Tainted Romaine Lettuce Recall Spreads to Canada

The CFIA has issued a recall alert for romaine lettuce produced by Tanimura & Antle Romaine Lettuce that may be contaminated with Salmonella bacteria.  The tainted romaine lettuce scare started in the US and has now spread to Canada."The affected product, Tanimura...

Brazilian Wandering Spider, world's deadliest, found in Tulsa

A Brazilian Wandering Spider, the world's deadliest spider, also known as the 'Banana Spider', was found in the produce department of a Whole Foods in Tulsa. An employee found it among the bananas from Honduras and...

'Iran already has enough nuclear material for one atomic weapon'

What is the rest of the world going to do to prevent Iran from following up on her threat to bomb Israel. "Iran has produced approximately enough nuclear material to assemble an atomic weapon, according to several...

Is this the begining of a green revolution in Africa?

With the sharp rise in global grain prices, many affluent countries with limited arable land have begun looking to Africa for food security. Countries like Angola, Tanzania and Ethiopia have already shown...

Tokyo Fashion Overview

"Introduction For much of the last 50 years, since the modern fashion industry developed, cities like New York, Paris, London, and Milan have all been centers of new trends, fashions, and brands that have...

Food technology driving Indian farmers towards suicide

Farmers in India are committing suicide and number is increasing every year. Among the various reasons being cited for the serial suicide deaths  that continues unabated is new food technologies. They are...

Change on 'Little Chicago' movie project

BRADFORD, Pa. �” Producers of the “Little Chicago” movie came out with more news this week when they announced that a new director, Jason Wiles, has taken over the reigns of the film.Executive producer...

Kanye West to Produce 'Hip-Hop Meets Muppets' TV Show

Is Kanye West about to become hip-hop's Jim Henson? According to reports, West is "hard at work" developing a puppet show, tentatively titled Alligator Boots -- that will feature celebrity guests, puppets, and...

Plants in Forest Emit Aspirin Chemical to Deal with Stress

In a new study released today, it has been found that plants respond by producing an amount of a chemical form of aspirin. The study was conducted by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research...

Turning Bacteria into Plastic Factories

Energy and cost efficient, and environmentally friendly. Instead of fighting wars and torturing to control oil drilling and distribution in the middle east, and causing environmental threats, pollution and...

Breast cancer vaccine hope raised

As the UK launches it nationwide free vaccination programme against HPV the virus associated with cervical cancer we get news of a possible vaccine against breast cancer. Early days yet but if the results in mice...

Wal-Mart Turnersville NJ Store Stocks New Jersey Peaches

Wal-Mart's Turnersville, NJ Store #1742 is participating in Jersey Fresh programs to feature locally grown produce in its New Jersey stores. Commemorating the start of peach growing season, New Jersey's newly...

Man sues restaurant after passing a 9-foot tapeworm

Two years ago Anthony Franz started eating at Shaw’s Crab House in Chicago.  He apparently became ill after eating a salmon salad, and ended up passing a 9-foot tapeworm. A pathologist said the tapeworm...

Septuplets' mother has only seen them on TV

I want to know how the could afford fertility drugs on $8.00 per week."ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (AP) -- A day after giving birth to septuplets, a 27-year-old Egyptian woman said Sunday she's only seen her babies on television and hopes to hold them and name them soon. ...

Don't inhale that new car smell

"(AOL Autos) -- Ah, that new car smell, that eau de car-logne; it does an ego good while it does a wallet bad. And now it turns out, it can do bad things to your health, too. ...

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