'Corn' explores humans' deep relationship with ubiquitous grain - Record-Searchlight

'Corn' explores humans' deep relationship with ubiquitous grain Record-Searchlight Three-quarters of corn belt farmers must work outside their farms to survive. Agribusiness, the largest US industry, "launders money for a chemical company." All because our agricultural policy mandates a huge stockpile of cheap corn, and pays farmers ... and more »

Was Demi Moore Really Addicted to Red Bull? - Daily Beast

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Was Demi Moore Really Addicted to Red Bull? Daily Beast Those additives include niacin and inositol, a vitamin-like chemical compound used to fight pain, schizophrenia, baldness, and cancer. But as Barrett points out, these components appear in such tiny amounts that chugging tubfuls of the stuff might ... and more »

UNT System Names Jacobson Founding Dean of College of Pharmacy - Sacramento Bee

UNT System Names Jacobson Founding Dean of College of Pharmacy Sacramento Bee Jacobson's research, in collaboration with his wife, Elaine Jacobson, Ph.D., has focused on the effect of niacin and niacin-derived molecules on human health. In the late 1990s, their efforts to translate knowledge of niacin function toward clinical ... and more »

Get heart smart and healthy - Deerfield Review

Get heart smart and healthy Deerfield Review There are medications to help with high cholesterol including statins, bile acid sequestrants, fibrates and niacin. Each has potential side effects, so talk to your doctor to devise a plan for what will work best for you. For more information on heart ...

Faces of Liga - Huffington Post (blog)

Faces of Liga Huffington Post (blog) He was taken to surgery and a podiatrist immediately went to work. He began removing tendons with precise care and each tendon he took out you could immediately see a big difference in the boy's foot. After four hours the boy's foot was sewn up and it ...