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Friday, May 9, 2008

FDA Approves New Formulation of Coagulation Therapy, Food and Drug Administration, Posted 12:21:02 PM PDT

FDA Approves First Generic Ropinirole, Food and Drug Administration, Posted 9:21:01 AM PDT

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Tomato stands firm in face of fungus, Public Library of Science, Posted 5:17:02 PM PDT

Feedstock makes a difference in feeding distiller's grains, Texas A&M University - Agricultural Communications, Posted 12:17:20 PM PDT

Bread mold may hold secret to eliminating disease-causing genes, University of Missouri-Columbia, Posted 11:17:03 AM PDT

What's bugging locusts?, Princeton University, Posted 10:17:21 AM PDT

Newest GREET model updates environmental impacts, DOE/Argonne National Laboratory, Posted 8:17:22 AM PDT

Keeping yields, profits and water quality high, American Society of Agronomy, Posted 6:17:19 AM PDT

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Too much or too little weight gain poses risks to pregnant mothers, babies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Posted 1:19:16 PM PDT

Platypus genome decoded, National Science Foundation, Posted 12:17:03 PM PDT

Alternatives to ozone-depleting pesticide studied, American Society for Horticultural Science, Posted 10:17:05 AM PDT

Rainfall and river networks prove accurate predictors of fish biodiversity, Princeton University, Engineering School, Posted 10:17:05 AM PDT

Duck-billed platypus genome sequence published, NIH/National Human Genome Research Institute, Posted 10:17:05 AM PDT

First analysis of platypus genome may impact disease prevention, Louisiana State University, Posted 10:17:05 AM PDT

Biodiversity -- it's in the water, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Posted 10:17:05 AM PDT

Silicon's effect on sunflowers studied, American Society for Horticultural Science, Posted 9:17:02 AM PDT

Over the back fence: gardeners get advice from neighbors, friends, American Society for Horticultural Science, Posted 9:17:02 AM PDT

Nitrates in vegetables protect against gastric ulcers, Uppsala University, Posted 8:19:17 AM PDT

Ponds found to take up carbon like world's oceans, Iowa State University, Posted 8:17:04 AM PDT

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Blount Fine Foods Issues Allergy Alert On Undeclared Shrimp in All Natural New England Clam Chowder, 20 Oz Cup (May 6), Food and Drug Administration, Posted 6:21:01 PM PDT

Expert predicts 'Monsoon Britain', Durham University, Posted 5:17:03 PM PDT

Updated Press Release: Lezza Blue Raspberry Italian Ice Recalled, Food and Drug Administration, Posted 11:21:01 AM PDT

Gut hormone makes food look even yummier, Cell Press, Posted 9:19:02 AM PDT

Arable land can have a negative impact on air quality, Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres, Posted 8:17:19 AM PDT

Screw worm outbreak in Yemen, International Atomic Energy Agency, Posted 6:17:03 AM PDT

Hydrox Labs Issued a Voluntary Recall of Alcohol-Free Mouthwash Nationwide Distributed by Cardinal Health (May 2), Food and Drug Administration, Posted 5:21:02 AM PDT

Monday, May 5, 2008

Ecologists tease out private lives of plants and their pollinators, Wiley-Blackwell, Posted 4:17:03 PM PDT

Trouble in paradise: Warming a greater danger to tropical species, University of Washington, Posted 2:17:21 PM PDT

Lezza Blue Raspberry Water Ice Recalled from Three Midwestern States (May 2), Food and Drug Administration, Posted 8:21:01 AM PDT

American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- April 30, 2008, American Chemical Society, Posted 6:17:03 AM PDT

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Iron supplements might harm infants who have enough, University of Michigan, Posted 9:19:12 PM PDT

Fungi have a hand in depleted uranium's environmental fate, Cell Press, Posted 9:17:02 PM PDT

Bacterial slime helps cause serious disease, Society for General Microbiology, Posted 4:17:03 PM PDT

Lean and mean biomass-degrading fungus reveals capabilities for improved biofuel production, DOE/Joint Genome Institute, Posted 10:17:02 AM PDT

