GMO Cotton May Be Future Source Of Protein

Cotton may be a source of protein for humans in the future, as genetic modification has produced plants free of toxins.Cotton is grown by more than 20 million farmers, and accounts for around 40% of the fiber used for making clothing, and its seeds are an excellent source of...

Playground weed killer suffocates human cells

Scientists say the are "astonished" by new information showing human cell-death  from ''inert" properties in the top-selling weed killer in the U.S., and call for...

Twenty-one polo horses die in Florida from toxin-tainted feed

Twenty-one polo horses became sick and eventually died minutes before competing at the U.S. Open Polo Championships in Wellington, Florida. It is suspected that horses consumed either toxin-tainted food,...

Time to Quit Smoking: Menthol Cigarettes Are More Addictive

Researchers have found that menthol cigarettes are harder to give up than regular cigarettes, especially for African Americans and Latino smokers. " “We previously found that menthol cigarette smokers take in...

Health Concerns Cause Total Irish Pork Recall

Up until early this year Ireland had one of the best economies in the world but now everything appears to be going wrong. "Health Concerns Cause Total Irish Pork Recall By Tom Rivers London 07 December 2008 ...

Man at centre of Vegas ricin case charged

A man who was hospitalised for two months after being poisoned by ricin faces the possibility of a lengthy prison sentence and a hefty fine after being charged with possessing the toxin. "LAS VEGAS (AP) — An...

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CDC test confirms substance in Las Vegas hotel is ricin

White powder that was found in a hotel room in Las Vegas last week has been confirmed to be the deadly toxin ricin. The man who was staying in that hotel room, Roger Von Bergendorff, is still in hospital and is...

Ricin scare: guns 'n' anarchy

Let's see...ricin, guns, and an anarchist textbook. Someone took in one too many Celine Dion shows?" LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Firearms and an "anarchist type textbook" were found in the same motel room where...

Ricin Found in Las Vegas Motel, Man in Critical Condition

A substance found at a motel may be the deadly toxin ricin, but authorities said Friday they don't believe it was intended for a terrorist attack. Lab tests on the substance were pending and seven people were taken to hospitals as a precaution. NowPublic member PEP has...

US warns of fatal botox danger for kids

Washington (ANTARA News) - Botox, the toxin used in small doses to smooth facial wrinkles, has been linked to deaths in children who were treated for muscle spasms, US authorities said Friday. Adults have also suffered serious side effects, including difficulty swallowing and...

IIllness outbreak from eating Gulf Fish

" Several outbreaks of ciguatera fish poisoning have been confirmed in consumers who ate fish harvested in the northern Gulf of Mexico, the Food and Drug Administration said this week. The FDA said that fish such as grouper, snapper, amberjack and barracuda represent the...

Canned beans recalled Update 1

Update AP News 34 minutes ago: AP Company Recalls 15,000 Cases of BeansFriday August 3, 9:15 pm ET Wisconsin Company Recalling 15,000 Cases of Green Beans MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) -- A Wisconsin company is voluntarily recalling 15,000 cases of green beans that federal officials...

President says Saddam Hussein must leave Iraq within 48 hours - March 17, 2003

My fellow citizens, events in Iraq have now reached the final days of decision. For more than a decade, the United States and other nations have pursued patient and honorable efforts to disarm the Iraqi regime without war. That regime pledged to reveal and destroy all its...

Veterans' Semen Causes Burning Sensation In Their Wives

Gulf War veterans have reported that exposures during military service have resulted in miscarriages and birth defects, as well as excruciating pain during sexual intercourse. The wife of a Gulf War veteran has described the miscarriage and pregnancy problems she had...

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