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by Jeff Clemetson, Managing Editor “I love the smell of organic food in the morning. It...
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WANTED: Blood Donors
It appears as though the “worst shortage in over a decade” of 2012 is continuing into 2013. The Red Cross along with America’s Blood Centers are reporting a continuing trend in the severe blood supply shortage. One Red Cross official has stated that “this is one of the worst ones the Red Cross has seen.” In addition to the severe shortages being experienced throughout the Northeast there are numerous major cities throughout the country that are in urgent need of blood including…
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Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Still Going Six Month Later
It’s been almost 6 months since the deadly fungal meningitis outbreak began and there are still people reporting infections caused by the contaminated steroids responsible for the outbreak. According to the CDC, so far the outbreak of fungal meningitis has killed 48 and …
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Milk – It Does a Body Bad?
There was a time when milk was the second most popular non-alcoholic beverage in the world. The first being water, of coarse. Since then, fruit juices, then sodas, then energy drinks have won over consumers and milk has seen its popularity fall. Perhaps this is the reason for the totally insane move proposed by the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) to make a “diet” milk that is sweetened with a known carcinogen – aspartame. Aspartame is the ingredient used in a lot of diet sodas and sugar substitutes like the ones in…
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Grass-Fed Beef – Not Horsing Around
While Europeans wonder if their meat is what it says it is and Americans wonder if the same kind of scandal could happen here (it can and it has), there are a growing number of consumers who never worry about where their meat comes from and what is in it – people who buy their meat from local, organic, grass-fed ranchers…
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Flu Epidemic Sweeps the Nation
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting widespread cases of the flu in 47 states in its latest report issued today. Flu cases are high in 24 states, moderate in 16, low in five and minimal in five. The report was based on findings during the week of Dec. 30 to Jan. 5. In addition to calling the flu outbreak “widespread,” the CDC has also reported that deaths from flu and pneumonia are “slightly above the epidemic threshold.”
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Fungal Meningitis Found in Contaminated Steroid Injections
Meningitis occurs when there is an inflammation of the protective membranes known as the meninges that cover the brain and spinal cord. Meningitis can be caused by viruses, bacteria and fungus. Fungal meningitis is the least common of the three and is considered rare. However, recently there have been several cases of fungal meningitis reported in 9 states. This particular type of fungal meningitis is caused by contaminated steroid injections.
Fungal meningitis is…
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The World vs Monsanto
The Russians may have lost the Cold War, but when it comes to food safety, they have us beat by a mile. Last week, Russia announced that it would suspend the import and sale of GMO crops after a French study showed rats who ate GMO corn had an increased risk of developing tumors. The Russian consumer-rights regulator Rospotrebndzor asked to have the French study reviewed by scientists at the country’s Institute of Nutrition, but took no chances with the the Russian people’s health by postponing the ban.
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Worst Year Yet For West Nile Virus
So far this year the west Nile Virus has infected more people than in any other year since it’s discovery in 1999. Usually the WNV peaks in mid August however so far this year 47 states have already reported infections with a total of 1,118 diagnosed cases of West Nile Virus which includes 41 deaths and the season isn’t over yet. The West Nile Virus is a member of the Flaviviridae family which also includes the viruses responsible for yellow fever and certain tick borne…
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New York I-STOPs prescription drug abuse
When most people think of the war on drugs, they picture the DEA gunning it out with brutal cartels in places like Mexico and Columbia. But for residents of New York, the war on drugs took a more legislative twist to the fight. And against some of the most profitable drug cartels in the world – prescription drug manufacturers…
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Take the good with the bad: The Sanders amendment
There was much back-slapping and self-congratulating among the Senate yesterday as Republicans and Democrats celebrated a rare instance of bipartisanship when the chamber passed the Farm Bill – a much anticipated overhaul of our agriculture system that cut useless subsidies and expanded even more useless insurance programs among other things. However, proponents of natural, organic foods didn’t find much cause to celebrate …
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The Zombie Apocalypse and other drugs
By now most of you have heard the story of Rudy Eugene, the 31-year-old Miami man who was shot to death while in the act of eating another man’s face. It was reported this week that a cheap, over-the-counter substance that can be purchased in the beauty section of almost any store – bath salts – is what fueled Eugene’s “zombie” attack. That’s right, apparently the pending zombie apocalypse will not be borne from some radioactive slime or a cataclysmic virus but from an ordinary toiletry product that makes you smell…
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