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New government regulations just announced will require anyone who sells food to the public to count their customers' calories. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

FDA to revise nutrition facts label

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

FDA OKs mental disability blood test for infants

By MATTHEW PERRONE - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: BPA proved safe, many times over

By our readers

File-In this May 20, 2013, file photo, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor smiles after receiving a Honorary Doctor of Laws during commencement at Yale University in New Haven, Conn. But for the first time in a decade, a New York City mayor won&#8217;t be attending the countdown at the crossroads of the world. Outgoing Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he&#8217;s sitting this year out to spend time with family. And Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio will be sworn into office at a private ceremony at 12:01 a.m. Instead, Sotomayor will lead the 60-second countdown and push the ceremonial button to signal the descent of the Times Square New Year's Eve ball. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Obamacare release form stokes uproar in nuns’ contraception fight

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

MINICK: Still waiting for an Obamacare exemption

By Emily Minick

Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

GHEI: Shutting down the engines of innovation

By Nita Ghei

**FILE** Bitcoin tokens are pictured in Sandy, Utah, on April 3, 2013. (Associated Press)

RAHN: From protector to destroyer

By Richard W. Rahn

Blood units are prepared for storage at the National Center for Hematology and Transfusion in Sofia, Bulgaria. It's a grim reality for patients and families the struggling EU nation where donors are troublingly scarce, hospitals are strapped for funds and blood traders are thriving. (Associated Press)

With new HIV research, FDA may let gay men donate blood

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

Congress wants to keep french fries and other favorites on school lunch lines, fighting back against an Obama administration proposal to make the lunches healthier. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: The government war on choice

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

** FILE ** In this Jan. 18, 2012, file photo, Alexes Garcia makes cinnamon rolls for student's lunch in the kitchen at Kepner Middle School in Denver. The rolls are made using apple sauce instead of trans fats. The Food and Drug Administration is now finishing the job as they announce Nov. 7, 2013, that it will require the food industry to gradually phase out trans fats, saying they are a threat to the health of Americans. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)

FDA aims to eliminate artificial trans fats

By Nathan Porter - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this Jan. 18, 2012, file photo, Alexes Garcia makes cinnamon rolls for student's lunch in the kitchen at Kepner Middle School in Denver. The rolls are made using apple sauce instead of trans fats. The Food and Drug Administration is now finishing the job as they announce Nov. 7, 2013, that it will require the food industry to gradually phase out trans fats, saying they are a threat to the health of Americans. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)

FDA to ban artery-clogging trans fats

By Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

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Advocates press regulatory case for e-cigarettes

By Nathan Porter - The Washington Times

**FILE** United States Attorney General Eric Holder speaks to the American Bar Association Annual meeting on Aug. 12, 2013, in San Francisco. (Associated Press)

DOJ: Johnson & Johnson agrees to pay $2.2B

By Pete Yost - Associated Press

** FILE ** An electronic cigarette and the filter end that holds the liquid nicotine solution is on display. E-cigarettes are plastic and metal devices that heat a liquid nicotine solution in a disposable cartridge, creating vapor that the "smoker" inhales. A tiny light on the tip even glows like a real cigarette. (Associated Press)

Electronic cigarette peddlers are just blowing smoke, health officials say

By Nathan Porter - The Washington Times

This Sept. 2013 image provided by Patricia Cassidy shows her dog Doodles, while he was sick right before his Sept. 9, death, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Doodles is believed to be one of 580 dogs in the U.S. that have died in the past six years from eating pet jerky from China. Baffled by the cause and seeing another surge in illnesses, the Food and Drug Administration reached out to owners and veterinarians Tuesday to help it find the poison behind the sickening of at least 3,600 dogs and 10 cats since 2007. (AP Photo/Patricia Cassidy)

FDA warns: Doggie treats may be tainted

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FDA seeks pet owner help on dangerous jerky treats

Associated Press

Prescription drugs (Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times)

Maine lawmakers give OK to buying meds from Canada

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: Compounding Obamacare

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

WALBERG: Taking a tasteless bite out of pizza parlors

By Tim Walberg

**FILE** In this image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a photomicrograph of a fresh stool sample, which had been prepared using a 10% formalin solution, and stained with modified acid-fast stain, reveals the presence of four Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts in the field of view. Iowa and Nebraska health officials said on July 30, 2013, that a prepackaged salad mix is the source of a cyclospora outbreak that sickened more than 178 people in both states. Cyclospora is a rare parasite that causes a lengthy gastrointestinal illness. (Associated Press/Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

FDA links stomach bug in 2 states to Mexican farm

By Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press