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Swine flu studied since the 1960s
Monday May 4, 2009 (foodconsumer.org) -- While public health officials are urging calm, emphasizing that the threat of the H1N1 virus may be easing, "we
Sociodemographic differences in binge drinking among adults
Sociodemographic Differences in Binge Drinking Among Adults --- 14 States, 2004Binge drinking, defined in this study as consuming five or more alcoholic drinks on one ...
Pesticides Persist in Ground Water
USGS scientists examine factors influencing pesticide detection in ground water in the May-June issue of Journal of Environmental Quality....
USDA Report Assesses 2008 Corn and Soybean Acreage
Contact: Ellen Dougherty, (202) 690-8122Washington, June 30, 2008 - Despite the recent flooding in the Midwest, U.S. farmers expect to harvest nearly 79 million acres ...
Credibility Gap: Are New Food Packaging Chemicals Any Safer?
WASHINGTON, June 9, 2008 - DuPont and other chemical companies have promised to phase out a cancer-causing chemical found in grease-resistant coatings for food packaging. ...
Exposure to pesticide raises diabetes risk
MONDAY JUNE 9, 2008 (foodconsumer.org) -- A new US government study shows that licensed pesticide applicators that used chlorinated pesticides for more than 100 days in their lifetime were at greater risk of diabetes....
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