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A case report on a woman diagnosed in August 2015 with stage 4 ER+/PR+/HER2-negative invasive ductal carcinoma who declined surgery, chemotherapy and radiation for an alternative protocol costing about $2,000 a month. The article says doctors confirmed her cancer had gone after 10 months.

An explanation of monosodium glutamate: proteins broken down by cooking release glutamic acid, which combines with sodium to give the savory umami taste, so MSG forms naturally in cooked, salted food. Cheese, meat, fish, soybeans, mushrooms, ripe tomatoes, broccoli and peas are rich in it.

A publicist's pitch for Edward & Sons Trading Company, listing winter products including Let's Do...Organic shredded coconut, flakes and flour, Miso-Cup instant soups, Native Forest organic coconut milk, and organic croutons and mashed potatoes.

United Fresh president Tom Stenzel welcomed USDA's final rule requiring SNAP retailers to stock seven varieties of fruits and vegetables with three units each, calling it a win for both SNAP families and the small stores his group asked USDA not to overburden.

LabDoor lists diet trends it says carry real harm: unverified weight-loss pills tied to stroke and liver injury, the grapefruit diet's drug interactions, the cotton ball diet's obstruction risk, caffeine-based plans, and the Master Cleanse.

Abbi Lane-Cordova and colleagues gave 11 healthy non-obese adults three test drinks. Only the high-trans-fat one reduced brachial artery flow-mediated dilation 3 to 4 hours later, and insulin sensitivity improved after the saturated-fat and placebo drinks but not the trans-fat drink.

The 62nd Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course runs August 1-3 in College Station, with sessions on production, management and market outlooks, a Cattleman's College of workshops, and demonstrations of fence building, cattle working and carcass quality.

Ten years after Chai Vang shot eight hunters in northern Wisconsin, the piece revisits the state's chronic wasting disease scare. Officials said venison was safe if hunters avoided brain, spinal cord and lymph nodes, but two medical reports raised doubts and hunters feared cross-contamination.