The nation’s biggest grocer says it will lead the way in a new effort to make and sell healthier foods as part of a White House campaign to battle childhood obesity. Wal-Mart will reduce sodium and added sugars in some of its private brand items and encourage their suppliers to do the same. They’ll also cut prices on produce and other fresh items to encourage shoppers to buy more healthy foods. Source Link
Despite strong evidence to the contrary, a new poll says nearly one out of five Americans still think that childhood vaccines can cause autism. Another 30% aren’t sure about the vaccine-autism link. Recently the original study that made the connection between autism and vaccinations was retracted after some of the research was alleged to be fraudulent. Source Link
Despite strong evidence to the contrary, a new poll says nearly one out of five Americans still think that childhood vaccines can cause autism. Another 30% aren’t sure about the vaccine-autism link. Recently the original study that made the connection between autism and vaccinations was retracted after some of the research was alleged to be fraudulent. Source Link
Veteran TV film critic Roger Ebert is “at the movies” again. Ebert quit his weekly movie review show five years ago after cancer left him unable to speak. Now he’s back on the air in a program with two other film critics. Ebert’s commentaries are provided by a special computer program created from his own voice using samples taken from years of previous shows. Source Link
