Nevada Senator Harry Reid made the following remarks on the Senate floor this afternoon in regard to transparecy being the guiding principle of health insurance reform. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery:

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that Alexia Foods is voluntarily recalling packages of its Alexia – Olive Oil, Sun-Dried Tomatoes & Pesto Oven Reds (frozen seasoned potato wedges) for an undeclared allergen, pine nuts. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to pine nuts run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.

The product was distributed to retail stores nationwide.

A meat recall affecting several New England states has been expanded. A beef recall of more than a half-million-pounds of ground beef was issued Friday by its producer, Fairbank Farms of Ashville, NY, but on Monday announced it has expanded the range of affected states to include all Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states.

U.S. citizens are, for the most part, unable to receive vaccinations for H1N1 swine flu, as there is simply not enough vaccine. There is even a shortage of Tamiflu. What then, of the decision to vaccinate Guantanamo Bay prisoners?

The New England Journal of Medicine recently published a report showing that almost one-third of adults and children hospitalize with the H1N1 swine flu have asthma. That makes asthma the top chronic condition that makes having the H1N1 swine flu even more complicated and potentially deadly.

Asthma triggers are everywhere and some cities are more apt to be challenging for asthma sufferers to live. St. Louis, Missouri has been named the top Asthma Capital 2009 in the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America's annual ranking of the 100 most challenging places to live with asthma.

U.S. researchers have found a way to turn embryonic stem cells into the cells that make eggs and sperm, which will give insight into a stage of early development that, until now, has been unable to be studied closely.

This week produced at least 19 more children's swine flu-related deaths, the largest one-week increase since the pandemic started in April, it as announced on Friday. The rise, from 95 reported last week to 114 reported this week (for the week ending Oct. 23), was announced by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

Doctors have developed a new injection that may cure snoring.

Drinking a soft drink may increase your risk of high blood pressure. That is what a new study shows. A diet high in high fructose corn syrup is connected to an increase risk of developing high blood pressure.

The US is one of only about a dozen countries which bars entry for those with positive HIV status. U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday that the U.S. would lift the ban in 2010, confirming the move as he signed the Ryan White HIV/Aids Treatment Extension Act into law.

Dennis Hopper has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and was forced to cancel his appearance at an exhibition of his artwork and photography in Australia so he could seek treatment. Dennis Hopper, 73, is best know for his roles in "Rebel Without a Cause," "Hoosiers," "Apocalypse Now" and "Easy Rider".