The soda industry wants to permanently deny cities the ability to tax junk

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/02/health/grocery-taxes-oregon-washington-soda-tax.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fhealth&action=click&contentCollection=health&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront

A New EPA Rule Would Allow Factory Farms to Avoid Reporting Air Pollution

https://civileats.com/2018/11/02/a-new-epa-rule-would-allow-factory-farms-to-avoid-reporting-air-pollution/

Government Infighting Over Cell Phone Safety

This came first: https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/results/areas/cellphones/index.html

This came second the same day:
https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm624809.htm

Blood pressure drug recalled for possible cancer risk, FDA says

https://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm624593.htm

Confused by Nutrition Research? Sloppy Science May Be to Blame

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/29/well/live/confused-by-nutrition-research-sloppy-science-may-be-to-blame.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fhealth&action=click&contentCollection=health&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=4&pgtype=sectionfront

With Zumba and tax, Navajo Nation looks to scrap bad diet

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-nutrition-tax/with-zumba-and-tax-navajo-nation-looks-to-scrap-bad-diet-idUSKCN1MY164

Not Enough Fruits, Vegetables Grown to Feed the Planet, U of G Study Reveals

https://news.uoguelph.ca/2018/10/not-enough-fruits-vegetables-grown-to-feed-the-planet-u-of-g-study-reveals/

JUUL's social media campaign resonates alarmingly with teens

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-juul-kids/juuls-social-media-campaign-resonates-alarmingly-with-teens-idUSKCN1MW2UT

Even a 10-Minute Walk May Be Good for the Brain

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/24/well/move/exercise-brain-memory-fitness-cognitive.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fhealth

The flu: FDA approves fast-acting, single-dose oral medication

Please be wary of any new medication on the market. This is in the class of antivirals that have in the past produced suicidal symptoms in some patients.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2018/10/24/fda-approves-single-dose-oral-flu-medicine-baloxavir-genentech-xofluza/1752905002/

Prescribing label
https://www.gene.com/download/pdf/xofluza_prescribing.pdf

Omega-3s in Fish Oils Tied to Healthy Aging

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/well/eat/omega-3s-in-fish-oils-tied-to-healthy-aging.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fhealth

CDC on Acute Flaccid Myelitis

https://www.cdc.gov/acute-flaccid-myelitis/afm-surveillance.html

3 farmers plead guilty in organic grain fraud scheme

https://wgntv.com/2018/10/13/3-farmers-plead-guilty-in-organic-grain-fraud-scheme/

Against the Grain: Protecting Organic Shoppers Agains Import Fraud and Farmers From Unfair Competition

https://www.cornucopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/GrainReport2018.pdf

Amazon hasn’t cut Whole Foods prices as much as expected, study shows

https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2018/10/09/amazon-whole-foods-price-cuts.html

Robotic bees could pollinate plants in case of insect apocalypse

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/09/robotic-bees-could-pollinate-plants-in-case-of-insect-apocalypse

Mobile Phones and Adolescents' Memory

https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/ehp2427/

Unprecedented study finds US ranks 27th among nations investing in education, health care

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-09/ifhm-usf092018.php

When ICU Delirium Leads To Symptoms Of Dementia After Discharge

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/10/10/654445929/when-icu-delirium-leads-to-symptoms-of-dementia-after-discharge

Discovery of first genetic variants associated with meaning in life

https://www.vu.nl/en/news-agenda/news/2018/okt-dec/181002-discovery-of-first-genetic-variants-associated-with-meaning-in-life.aspx