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FDA To Investigate Added Caffeine In Foods

WASHINGTON — Looking for a new way to get that jolt of caffeine energy? Food companies are betting snacks like potato chips, jelly beans and gum with a caffeinated kick could be just the answer. The Food and Drug Administration is closely watching the marketing of these foods and wants to know more about their […]

April 30th, 2013
Associated Press
April 30th, 2013
By Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Looking for a new way to get that jolt of caffeine energy? Food companies are betting snacks like potato chips, jelly beans and gum with a caffeinated kick could be just the answer. The Food and Drug Administration is closely watching the marketing of these foods and wants to know more about their […]

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European Union Tackles Bee Decline Tied To Pesticides

A sharp decline in the bee population in Europe is splitting the agricultural community, with some lobbying for a restriction of pesticides blamed for the bees’ demise — while the industry fights to ensure the pesticide market remains intact. The controversy among EU countries over a link between pesticides and Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) went […]

April 29th, 2013
Trisha Marczak
April 29th, 2013
By Trisha Marczak

A sharp decline in the bee population in Europe is splitting the agricultural community, with some lobbying for a restriction of pesticides blamed for the bees’ demise — while the industry fights to ensure the pesticide market remains intact. The controversy among EU countries over a link between pesticides and Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) went […]

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‘Repeal’ Is In The Air: Colorado’s Legal Marijuana In Jeopardy

Marijuana activists in Colorado were dealt a major blow this week when the words “marijuana repeal” were muttered by lawmakers. Colorado residents voted to legalize the use of recreational marijuana this past November, but state lawmakers have not yet found a satisfactory way to regulate and tax the drug. “That’s almost like saying to voters, […]

April 29th, 2013
Katie Rucke
April 29th, 2013
By Katie Rucke

Marijuana activists in Colorado were dealt a major blow this week when the words “marijuana repeal” were muttered by lawmakers. Colorado residents voted to legalize the use of recreational marijuana this past November, but state lawmakers have not yet found a satisfactory way to regulate and tax the drug. “That’s almost like saying to voters, […]

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US Hospitals Step Up Fight Against Infections As Superbugs Proliferate

NEW YORK — They sweep. They swab. They sterilize. And still the germs persist. In U.S. hospitals, an estimated 1 in 20 patients pick up infections they didn’t have when they arrived, some caused by dangerous ‘superbugs’ that are hard to treat. The rise of these superbugs, along with increased pressure from the government and […]

April 29th, 2013
Associated Press
April 29th, 2013
By Associated Press

NEW YORK — They sweep. They swab. They sterilize. And still the germs persist. In U.S. hospitals, an estimated 1 in 20 patients pick up infections they didn’t have when they arrived, some caused by dangerous ‘superbugs’ that are hard to treat. The rise of these superbugs, along with increased pressure from the government and […]

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Nestle Claims To Own Fennel Flower: Oh Yeah?

Trisha Marczak Through the eyes of Nestle, the world is their own. In its most recent bid to monopolize nature, Nestle is attempting to patent the fennel flower, or better known as nigella sativa, a flower whose medical benefits date back to Biblical times. Scientifically proven to aid issues relating to everything from kidney and […]

April 27th, 2013
Trisha Marczak
April 27th, 2013
By Trisha Marczak

Trisha Marczak Through the eyes of Nestle, the world is their own. In its most recent bid to monopolize nature, Nestle is attempting to patent the fennel flower, or better known as nigella sativa, a flower whose medical benefits date back to Biblical times. Scientifically proven to aid issues relating to everything from kidney and […]

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Omar Borkan Al Gala Too Sexy For Saudi Arabia?

Not only is too sexy for his shirt, he’s too sexy for the entire nation of Saudi Arabia. If Internet speculation is proven correct (and when is it not?), Al Gala is one of three men deported last week over fears they would whip Saudi women into an unholy frenzy. The actor, photographer and model […]

April 27th, 2013
David Trifunov
April 27th, 2013
By David Trifunov

Not only is too sexy for his shirt, he’s too sexy for the entire nation of Saudi Arabia. If Internet speculation is proven correct (and when is it not?), Al Gala is one of three men deported last week over fears they would whip Saudi women into an unholy frenzy. The actor, photographer and model […]

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UN Chemicals Summit Expected To Adopt New Controls

  At the start of the biggest high-level conference ever held to regulate chemicals, top officials say they are optimistic that delegates will approve new international controls on some widely used industrial compounds and clamp down on hazardous wastes. Jim Willis, who oversees three major chemical treaties based in Geneva, says 1,500 delegates from 170 […]

April 27th, 2013
Associated Press
April 27th, 2013
By Associated Press

  At the start of the biggest high-level conference ever held to regulate chemicals, top officials say they are optimistic that delegates will approve new international controls on some widely used industrial compounds and clamp down on hazardous wastes. Jim Willis, who oversees three major chemical treaties based in Geneva, says 1,500 delegates from 170 […]

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