June 15, 2005

Red meat link to bowel cancer confirmed

Eating too much red meat may increase the risk of developing
bowel cancer, while eating more fish may help prevent it, a
major new study suggests.
- CBS News
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Posted by marcus at 06:45 PM

May 28, 2004

-Almond recall continues to expand amid reports of food-poisoning -

WASHINGTON - A nationwide recall on raw almonds expanded Thursday as companies sought the return of almonds sold around the country through mail orders, in bulk and in smaller packages because they may be contaminated.
- The Mercury News
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Posted by marcus at 04:03 PM

February 24, 2004

-Evos Restaurants Planning To Sell `Piece Of The Pie' -

TAMPA - Evos restaurants, a popular south Tampa eatery
known for its healthy fast food, plans to start selling franchises
by summer, with an eye toward taking the chain national,
founders said Monday.
-The Tampa Tribune
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Posted by marcus at 12:21 PM

January 24, 2004

-Worker says discovery of infected cow
was 'a fluke' -

Dave Louthan says he remembers her well: an old
dairy cow with specks of blood on her tail, spooky
about going down the ramp into the slaughterhouse.
Louthan says it was "a fluke" that the Holstein, a cow
he describes as "a good walker," was tested.
- The Seattle Times
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Posted by marcus at 03:13 PM

-Makers skip steps to prevent
mad cow -

One-fourth of Colorado feed manufacturers have violated
state and federal rules designed to prevent the spread of
mad cow disease since 1998, according to inspections by
the Colorado Department of Agriculture
- Rocky Mountain News
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Posted by marcus at 02:36 PM

January 22, 2004

Bird Flu

Bird flu dampens Tet festivities in Vietnam
- The Seattle Times

Posted by marcus at 02:22 PM

January 21, 2004

Salmon?

Salmon: Health food or pink poison?
- Boston Globe

Posted by marcus at 06:51 PM