As Tunisia suffers economic woes, voters will head to polls for local elections on Sunday
Butter and milk shortages. Political party boycotts. Ongoing prosecutions of the president’s critics. This is the environment in which Tunisians will head to the polls on Sunday for the country’s first local elections since President Kais Saied wrote a new constitution that voters approved last…#tunisians #kaissaied #tunisia #tightensgrip #arabspring #najib #lagoulette #tunisian #imf #arambelhadj (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Chunky dog nicknamed " Milk-Bone Charlie " waiting in shelters his whole life
In a shelter in Ohio, an adorable and slightly chunky Labrador mix is still patiently waiting to find out what life outside a kennel is like. Soon to be 7 years old, this large pup weighs just over 100 pounds and has spent most of his life waiting for a home of his own. With a seriously fun…#ohio #southcarolina #jasoncooke #shelterwatchreport #cooke (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FDA grants priority review to Xolair (omalizumab) for children and adults with food allergies based on positive National Institutes of Health phase III study results
If approved, Xolair would be the first medicine to reduce allergic reactions to multiple foods following an accidental exposureInterim analysis results from first-of-its-kind phase III OUtMATCH study showed Xolair significantly increased the amount of peanut, milk, egg and cashew it took to cause an allergic reaction17 million people in the U.S. have confirmed food allergies and more than 40% of children and more than half of adults with food allergies have experienced a severe reaction at least once1,2,3Basel, 19 December 2023 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
Source: Roche Media News - December 19, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
FDA grants priority review to Xolair (omalizumab) for children and adults with food allergies based on positive National Institutes of Health phase III study results
If approved, Xolair would be the first medicine to reduce allergic reactions to multiple foods following an accidental exposureInterim analysis results from first-of-its-kind phase III OUtMATCH study showed Xolair significantly increased the amount of peanut, milk, egg and cashew it took to cause an allergic reaction17 million people in the U.S. have confirmed food allergies and more than 40% of children and more than half of adults with food allergies have experienced a severe reaction at least once1,2,3Basel, 19 December 2023 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
Source: Roche Investor Update - December 19, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Jung Kook Enjoys Banana Milk, Kimbap & More Korean Delicacies Off His Spotify Billion Streams Plate
Jung Kook is the ARMY’s favorite foodie, and the 26-year-old superstar enjoyed some of his favorite snacks while celebrating his Latto collaboration, “Seven,” reaching one billion Spotify streams. In a video posted to Spotify’s Instagram account on Monday (Dec. 18), Jung Kook finds his…#jungkook #army #spotify #bts #bangsihyuk #jungkookslatto #chart #korean #billboardglobal200 #billboardglobalexcl (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Chinese Tourists Are Back. They Just Aren ’t Shopping Like Before
HONG KONG—The retail world used to cater to Chinese tourists. Luxury shops opened wherever they went, and Parisian department stores hired Mandarin speakers. Mom-and-pop stores in Hong Kong were replaced by vendors offering products Chinese tourists demanded, such as milk powder and medicines.…#hongkong #parisian #mandarin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Infographics: How shaky is Japan's food supply chain?
TOKYO -- In Hokkaido, Japan's top raw milk producing prefecture, one dairy farmer goes out of business every two days. With calve prices collapsing and feed prices skyrocketing at an unprecedented rate, dairy farmers are losing money every time a calve is born. The situation on Japan's…#tokyo #hokkaido (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
U.S. Misuses Trade Agreements to Undermine Food Sovereignty
This article summarizes the author’s presentation November 30, 2023 at the International Conference on Food Self-Sufficiency and Agroecology held in Oaxaca City, Mexico.
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Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Timothy A. Wise Tags: Economy & Trade Food and Agriculture Global Headlines Health Latin America & the Caribbean TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Camel milk set to provide sustenance for Saudi Arabia ’s economic transformation
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is currently one of the biggest producers of camel milk and a host of new ventures are making the business a lucrative one in the transformation of the country’s economy. The Kingdom has an annual output of approximately 0.271 million tons of the product, and Saudi Arabia’s…#saudiarabia #kingdom #saudiarabias #sawanico #saudi #majedalassaf #middleeast #pif #ahmedgamaleldeen #arabnews (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Got Raw Milk?
(MedPage Today) -- What's behind the risky allure of raw milk? Is it buyers' faith in "nature's perfect food" or sellers' pure, naked greed?
I can hardly imagine Nathan Straus's dismay were he living today. In the 1890s, when the wealthy retailer... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - December 8, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
For Africans, the Climate Debate Around the Role of Livestock Misses the Mark
Traders take cattle to market in winter rain along the road to Woliso, Ethiopia. Credit: Apollo HabtamuBy Huyam Salih and Appolinaire DjikengNAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 8 2023 (IPS) Africa is contending with a climate crisis it did not create without sufficient recognition for the unique rights and needs of the world’s youngest and fastest-growing population. Not only is the continent least responsible for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, having historically produced just a tiny fraction, but it is also disproportionately impacted by the consequences of emissions generated elsewhere.
And when climate disasters such as cyclone...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Huyam Salih and Appolinaire Djikeng Tags: Africa Climate Action Climate Change Combating Desertification and Drought COP28 Education Environment Food Security and Nutrition Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Mercy Opens Milk Bank Depot in Rogers
The depot at Mercy's hospital in Rogers will support the UAMS Milk Bank. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - December 7, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
‘Not dumb creatures.’ Livestock surprise scientists with their complex, emotional minds
Dummerstorf, Germany
—You’d never mistake a goat for a dog, but on an unseasonably warm afternoon in early September, I almost do. I’m in a red-brick barn in northern Germany, trying to keep my sanity amid some of the most unholy noises I’ve ever heard. Sixty Nigerian dwarf goats are taking turns crashing their horns against wooden stalls while unleashing a cacophony of bleats, groans, and retching wails that make it nearly impossible to hold a conversation. Then, amid the chaos, something remarkable happens. One of the animals raises her head over her enclosure and gazes pensively at me, her widely spaced eye...
Source: ScienceNOW - December 7, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Baby formula soaring costs: 'I struggle, but I won’t buy a cheaper brand'
Why struggling parents aren't choosing cheaper brands when it comes to infant formula milk. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - December 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pediatricians Are Now Recommending Goat Milk Formula For Infants
The American Academy of Pediatrics has now included goat milk-based formula as a nutritional option for infants. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - December 1, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Nina Shapiro, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news
