WASHINGTON, DC, May 13, 2013 – In a study published online Saturday in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, researchers at Johns Hopkins University found arsenic levels in chicken that exceed those that occur naturally. Researchers also cautioned that this could translate into a small increase in cancer risk over a lifetime of eating chicken, and may result in around 124 […]
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June
01
CA Milk Lobby threatens to sue young boys over website
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WASHINGTON, DC, May 7, 2013 – The California Milk Processor Board (CMPB), owner of the “got milk?” trademark, threatened civil action against a website created by a nine- and a seven-year-old boy from Maryland last week. The boys’ website, gotsourmilk.com, was created as a part of a science project to identify whether milk was sour without […]
May
12
Ag-gag bills: criminalizing whistle-blowing on factory farms
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From my column in Communities @ Washington Times WASHINGTON, DC, April 2, 2013- A number of recent polls show that a majority of Americans think that animals raised for food deserve some level of protection from harm and exploitation. Even self- described “meat-eating conservative Republican” Mary Matalin has sided with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to […]
May
12
Afghan women cyclists riding for freedom
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From my column in Communities @ Washington Times WASHINGTON, DC, March 29, 2013- When asked to describe their bicycle in one word, many cyclists of all kinds use the word “freedom.” Nowhere is this description more appropriate than for the women who make up the Afghan National Women’s Cycling Team. Challenging the long- held cultural belief that a woman cycling […]
April
18
Frankenveggies: Monsanto Protection Act passes Senate
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From my column at Communities @ Washington Times WASHINGTON, March 25, 2013 — Last week, the U.S. Senate approved HR 933, a short term funding measure designed to avoid a March 27 government shutdown. Hidden within HR 933 is section 735, the “Farmer Assurance Provision.” Called the “Monsanto Protection Act” by critics, this section gives the USDA the power […]
April
18
Why opinion is shifting on same-sex marriage
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From my column in Communities @ Washington Times WASHINGTON, March 21, 2013 – Views on same-sex marriage have been rapidly shifting in the U.S. From politicians coming out in favor of marriage equality to growing portrayal of homosexuality in the media, popular opinion is decidedly changing. Two separate national surveys conducted earlier this month confirm […]
April
03
Greek coffee may be the key to a long healthy life
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Greek scientists think that a Greek coffee is one of the reasons the residents of Ikaria live longer From my column at Communities @ Washington Times WASHINGTON, DC, March 19, 2013 – The residents of Ikaria, a Greek island on the Aegean Sea, live significantly longer than most other communities. In a study published […]
April
03
Scientists clone extinct frog embryo
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Could the woolly mammoth be next? From my column at Communities @ Washington Times WASHINGTON DC, March 18, 2013- Researchers from the Lazarus Project are on their way to bringing back an extinct frog species to life. Led by paleontologist Mike Archer of the University of New South Wales, scientists successfully created early-stage embryos of […]
April
03
Bee venom may kill HIV
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A toxin found in bee venom may be a new weapon against HIV infection From my column at Communities @ Washington Times WASHINGTON DC, March14, 2013 –A paper published in the current issue of Antiviral Therapy suggests that bee venom may be the next line of defense against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. While […]
March
25
Death by salami: New study finds processed meats may lead to early death
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Large-scale European study reiterates link between processed meats, cancer, and heart disease. But you can still eat chicken! From my column at Communities @ Washington Times WASHINGTON DC, March 11, 2013 – Say it isn’t so! To the woe of all cold cut, bacon, bologna, and prosciutto lovers, yet another study finds that those […]
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