Healthy checkout policy shows promise for reducing soda sales and increasing healthy snack purchases
In March 2021, Berkeley, Calif., became the first city in the world to ban the display of sugary beverages and snacks in store checkout lanes, where candy, chocolate and soda are commonly placed to encourage impulse buying while shoppers are in line.
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The UK medicines regulator has given approval for an experimental vaccine to be tested on healthy adults.
A breakthrough in healthcare: Placing people's health at the center of development. vietnam.vn
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A study by Politecnico di Milano and the University of Insubria (Varese and Como) has been published in PLOS Digital Hea…
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