http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.1 2010-03-21T23:39:53-05:00 http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Non-food/Miscellaneous/shannon_tweed_breast_cancer_scare_2103101134.html 2010-03-21T23:33:00-05:00 2010-03-21T23:33:00-05:00 admin Shannon Tweed does not suffer breast cancer!  But how could Shannon Tweed breast cancer scare spread over the Internet so fast? What happened is that for http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Nutrition/selenium_linked_to_lower_risk_of_diabetes_2103100818.html 2010-03-21T20:17:00-05:00 2010-03-21T20:17:00-05:00 admin A study led by Tasnime Akbaraly from the University of Montpellier in France, and colleagues suggests that maintaining a high level of selenium in the http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Non-food/Healthcare/bishops_and_nuns_debate_abortion_restrictions_2103100337.html 2010-03-21T15:28:00-05:00 2010-03-21T15:28:00-05:00 admin By Rachel Howell Stockton With definitive battle lines drawn, the Catholic Church, which has been traditionally in favor of universal health care reform, has divided against http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Non-food/Miscellaneous/cnn_photojournalist_margaret_moth_colon_cancer_2103100242.html 2010-03-21T14:41:00-05:00 2010-03-21T14:41:00-05:00 admin By Rachel Stockton CNN photojournalist Margaret Moth passed away on March 21st, after a three-year struggle with colon cancer.  She was 59. Born in New Zealand as http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Non-food/Drug/2010_alzheimer_s_facts_2103101257.html 2010-03-21T12:56:00-05:00 2010-03-21T12:56:00-05:00 admin The Alzheimer's Association released a report entitled 2010 Alzheimer's Disease (AD) Facts and Figures, giving readers some information on incidence, mortality, cost of care and http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Nutrition/Vitamins/drug_resistant_tb_a_global_risk_2103101231.html 2010-03-21T12:17:00-05:00 2010-03-21T12:17:00-05:00 admin Drug Resistant TB a Global Risk  (By Rachel Howell Stockton) Regarding tuberculosis, there’s good news and bad news. Let’s start with the good news:  the CDC announced that http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Non-food/Drug/zocor_causes_muscle_injury_3010100402.html 2010-03-20T16:58:00-05:00 2010-03-20T16:58:00-05:00 admin Editor's note: Readers should be aware that if lowering cholesterol is a way to cut risk of heart disease, statins like Zocor is not the only medication they can take to lower the cholesterol. Some foods and nutrients may help lower cholesterol in some cases more effectively than statins. To ultimately reduce risk of heart disease regardless of the cholesterol status, one needs to follow a healthy diet. Ask Dr. Dean Ornish for his dietary advice that may save your life. http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Nutrition/cure_for_alzheimer_s_disease_2003101022.html 2010-03-20T10:20:00-05:00 2010-03-20T10:20:00-05:00 admin No Alzheimer's cure is existent. But researchers have discovered a molecule that may be potentially used not only as a Alzheimer's preventative, but as an http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Non-food/Drug/unintentional_drug_poisoning_2003100927.html 2010-03-20T09:24:00-05:00 2010-03-20T09:24:00-05:00 admin Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Announcements: Release of Issue Brief: Unintentional Drug Poisoning in the United States Weekly March 19, 2010 / 59(10);300   In http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Non-food/Disease/tuberculosis_cases_on_the_decline_2003100922.html 2010-03-20T09:20:00-05:00 2010-03-20T09:20:00-05:00 admin Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Decrease in Reported Tuberculosis Cases --- United States, 2009 Weekly March 19, 2010 / 59(10);289-294   Every year, CDC reports results