The very concept of medical and scientific experimentation on human beings is troubling, even frightening. Of course, legitimate research­ - carried out in an ethical manner on informed and consenting subjects - has led to many developments of significant... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (fretfrenzy) http://rockcompound.yuku.com/topic/1429 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:48:37 GMT http://rockcompound.yuku.com/topic/1428/t/Genetic-Engineered-Food.html Genetic Engineering Food Fight
by author Abra Brynne

Did you know that 65 to 95 percent of processed food products contain genetically engineered (GE) ingredients? Yet because sectors of the food industry have resisted identifying these foods, and because our regulatory bodies have chosen to adopt a voluntary labelling system, many consumers do not know what's in the foods they're eating.

... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (fretfrenzy) http://rockcompound.yuku.com/topic/1428 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:42:49 GMT http://rockcompound.yuku.com/topic/1427/t/Hemp.html Hemp
by author Arthur Hanks

If a team of scientists held a press conference and announced a new superfood-one that is more nutritious than its alternatives, packed full of much needed essential fatty acids, high yielding and easy to grow-it would send the stock and money markets into a feeding frenzy. Media of all kinds would pounce on the story. The superfood would enlist a supporting cast of nutritionists... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (fretfrenzy) http://rockcompound.yuku.com/topic/1427 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:39:22 GMT http://rockcompound.yuku.com/topic/1426/t/Maitake-Mushrooms.html Maitake Mushrooms
by author Michael Murray, ND

The maitake mushroom (Grifola frondosa) has been recognized as a source of immune-enhancing compounds that offer significant health benefits.

In 1984 Dr. Hiroaki Nanba identified a specific extract of maitake that had a significant ability to... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (fretfrenzy) http://rockcompound.yuku.com/topic/1426 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:18:45 GMT http://rockcompound.yuku.com/topic/1425/t/McDonalds-And-Breastfeeding.html

McDonald's apologises after group of mothers staged sit-in over breast-feeding ban

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 12:08 AM on 19th July 2008

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  By Ray Connolly
  Last updated at 1:01 AM on 19th July 2008

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    feeds@yuku.com (fretfrenzy) http://rockcompound.yuku.com/topic/1423 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:04:00 GMT http://rockcompound.yuku.com/topic/1422/t/Too-Much-Sleep.html Sleeping too much or too little increases post-menopausal stroke risk

    (CBC) - The amount of sleep postmenopausal women get - either too little or too much - could affect their risk of having a stroke, suggests new research.

    The study, conducted by researchers at the University of North Carolina, found that sleeping longer - nine hours to be exact - increased the risk of stroke in post-menopausal women by 60 to 70 per cent over those... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (fretfrenzy) http://rockcompound.yuku.com/topic/1422 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:44:04 GMT http://rockcompound.yuku.com/topic/1421/t/Salmonella-Outbreak.html Consumers still shaken by salmonella outbreak

    (CBC) - The tomato scare may be over, but it has taken a toll, costing the industry an estimated $100 million US and left millions of people with a new wariness about the safety of everyday foods.

    An Associated Press-Ipsos poll finds that nearly half of U.S. consumers have changed their eating and buying habits in the past six months because they're afraid they could get sick by eating... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (fretfrenzy) http://rockcompound.yuku.com/topic/1421 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:41:16 GMT