Department of Health and Human Services
US declares health emergency in Puerto Rico over Zika outbreak
Officials said there were 10,690 laboratory confirmed Zika cases on the Caribbean island of 3.5 million, including 1,035 pregnant women, and that by year's end a quarter of the island's population could be exposed.
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Did the Meat and Egg Industries Influence New US Dietary Guidelines?
The US Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services have just announced the new US Dietary Guidelines for 2015-2020. The influence of lobbyists on these guidelines is pretty evident, say critics.
Big Meat Thinks Pork and Beef Are Healthier Than Broccoli
New dietary guidelines recommending that Americans consume less meat have the pork and beef lobbies quaking in their boots.
Almost Everyone Is Opposed to a New Plan for a Single Food Safety Agency
The White House's new budget calls for a complete and total overhaul of the FDA and the USDA. But reaction to the plan has been mixed.