad news for those trying to find an effective pill to lose weight and keep it off: it does not exist.

The study findings said no research evidence exists that any single product results in significant weight loss, while many have detrimental health benefits.

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Friday, 02 March 2012
Christine Vestal (Stateline)
Monday, 06 February 2012
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Tuesday, 17 January 2012
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Matt McKillop and Christine Vestal (Stateline)
Tuesday, 03 January 2012
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