Tapeworm's chemical trick could make drugs more effective
...pensive to produce and reducing dosages could help consumers now contending with the escalating costs of many pharmaceuticals. Other potential benefits associated with lower dosages include lessened side effects and fewer chemicals released into the environment. A recent survey of surface water in the United S...Leatherback sea turtles careening towards extinction
... The third option involves US imports and choices consumers make when buying seafood. New research funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts suggests that sea turtle captures in longline fisheries are ten times higher in swordfish sets than sets targeting tuna. "So simply choosing to consume less swordfish could...Lessons from abroad: United States trails Europe in dependence on renewable energy
...etitive disadvantage by not signing" she said. As consumers begin to notice the benefits that renewable energy sources bring to the environment and their quality of life, Lovins said, companies in nations that have invested in the new sources of energy will gain a marketing edge. Lovins added that the invest...Food fortification spurred by military purchases
...d the measures to be profitable after appealing to consumers with advertising and public service campaigns. Widespread compliance was often achieved through market demand rather than through government mandates. Governments are often large food purchasers and can influence industry. However, the researchers no...Little value seen in CT scans for lung cancer screening
Computed tomography (CT) scans widely marketed to consumers may not be valuable for mass screening of lung can...sis of lung cancer. But until there's solid data, consumers may want to hold off on the screenings, says senior author Neil R. Powe, M.D., M.P.H., director of J...New UGA study demonstrates bacterial pathogens use hydrogen as energy source in animals
...(the bacterial flora in the colon) to the hydrogen consumers at the walls of the stomach, though it could be through the bloodstream. What is clear is that molecular hydrogen is apparently a virulence factor for human pathogens -- something entirely unsuspected before this research. (Hydrogen levels have recen...Ag economist calculates value of knowing that food's safe
...ny people take them for granted. At the same time, consumers are demanding more information about quality, so interest in testing is rising, Masters said. "The issue of certification and quality control in the United States is huge," Masters said. "We have the world's best safety inspection and control system,...Council for Responsible Nutrition questions WAVE study conclusions
...dence, that provides health care professionals and consumers with the best scientific guidance. Over the past 25 years, more than 20 studies involving more than 80,000 people have been conducted on vitamins E and C, and on balance these are overwhelmingly safe nutrients." The WAVE study should not be conside...Nationwide organic standards to be launched Monday
..., enhances farmers' lives and rural life and gives consumers affordable, high-quality products. Grubinger regularly provides advice to organic farmers and is available to assist reporters and editors in coverage of the new USDA organic labeling. He'll talk about: Whether Vermont farmers will be using the ne...Sauerkraut contains anticancer compound
...entation process to make it even healthier so that consumers will eat more [sauerkraut]." In the current study, the researchers analyzed a variety of biologically active compounds in sauerkraut. Their samples were derived from white cabbage that was fermented. Although raw cabbage is normally rich in a compo...ASPB urges opposition to mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods in Oregon
...ich is designed to maximize useful information for consumers concerning what is in the food they are buying." ...quarrel with the premise behind this measure, that consumers deserve to know what they're eating. Labeling as provided in Measure 27, however, would not apply a ...Special report: Personal genomics
... will personal genomics companies be able to offer consumers reasons for knowing their genomes beyond sheer curiosity. And by that time the industry will have to convince people that having their whole genome sequenced will be better than paying for single or multiple gene tests, which a whole different set of...North Atlantic swordfish stocks nearly recovered
...l be releasing a seafood awareness card that gives consumers information on the conservation status of many commercial fish and shellfish....... beneficial to humans with allergies, experts urge consumers to see their doctor for the best advise on treatment options. Among those options: minimizing or avoiding suspected allergens (i.e. dust, pollen, certain foods). Exercise and proper diets are also thought to alleviate the effect of allergies. Funding...Washington University's Sarah C. R. Elgin is one of 20 'million dollar professors'
...chool classrooms. "We're trying to create informed consumers of genomic information, particularly as it relates to health," Elgin explained. "If we want to make students aware of DNA and their own unique genome, middle school is the right place to start. I want to help teachers lay a useful foundation for ever...NHGRI adds cow and dog to high priority list for sequencing model organisms
...in the development of meat and dairy products that consumers want while maintaining and increasing the safety of our food supply. USDA looks forward to participating in the research." The proposal to sequence the dog was submitted by researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Wash...What do you mean throw out the food guide pyramid?
...hey are not really meant to be recommendations for consumers to use to sit down and figure out their own diets," Johnson clarifies. "Consumers currently can't even tell how much added sugars there are in a food or beverage by reading a nutrition facts label." Numbers such as that added sugars (those added to f...New broccoli compound appears promising against breast cancer
...archers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore), consumers have been urged to eat more of the vegetable and i...e familiar green stalks and their bushy flowerets, consumers have a growing number of dietary options, including sprouts, teas and tablets made from natural conc...Future advances of 20,000-year-old coatings technology detailed in upcoming Science magazine
...an 80 percent," he said. In 1923, DuPont provided consumers their first color options beyond black for mass-produced vehicles when it pioneered the first fast-drying lacquer paint. Today, DuPont continues to be the world's leading supplier of automotive coatings. In North America, DuPont coatings were used ...Without blue crabs, southern salt marshes wash away, study finds
...p-down process the control of grazers (snails) by consumers (crabs) chiefly establishes the growth of marsh grass. Silliman and Bertness call this top-down phenomenon a "trophic cascade." "The discovery of this simple trophic cascade implies that over-harvesting of snail predators, such as blue crabs, may be...