Turning fungus into fuel, DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory, Posted 10:17:02 AM PDT

Friday, May 2, 2008

Little Bay Baking Company Issues Nationwide Allergy Alert On Undeclared Soy In Corn Bread And Muffin Mix in 12.6 Ounce White Paper Tin Tie Bag Package (May 2), Food and Drug Administration, Posted 3:21:01 PM PDT

Apples, apple juice shown to prevent early atherosclerosis, U.S. Apple Association, Posted 2:19:14 PM PDT

Advertisements saying dairy products help you lose weight are misleading, Wiley-Blackwell, Posted 7:17:04 AM PDT

Bees disease -- 1 step closer to finding a cure, Wiley-Blackwell, Posted 6:17:19 AM PDT

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Limitations of charcoal as an effective carbon sink, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Posted 3:17:03 PM PDT

Americans hard to contain on potted plant expenditures, Texas A&M University - Agricultural Communications, Posted 2:17:02 PM PDT

Oxygen depletion: A new form of ocean habitat loss, University of California - San Diego, Posted 11:17:03 AM PDT

Highlights from the May 2008 Journal of the American Dietetic Association, American Dietetic Association, Posted 10:19:15 AM PDT

Male seahorses are nature's Mr. Mom, Texas A&M researchers say, Texas A&M University, Posted 9:17:03 AM PDT

Wakame waste, Inderscience Publishers, Posted 8:17:03 AM PDT

FDA Completes Final Analysis of "Total Body Formula" and "Total Body Mega Formula" Products, Food and Drug Administration, Posted 6:21:01 AM PDT

Biologists are from Mars, chemists are from Venus?, University of Delaware, Posted 6:17:18 AM PDT

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Woody and aquatic plants pose greatest invasive threat to China, American Institute of Biological Sciences, Posted 9:17:02 PM PDT

Manufacturer of Heart Defibrillator Signs Consent Decree of Permanent Injunction, Food and Drug Administration, Posted 3:21:01 PM PDT

US Patent Office rejects company's claim for bean commonly grown by Latin American farmers, Burness Communications, Posted 2:17:03 PM PDT

Physical activity, healthy eating and BMI not linked in older teens: study, McGill University, Posted 12:19:14 PM PDT

Climate modelers see modern echo in '30s Dust Bowl, The Earth Institute at Columbia University, Posted 12:17:03 PM PDT

Better-educated women are a healthier weight, new research reveals, University of Southern California, Posted 9:19:16 AM PDT

UMCES-led research team quantifies nutrient pollution reductions from urban stream restoration, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Posted 8:17:02 AM PDT

Determined a new method to establish the antioxidant capacity of extra virgin olive oil, Universidad de Granada, Posted 8:17:02 AM PDT

FDA Embarks on Major Hiring Initiative for its Public Health Mission, Food and Drug Administration, Posted 7:21:02 AM PDT

Golden wheat 'greens' Kenya's drylands, International Atomic Energy Agency, Posted 7:17:03 AM PDT

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

FDA Approves Amitiza for IBS-C, Food and Drug Administration, Posted 4:21:01 PM PDT

Body image program reduces onset of obesity and eating disorders, Oregon Research Institute, Posted 12:19:10 PM PDT

New whale detection buoys will help ships take the right way through marine habitat, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Posted 11:17:17 AM PDT

Too much technology may be killing beneficial bacteria, University of Missouri-Columbia, Posted 11:17:17 AM PDT

Absinthe uncorked: The 'Green Fairy' was boozy -- but not psychedelic, American Chemical Society, Posted 9:17:03 AM PDT

Sunflower debate ends in Mexico, researchers say, Florida State University, Posted 7:17:02 AM PDT

Safe water? Lessons from Kazakhstan, University of Nottingham, Posted 7:17:02 AM PDT

Coronary Artery Plaque Imaging Device Cleared by FDA, Food and Drug Administration, Posted 6:21:02 AM PDT

New species discovered in Brazil, Conservation International, Posted 6:18:24 AM PDT

