Senate Confirms Sebelius as Health Secretary
from USA Today
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius won Senate confirmation as the nation's health and human services secretary, thrusting her into the middle of a public health emergency with the swine flu sickening dozens of Americans. The 65-31 confirmation vote came after Democrats urged quick action so that Sebelius could get to work leading the federal response to the flu outbreak. More 
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FDA and CDC Warn of Salmonella in Alfalfa Sprouts
from Consumer Reports
Consumers should avoid eating raw alfalfa sprouts until further notice, according to a warning issued jointly by the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control. The sprouts have been linked to salmonella cases in several states and officials believe that tainted seeds, sold nationwide, may be the cause of the outbreak. Other types of sprouts have not been implicated. More
NDL Launches Nutrient Database
from USDA
The Nutrient Data Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, part of the USDA Agricultural Research Service, working with the Office of Dietary Supplements, NIH, and other federal agencies, has developed a Dietary Supplement Ingredient Databases to estimate levels of ingredients in dietary supplement products. Visit the database at http://dietarysupplementdatabase.usda.nih.gov. More
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People in U.S. Take Extra Precautions Over Swine Flu
from Reuters
Demand for hand-washing products and face masks soared in the U.S. as many people stepped up health precautions against swine flu after the first death in the country from the virus. Drugstore chain Rite Aid Corp reported an "extraordinary spike" in national demand for hand sanitizers, wipes and soap and demand was also up for Roche Holding AG's flu drug Tamiflu, said spokeswoman Ashley Flower. More
Raw Milk Draws Fans, Despite Being Illegal to Sell
from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Some people drive a long way for a gallon of raw milk at Wayne Craig's farm in New Holstein, Wis. It's one of a dozen or so dairy farms in the state openly providing unpasteurized milk to the public - a practice that regulators say is illegal and unsafe because the milk can carry pathogens capable of making someone very ill or even killing them. More
Time Management is Key to Business Success
from Richmond Times-Dispatch
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Selenium Caused Horses' Deaths
from The Washington Post
The 21 polo horses that mysteriously collapsed and died last week likely perished from an overdose of selenium in an incorrectly mixed vitamin supplement, according to information released by Florida state investigators and the Ocala, Fla.-based pharmacy that produced the supplement. More
Hopkins Children's Study: Folic Acid May Help Treat Allergies, Asthma
from Eureka!Alert
Folic acid, or vitamin B9, essential for red blood cell health and long known to reduce the risk of spinal birth defects, may also suppress allergic reactions and lessen the severity of allergy and asthma symptoms, according to new research from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. More
High Doses of Vitamin D Cut MS Relapses
from WebMD
High doses of vitamin D dramatically cut the relapse rate in people with multiple sclerosis, a study shows. Sixteen percent of 25 people with multiple sclerosis given an average of 14,000 international units of vitamin D a day for a year suffered relapses, says Jodie Burton, MD, a neurologist at the University of Toronto. In contrast, close to 40 percent of 24 MS patients who took an average of 1,000 IU a day − the amount recommended by many MS specialists − relapsed, she says. More
Vitamin E, Selenium and Soy in Combination Does Not Prevent Prostate Cancer, Study Finds
from Science Daily
The combination therapy of vitamin E, selenium and soy does not prevent the progression from high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia to prostate cancer, according to the new research presented at the 104th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urological Association. The study confirms the findings of the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial and expands knowledge of the affect soy has on prostate cancer. More
Eco-friendly Beauty Products Put to the Test
from KING 5 News
Natural beauty products are everywhere, but if you're like many consumers, you still wonder if they're good or safe. "How long does it last? Is it better or worse? Am I going to have a, um, allergic reaction from it?" said Susie Galvez, author of "Ageless Remedies." More
EPA Reconsiders Three Rules Under Clean Permitting Program
from Environmental Leader
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reconsidering portions of the three rules under its New Source Review (NSR) clean permitting program for industrial facilities. More
If it's Eco-friendly, it Just Tastes Better
from The Washington Post
Climate change has the global wine industry terrified. The rise in average temperatures threatens to make it difficult, if not impossible, to produce balanced wines in regions that have defined quality for centuries. That delights British winemakers, who dream of supplanting Bordeaux or champagne. And Virginia winemakers wouldn't mind a few more vintages like the 2007. But it does not bode well for hotter climes, such as Napa Valley. More
Paying a Price for Loving Red Meat
from The New York Times
A new study of more than 500,000 Americans has provided the best evidence yet that our affinity for red meat has exacted a hefty price on our health and limited our longevity. The study found that, other things being equal, the men and women who consumed the most red and processed meat were likely to die sooner, especially from one of our two leading killers, heart disease and cancer, than people who consumed much smaller amounts of these foods. More
10 Best Antioxidant-rich Fruit
from Reader's Digest
Antioxidants provide around-the-clock defenses against free-radical damage to your arteries. Researchers at the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University measured various fruits for their ORAC (oxygen radical absorbance capacity), a fancy way of saying their antioxidant power. Here are the top 10 performers. More
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