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US: E. coli scare prompts beef recall in 11 states


Associated Press
Sun, 18 May 2008 12:01 UTC
A Chicago-based company is recalling beef products distributed in 11 states because of possible E. coli contamination, federal officials say.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday that no illnesses have been reported from the meat, produced by JSM Meat Holdings Co. The agency was uncertain how much meat is being recalled.

The meat being recalled is used in ground beef products. Included are 30-pound and 60-pound boxes and 47-gallon barrels of "MORREALE MEAT" beef products.
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Gear

Against The Grain: 'There are schools that preach violence'

Nick Jackson
The Independent
Thu, 15 May 2008 09:35 UTC
Clive Harber is professor of education at the University of Birmingham. He argues that education is not always a good thing

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Researchers: Obesity May Start as Early as a Baby's Bottle


Associated Press
Wed, 14 May 2008 07:55 UTC
Early exposure to chemicals used in the making of products such as baby bottles or plastic food wraps may lead to obesity, according to new research presented Wednesday.

Three separate studies presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Geneva found that mice which were exposed during early development to chemicals used in products such as plastic food containers or even boat paint tended to become fat later in life.

The findings could change how obesity is viewed and dealt with, according to an expert on the subject.

Jerry Heindel from the United States National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences said:
"If these findings are proven to be true in humans, then the focus must change from losing weight as adults to prevention of weight gain during development, through reducing the exposure to such substances."
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Roses

The truth about organic gardening

Beth Botts
McClatchy Newspapers
Mon, 19 May 2008 03:11 UTC
CHICAGO - Jeff Gillman believes in the bedrock idea of organic gardening: that maintaining healthy soil, full of organic matter and beneficial microorganisms that release nutrients to plants, is the way to make plants thrive.
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Syringe

Maternal Exposure To Persistent Organic Pollutants Linked To Urologic Conditions In Boys


Science Daily
Sat, 17 May 2008 04:05 UTC
Higher incidences of congenital anomalies, including cryptorchidism (undescended testicles) and hypospadias, were found in boys whose mothers had higher serum levels of certain organochlorine compounds, researchers say.
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Health

Pain Free Without Numbness: Substance Combination With Chili Peppers


Science Daily
Mon, 19 May 2008 22:35 UTC
A dentist's injection typically causes numbness for several hours. This experience could soon be history. Now, Clifford Woolf, professor at Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA, and his colleagues have developed a combination of two agents which is able to specifically block pain without producing numbness or motor paralysis. The substance is composed of a normally inactive derivative of the local anesthetic lidocaine, called QX314, and capsaicin, the pain-producing substance in chili peppers.

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Scientists have developed a combination of two agents which is able to specifically block pain without producing numbness or motor paralysis. It includes an ingredient from chili peppers.
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Syringe

Research into MMR and autism wanted by US official

Phil Doherty
Sunday Sun
Mon, 19 May 2008 09:37 UTC
A FORMER top US official has admitted researchers were told not to look for links between autistic children and vaccine jabs.

Comment: "Trust us. We're the Government."

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Cow Skull

Monsanto: History of Contamination and Cover-up

Barbara L. Minton
Natural News
Fri, 16 May 2008 08:31 UTC
The new Monsanto has clearly come to dominate the American food chain with its genetically modified (GM) seeds. It's a master at enforcing its 674 biotechnology patents, using tyrannical and ruthless tactics against small farmers. This new Monsanto has also moved into the production of milk with it artificial growth hormones, seeking to dominate the dairy industry as effectively as it has the seed business. Has this new corporate image made us forget about the old Monsanto's decades long history of scorched earth and toxic contamination?
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Warning: Using a mobile phone while pregnant can seriously damage your baby

Geoffrey Lean
The UK Independent
Sun, 18 May 2008 22:51 UTC


Mobile phone user
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Scientists found that mothers who did use the handsets were 54 per cent more likely to have children with behavioural problems and that the likelihood increased with the amount of potential exposure to the radiation

Study of 13,000 children exposes link between use of handsets and later behavioural problems

Women who use mobile phones when pregnant are more likely to give birth to children with behavioural problems, according to authoritative research.
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Rat plague hits Bangladesh


Agence France Presse
Sun, 18 May 2008 22:23 UTC
Dhaka - The UN's World Food Programme began distributing emergency food aid on Sunday to 120,000 people facing famine in south eastern Bangladesh, where an invasion of rats led to widespread crop destruction.

People from the affected areas in the Chittagong hill tracks were struggling to feed themselves and had been eating wild roots from the jungle ever since the area was overrun by millions of rats, the WFP said.
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