CSIRO unveils a new class of fatty acids, CSIRO Australia, Posted 6:17:03 AM PDT

Boost for 'green plastics' from plants, CSIRO Australia, Posted 6:17:03 AM PDT

Monday, April 28, 2008

Ancient sunflower fuels debate about agriculture in the Americas, University of Cincinnati, Posted 10:17:02 PM PDT

How to stop regaining weight? That's the real question, University of Copenhagen, Posted 9:17:03 PM PDT

Ancient ecosystems organized much like our own, Public Library of Science, Posted 5:17:03 PM PDT

Lifetime Brands Voluntarily Recalls Certain Items Nationwide from its Pfaltzgraff Villa della Luna pattern and Nautica J Class pattern (Red Only) Stoneware Dinn, Food and Drug Administration, Posted 8:21:02 AM PDT

Actavis Totowa (formerly known as Amide Pharmaceutical, Inc.) recalls all lots of Bertek and UDL Laboratories Digitek (digoxin tablets, USP) as precaution (Apri, Food and Drug Administration, Posted 8:21:02 AM PDT

Warning buoys for right whales installed along Massachusetts Bay, Cornell University Communications, Posted 8:17:03 AM PDT

First nanoscale image of soil reveals an 'incredible' variety, rich with patterns, Cornell University Communications, Posted 8:17:03 AM PDT

Pharmaceutical use in Norwegian fish farming in 2001-2007, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Posted 7:17:03 AM PDT

New computer applications allow to classify Iberian pig meat automatically, Universidad de Granada, Posted 7:17:03 AM PDT

American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- April 23, 2008, American Chemical Society, Posted 6:17:18 AM PDT

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Nitric oxide regulates plants as well as people, Wiley-Blackwell, Posted 4:17:03 PM PDT

Friday, April 25, 2008

2007 Softwood log exports from the West coast increase, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Posted 6:17:19 AM PDT

Biomonitoring, Inderscience Publishers, Posted 5:17:03 AM PDT

Thursday, April 24, 2008

FDA Approves Relistor for Opioid-Induced Constipation, Food and Drug Administration, Posted 4:21:01 PM PDT

FDA Orders Pet Food Maker to Obtain Emergency Operating Permit, Food and Drug Administration, Posted 3:21:01 PM PDT

In computer models and observations, researchers see potential for significant 'red tide' season, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Posted 1:17:19 PM PDT

Researcher works with European Space Agency to test moisture satellite, Iowa State University, Posted 12:17:21 PM PDT

Scientists call for more access to biotech crop data, University of Arizona, Posted 11:17:03 AM PDT

Brown scientists say biodiversity is crucial to ecosystem productivity, Brown University, Posted 8:17:02 AM PDT

New nanotech products hitting the market at the rate of 3-4 per week, Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, Posted 8:17:02 AM PDT

FDA Proposes Recommendations for Two Animal Drug Funding Programs, Food and Drug Administration, Posted 7:21:01 AM PDT

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Allergy Alert on Undeclared Dairy in 11-Ounce Single Serve Silk Soymilk Chocolate Flavor in Plastic Bottles (April 23), Food and Drug Administration, Posted 5:21:01 PM PDT

FDA Strengthens Safeguards for Consumers of Beef, Food and Drug Administration, Posted 3:21:01 PM PDT

DPH Issues Consumer Warning for Chang Farm Soy Sprouts Because of Bacteria Contamination (April 23), Food and Drug Administration, Posted 2:21:02 PM PDT

First draft of transgenic papaya genome yields many fruits, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Posted 10:17:03 AM PDT

New source for biofuels discovered, University of Texas at Austin, Posted 9:17:03 AM PDT

FDA Clears Glove Made from New Type of Latex, Food and Drug Administration, Posted 8:21:02 AM PDT

Domestic violence associated with chronic malnutrition in women and children in India, Harvard School of Public Health, Posted 7:19:16 AM PDT

Insects use plant like a telephone, Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, Posted 7:17:03 AM PDT

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Freshwater herring had salty origin, Public Library of Science, Posted 5:17:02 PM PDT

