Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2011. Two new studies released last week add further proof that the popularity of organic food is not just an elitist trend. One report by the Organic Trade Association (OTA), The 2011 U.S. Families’ Organic Attitudes and Beliefs Study, finds that 78 percent of U.S. families purchase[Read More…]
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Stem Cell Approach Primes Immune System to Fight Cancer
Unkited Kingdom–(ENEWSPF)–10 November 2011. Stem cell techniques have been used in the lab as a new way of priming the body’s own immune cells to attack cancer, in a proof-of-principle study by Oxford University scientists. The technical advance opens up the possibility of using stem cells derived from a patient’s[Read More…]
Major National Differences in Reporting of Climate Scepticism Says Study
United Kingdom–(ENEWSPF)–10 November 2011. An Oxford University study of climate change coverage in six countries suggests that newspapers in the UK and the US have given far more column space to the voices of climate sceptics than the press in Brazil, France, India and China. More than 80 per cent[Read More…]
Penn State Students Riot to Defend Paterno’s Right to Cover Up Pedophilia
Why did Penn State students riot last night? They’ll have to ask themselves that question as they nurture their hangovers this morning. And every future morning they act selfishly and stupidly. From the Chicago Tribune: So what were the Penn State students possibly thinking as they rioted all over campus[Read More…]
United Natural Foods, Inc. Recalls Tabatchnick Fine Foods Yankee Bean Soup & Foodmatch Inc. Divina Olives Due to Possible Health Risk
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 11, 2011. United Natural Foods, Inc. is recalling selected types of FoodMatch, Inc. Divina Stuffed Olives and Tabatchnick Yankee Bean Soup, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause life-threatening illness or death. Consumers are warned not to use[Read More…]
Golden Glen Creamery Issues Voluntary Recall of Raw Cheddar Because of Possible Health Risk
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2011. Golden Glen Creamery of Bow, WA is voluntarily recalling Raw Cheddar because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. [Read More…]
Greater Coordination Key to Response to Chemical or Biological Terror Threat – UN
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–10 November 2011 The world needs to enhance its capacity to prevent and respond to the threat of terrorism using chemical or biological weapons, with currently no single agency with overall responsibility for that task, according to a United Nations report unveiled today. UN and other international entities that[Read More…]
Late-Season Lawn Tips, Step By Step
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2011 To upgrade a lawn with terrible soil beneath, we brought in a bulk delivery of compost last weekend. We used a landscape rake to spread the compost approximately one-quarter inch thick. With rain coming today, we’ll overseed with a layer of perennial ryegrass — which germinates[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending November 5, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2011. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending November 5, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 390,000, a decrease of 10,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 400,000. The 4-week moving average was 400,000, a decrease of 5,250 from the previous week’s[Read More…]
Why Paterno? Well, There’s This…
From the NYTimes: Paterno was told about it the day after it happened by Mike McQueary, a graduate assistant coach who testified that he went into the locker room one Friday night and heard rhythmic slapping noises. He looked into the showers and saw a naked boy about 10 years[Read More…]
