Health
On a New Year's health kick? What to know before swapping real fruits and veggies for V8 juice
In a world of ambiguously labeled "healthy" or "organic" foods, it can be difficult to know what is good for your body.
Jan 20, 2023
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News tagged with agricultural products
Health
On Nutrition: Gifts that keep giving
According to a Gallup poll, each of us Americans expects to spend an average of $932 on Christmas gifts this year. I, for one, like practical gifts. (My daugher was thrilled last year when I told her I needed a new crockpot.)
Dec 9, 2022
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Health
Plant-based meat 'healthier and more sustainable than animal products,' according to new study
Plant-based dietary alternatives to animal products are better for the environment and for human health when compared with the animal products they are designed to replace, say the authors of a new study.
Jul 29, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Indonesia foot and mouth outbreak prompts NZ, Australia restrictions
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warned an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Indonesia could cost thousands of New Zealand jobs, as her nation and neighbouring Australia stepped up border biosecurity restrictions.
Jul 25, 2022
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Biomedical technology
Researchers develop low-cost, environmentally friendly prosthetic leg
Universiti Malaysia Perlis and Newcastle University researchers have partnered up to make a low-cost lower limb prosthetic socket using locally derived natural fibers from agricultural waste, that would directly benefit the ...
Apr 11, 2022
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Health
Over 234,000 pounds of ham, pepperoni recalled due to listeria
Nearly 235,000 pounds of fully cooked ham and pepperoni products were recalled by Michigan-based Alexander & Hornung on Sunday due to possible listeria contamination.
Dec 6, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'Stock up', China says, amid new COVID outbreak
China's government has urged citizens to stock up on daily necessities and for authorities to take steps to ensure adequate food supplies as the country adopts increasingly tight measures to contain its latest COVID outbreak.
Nov 2, 2021
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Health
Climate vulnerability linked to child malnutrition in India
Children living in Indian districts that are highly vulnerable to climate variability are more likely to suffer from malnutrition than those living in districts with very low vulnerability, a study suggests.
Jul 19, 2021
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Health
At what temperature does the weather become a problem?
When extreme heat becomes more frequent and temperatures remain high for extended periods of time, as it is currently the case in Canada and the American Northwest, physiological stress increases in humans, animals and crops. ...
Jul 2, 2021
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