Costs, considerations of switching to natural or organic methods, Kansas State University, Posted 12:17:05 PM PDT

FDA Approves Cimzia to Treat Crohn's Disease, Food and Drug Administration, Posted 11:21:01 AM PDT

Fine Land Corp Issues Alert on Undeclared Sulfites in Ying Feng Foodstuffs Brand Dried Bulbus Lily (April 11), Food and Drug Administration, Posted 10:21:02 AM PDT

Fine Land Corp Issues Alert on Undeclared Sulfites in Golden Girl Brand "Mut Gung" Sweetened Ginger (April 8), Food and Drug Administration, Posted 10:21:02 AM PDT

Fine Land Corp Issues Alert on Undeclared Sulfites in Ying Feng Foodstuffs Brand Dried Snow Fungus (April 8), Food and Drug Administration, Posted 10:21:02 AM PDT

Can certain metals repel sharks from fishing gear?, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Posted 9:17:03 AM PDT

Monday, April 21, 2008

FDA Approves First Compact Heart Assist Device, Food and Drug Administration, Posted 1:21:02 PM PDT

Carnegie Mellon studies how climate change impacts food production, Carnegie Mellon University, Posted 1:17:18 PM PDT

Analysis of RNA role in spreading disease advances study of damaging plant infections, Ohio State University, Posted 12:17:03 PM PDT

Crop management strategies key to a healthy Gulf, planet, DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Posted 11:17:03 AM PDT

Pathogen virulence proteins suppress plant immunity, Virginia Tech, Posted 9:17:03 AM PDT

Chocolate bar shown to lower cholesterol, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Posted 8:19:15 AM PDT

KFC Issues a Nationwide Allergy Alert, Recalls Unlabeled Double Chocolate Chip Cakes (April 18), Food and Drug Administration, Posted 7:21:02 AM PDT

American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- April 16, 2008, American Chemical Society, Posted 6:17:03 AM PDT

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Vitamin D in brain function, Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland, Posted 9:17:03 PM PDT

Friday, April 18, 2008

California Department of Public Health Warns Consumers Not to Eat Chaca Chaca Chacatrozo Candy Imported from Mexico (April 17), Food and Drug Administration, Posted 1:21:02 PM PDT

FISH-BOL: NOAA researchers help build a global reference library of DNA barcodes, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Posted 7:17:03 AM PDT

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Charting the epigenome, Salk Institute, Posted 9:17:03 AM PDT

Fuzzy logic water quality, Inderscience Publishers, Posted 7:17:04 AM PDT

'Extinct' elephant may have been found again -- on a different island, World Wildlife Fund, Posted 7:17:04 AM PDT

Pulmuone Wildwood, Inc. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Eggs in Leek and Oriental Noodle Fried Dumplings (April 16), Food and Drug Administration, Posted 4:21:02 AM PDT

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Sudden Oak Death pathogen is evolving, says new study that reconstructs the epidemic, University of California - Berkeley, Posted 2:17:03 PM PDT

New study predicts where corals can thrive, Wildlife Conservation Society, Posted 2:17:03 PM PDT

Fishing throws targeted species off balance, Scripps study shows, University of California - San Diego, Posted 1:17:19 PM PDT

Wellmune WGP supplementation alleviates, PRIVACY POLICY, Posted 11:19:03 AM PDT

Grand Carnival L.L.C Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk in its "S'morestick Kit" (April 16), Food and Drug Administration, Posted 10:21:02 AM PDT

Biogas production is all in the mixing, Washington University in St. Louis, Posted 10:17:03 AM PDT

Is there anybody out there?, University of East Anglia, Posted 8:17:26 AM PDT

Deep-sea sharks wired for sound, CSIRO Australia, Posted 6:17:03 AM PDT

Early exposure to common weed killer impairs amphibian development, Tufts University, Posted 6:17:03 AM PDT

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Antioxidant users don't live longer, analysis of studies concludes, Center for the Advancement of Health, Posted 4:19:15 PM PDT

