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Mar 19, 2013

''Brominated Vegetable Oil in Gatorade?''

From oil in Gatorade to the amount of caffeine and other stimulants in energy drinks and the so-called "pink slime" found in beef, previously unnoticed ingredients are coming under scrutiny as health-conscious consumers demand more information about what they eat and drink, and sometimes go public via social networking and the Internet.

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Source: The Associated Press

Food Additives
May 7, 2013

''Budget Cuts Won't Reduce Food Safety Inspections''

"The Food and Drug Administration will not reduce food inspections because of budget cuts, despite warning earlier that it could be forced to eliminate thousands of inspections by Sept. 30."

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Source: USA TODAY

Food Safety
May 15, 2012

''Business Credit Cards can be Rewarding but Risky''

"Direct mail offers are flowing for business credit cards, many with attractive promotional interest rates and balance transfer deals...while there are many reasons to open an account, there can be substantial risks involved."

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Source: Credit Card Guide

Jun 3, 2011

''Business Credit Cards Provide Few Safeguards''

''Households receiving offers for 'business' credit cards would be wise to throw them away, a nonprofit research group is warning consumers.''

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Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Jun 17, 2010

''CARD act misses mark on interest''

"The Federal Reserve this week adopted rules meant to protect credit card holders from predatory penalty fees and other charges, but not everyone feels the agency went far enough."

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Source: New Haven Register

Oct 28, 2009

''Cards From Largest Banks Would Break Law, Pew Says''

"None of the credit cards offered online by the 12 largest U.S. banks would meet requirements of new federal curbs on the industry’s rates and fees, a report from The Pew Charitable Trusts said."

 

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Source: Bloomberg

Mar 19, 2010

Carol Greider and the Nobel Prize

"Carol W. Greider, Ph.D., a 1990 Pew scholar in the biomedical sciences and now professor of molecular biology and genetics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, received the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, sharing the award with Jack W. Szostak of Massachusetts General Hospital and Elizabeth H. Blackburn of the University of California at San Francisco.

The three scientists solved the biology question of how chromosomes, which contain DNA molecules, can be copied in a complete way during cell division and how they are protected against degradation. They showed, as the Nobel Assembly put it, that “the solution is to be found in the ends of the chromosomes—the telomeres—and in an enzyme that forms them—telomerase.”

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Source: Trust Magazine

Biomedical Research
Mar 19, 2010

''Carol Greider and the Nobel Prize''

"Carol W. Greider, Ph.D., a 1990 Pew scholar in the biomedical sciences and now professor of molecular biology and genetics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, received the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, sharing the award with Jack W. Szostak of Massachusetts General Hospital and Elizabeth H. Blackburn of the University of California at San Francisco."

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Source: Trust Magazine

Biomedical Research
Oct 10, 2011

Celebrating School Success

Consider this: school meals can be healthy, affordable and appealing to kids. Hard to believe? Districts across the United States are proving it can be done...

Schools face many challenges in their mission to serve healthy food to students, including budget constraints, equipment and training limitations, and notoriously picky consumers. However, considering that nearly one in three American children and adolescents is overweight or obese and at increased risk for long-term health problems, it is vital that schools overcome those challenges. Because our nation’s schools provide meals to more than 31 million children each day, they can play a crucial role in supporting children’s health.

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Source: Kids' Safe and Healthful Foods Project

School Food
May 23, 2011

Changing the Menu in Chicago

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) represents the third-largest school district in the country, serving 400,000 students in more than 600 schools. In an effort to improve the quality of foods served in its schools, CPS debuted new breakfast and lunch menus in the 2010-2011 school year that exceed the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) HealthierUS School Challenge Gold standards, distinguishing them as being among the healthiest in the country.

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Source: Kids' Safe and Healthful Foods Project

School Food