https://phys.org/ en-us Latest news from Milken Institute School of Public Health Scientists at the George Washington University used a powerful genetic technique to test seafood dinners sold in six District restaurants and found 33 percent had been mislabeled—although in most cases with species that are either closely related or considered acceptable alternatives for menu listing. https://phys.org/news/2017-04-gw-percent-seafood-sold-dc.html Ecology Tue, 25 Apr 2017 11:03:14 EDT news412336981 Repeal of key provisions of the Affordable Care Act, combined with a failure to renew critical funding streams, would result in catastrophic funding losses for community health centers-forcing these safety net providers to cut back on services, lay off staff or shut down clinical sites, according to a report published today. The report represents the first analysis of the potential effects on medically underserved communities of the types of health insurance losses contained in legislation now pending in Congress. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-03-health-centers-cut-backs.html Health Tue, 28 Mar 2017 02:37:50 EDT news409887454 About 25 percent of children and more than 41 percent of adults in the United States reported consuming foods and beverages containing low-calorie sweeteners (LCS) such as aspartame, sucralose, and saccharin in a recent nationwide nutritional survey, according to a study out today. Those numbers represent a 200 percent increase in LCS consumption for children and a 54 percent jump for adults from 1999 to 2012. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-01-consumption-low-calorie-sweeteners-percent-children.html Health Tue, 10 Jan 2017 00:00:02 EST news403204840