Archives for January 27, 2010

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New natural chew aims to boost kids’ oral hygiene

By Mike Stones

Improved oral hygiene for children aged between 3 and10 is the aim of a new probiotic-based natural chew, designed to fight harmful bacteria and help to maintain tooth health, from Florida-based biopharmaceutical company Oragenics.

Special edition: Salt reduction

Moderate salt cuts could save billions in healthcare costs

By Stephen Daniells

In the second part of our focus on salt reduction, we look at startling new data from the US that suggests a modest nationwide reduction in salt intake could save about $24 billion in healthcare costs a year.

Canadian food safety system slammed

By Rory Harrington

The Canadian food safety system is a fragmented patchwork of regional structures that has failed to keep pace with advances in knowledge, according to research published this week.