No evidence that antioxidant supplements prolong life, Wiley-Blackwell, Posted 4:19:15 PM PDT

Vitamin E may help Alzheimer's patients live longer, American Academy of Neurology, Posted 2:19:14 PM PDT

Prolonged fasting increases risk of rare type of stroke, American Academy of Neurology, Posted 10:19:15 AM PDT

Self seeding: An innovative management system, American Society of Agronomy, Posted 8:17:03 AM PDT

Monday, April 14, 2008

Good nutrition starts early!, Wiley-Blackwell, Posted 4:19:14 PM PDT

Private Selection Ice Cream Recalled From Kroger Stores In Twelve Southeastern States (April 7), Food and Drug Administration, Posted 9:21:02 AM PDT

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Salmonella Illnesses in Multiple States may be Linked to Recently Recalled Cereal, Food and Drug Administration, Posted 12:21:01 PM PDT

Friday, April 11, 2008

Underwater microscope helps prevent shellfish poisoning along Gulf Coast of Texas, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Posted 11:17:18 AM PDT

And the first animal on Earth was a ..., National Science Foundation, Posted 9:17:18 AM PDT

Macadamia nuts can be included in heart healthy diet, Penn State, Posted 8:19:20 AM PDT

Let's focus on solutions, International Rice Research Institute, Posted 7:17:45 AM PDT

Herbal Science International, Inc. Recalls Twelve Dietary Herbal Supplements Nationwide Because of Possible Health Risk Associated with Ephedra, Aristolochic Ac, Food and Drug Administration, Posted 6:21:01 AM PDT

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Elastic stresses influence formation of leaf veins, Public Library of Science, Posted 5:17:03 PM PDT

Flowers' fragrance diminished by air pollution, University of Virginia study indicates, University of Virginia, Posted 2:17:12 PM PDT

American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- April 9, 2008, American Chemical Society, Posted 12:17:07 PM PDT

'Black gold agriculture' may revolutionize farming, curb global warming, American Chemical Society, Posted 12:17:07 PM PDT

And the first animal on Earth was a..., National Science Foundation, Posted 11:17:19 AM PDT

Cracker Barrel Issues Allergy Alert on Mislabeled Chocolate-Covered Peanuts and Almonds (April 9), Food and Drug Administration, Posted 8:21:02 AM PDT

Iowa State University researcher looks to use nanoparticles for food safety, Iowa State University, Posted 8:19:13 AM PDT

Dr. Mom was right -- and wrong -- about washing fruits and vegetables, American Chemical Society, Posted 7:17:21 AM PDT

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Association between low birth weight, excessive weight gain and heart problems in later life, European Society of Cardiology, Posted 4:19:13 PM PDT

FDA Finds Hazardous Levels of Selenium in Samples of "Total Body Formula" and"Total Body Mega Formula", Food and Drug Administration, Posted 2:21:02 PM PDT

UD researchers discover novel 'gene toggles' in world's top food crop, University of Delaware, Posted 2:17:03 PM PDT

North Aire Market Issues Allergy Alert on Possible Traces of Almonds in Chicken Dumpling Soup Mix (April 8), Food and Drug Administration, Posted 1:21:01 PM PDT

Statement by the American Egg Board and Egg Nutrition Center on AJCN study on egg consumption, Edelman Public Relations, Posted 1:19:14 PM PDT

Biochemical signals associated with atherosclerosis may damage other organs, American Chemical Society, Posted 12:17:06 PM PDT

Federal Authorities Seize More Than $100,000 of Unapproved Drugs Marketed as "Natural Supplements", Food and Drug Administration, Posted 10:21:02 AM PDT

FDA Appoints Dr. Frank M. Torti to Senior Leadership Position, Food and Drug Administration, Posted 8:21:02 AM PDT

Omega-3 intake during last months of pregnancy boosts an infant’s cognitive and motor development, Université Laval, Posted 8:19:13 AM PDT

Agriculture Department Warns Consumers of Tainted Raw Milk Sold By Clarion, Crawford County Dairies (April 7), Food and Drug Administration, Posted 7:21:02 AM PDT