Energy, saturated fat, and sodium were lower in entrées at chain restaurants at 18 months compared with 6 months following the implementation of mandatory menu labeling regulation in King County, Washington.

Background: Policies on menu labeling have been proposed as a method to improve the food environment. However, there is little information on the nutrient content of chain restaurant menu items and changes over time.

Objective: To evaluate the energy, saturated fat, and sodium content of entrées 6 and 18 months post-implementation of restaurant menu labeling in King County of Washington State for items that were on the menu at both time periods, and across all items at 6 and 18 months and to compare energy content to recommendations provided by the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Implementation and results of a test dose program with taxanes.

Purpose: A pilot taxane test-dose policy was developed and implemented to determine whether the severity of patient hypersensitivity reaction and drug waste would be reduced.

Patients And Methods: Data from 206 eligible cancer patients undergoing first-dose taxane chemotherapy were analyzed. The severity of hypersensitivity reactions before and after the implementation of taxane test dose was graded (scale 1-4) and analyzed for statistical differences between groups.