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Fresh health fears hit benzoate in soft drinks

By  Chris Mercer

Common preservative sodium benzoate, widely used in soft drinks and other foods, is again at the centre of health concerns after research emerged linking it to cell damage.

Apple juice, bananas may lower childhood asthma

By  Stephen Daniells

Increased consumption of apple juice or bananas may prevent childhood asthma, says new research from England that adds to an ever-growing body of science linking easy breathing to apples.