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Don't Label Genetically Engineered Food
The Hartford CourantThe recent call for labeling of foods containing genetically engineered ingredients — especially on a state-by-state basis as in Connecticut — is unnecessary, unrealistic and uninformed. As someone who grew up and attended college in...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science, Environmental Cleanup, Biotechnology, Consumer Goods Industries
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Seeing what there is to see, and hearing too much, at Angel Stadium
It's another hymn of an evening down here in Anaheim, the French Riviera of freeways. Took a mere two hours to drive from L.A., which exceeds the capacity of many bladders. Fortunately, the kid in the back seat fell asleep in Azusa of all places, or the...
Tags: Entertainment, Satellite and Cable Service, Mike Scioscia, Albert Pujols, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
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A wife's Alzheimer's, a husband's obsession
Ken Chiate is a born problem-solver, and in the summer of 1961, when he was on break from college, his problem was a head-turning blond named Jeannette. He was head lifeguard at a public pool in Phoenix, where his father owned a liquor store. She worked...
Tags: Entertainment, Enbrel (drug), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Lawyers, Dermatologists
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Trader Joe's targeted for meat with antibiotics, candy with lead
Quirky grocery chain Trader Joe’s is dealing this week with some concern over its products, including a public statement from a major advocacy group criticizing the presence of antibiotics in meat and a lawsuit from the state of California...
Tags: Consumers, Target, Kamala D. Harris, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Whole Foods Market
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Rev. Celia Hastings: Daniel's challenge
Daniel and friends Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah were Jewish captives in Babylon, specially chosen for a three-year leadership training program to serve in the king's palace. Their names and their diets were changed to honor Babylonian gods. But the...Tags: Agriculture, Food Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Arable Farming, Healthy Diet
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LETTER: Focus On Endangered Species, Not Extinct Ones
I greatly enjoyed Robert Thorson's column about the passenger pigeon, and the practical and moral implications that go along with recreating the species [April 18, Opinion, "Effort To Revive Extinct Pigeon Misspent"]. It seems to me that if the de-...Tags: Conservation, Wildlife, Endangered Species, Environmental Issues
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Chefs Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert Talk Food, Kitchen Culture and Sustainability at the Bushnell
Good vs. Evil: An Evening with Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert May 3, The Bushnell, 166 Capitol Ave., Hartford, (860) 987-6000, bushnell.org Most chefs don't radiate calm and goodwill. The kitchen has always been a place of heat and energy...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, Buddhism, Dining and Drinking, Michelin Group
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Protest motto: soup's on!
WASHINGTON -- When authorities got wind of a demonstration planned for Monday outside the Food and Drug Administration's offices in College Park, Md., they fortified their defenses. A motorcycle and nine police vans, ominously marked "Homeland Security,...
Tags: College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Mushrooms, Minority Groups, Food and Drug Administration, Whole Foods Market
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Ask the Chef: Mark Shadle at G-Zen in Branford
What is your exact role at G-Zen? Executive Chef. Summarize the food for someone who's never been there. Upscale vegan food. Are people ever scared to eat vegan? All the time – people get concerned about vegan food. I usually refer to...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Diets and Dieting, Meriden, Vegan Diet, Restaurants
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HIV vaccine trial shut down
In another major setback for efforts to develop an HIV vaccine, federal researchers have shut down a key clinical trial after an independent panel of safety experts determined that volunteers who got an experimental vaccine appeared to be slightly more...Tags: Trials, Viral Diseases and Infections, Preventative Medicine, Pharmaceuticals, Disease Prevention
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Get rid of tariffs on trans-Atlantic trade
Within a few months, the U.S. and European Union will formally launch free-trade talks. Now is the time to think big. After years of neglect, this trade relationship is ripe for improvement. Europe is suffering through a prolonged economic downturn...
Tags: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Prescription Drugs, Drugs and Medicines, Trade Agreements, European Union
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New gene therapy trials aim to mend broken hearts
Reuters* Two UK studies to test gene therapy in heart failure * Trials to use treatment developed by U.S. firm Celladon By Ben Hirschler LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) - British scientists are stepping up clinical tests of gene therapy in a bid to help people...Tags: United Kingdom, Science, Trials, Viral Diseases and Infections, Science and Technology
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