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

'Corn' explores humans' deep relationship with ubiquitous grain Record-Searchlight As of the 1990s almost half of all fertilizers and pesticides were used on corn. In early American Indian households corn plants served for medicines, food, mats, brushes, back scratchers, fuel and glue; more recently for mattress stuffing, ... and more »

How to hack a Twinkie - Fox News

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How to hack a Twinkie Fox News Twinkies now contain 14of the top 20 chemicals made in the US Explosive chlorine gas is used to process their enriched flour. Niacin, a basic B-vitamin found in enriched flour results from chemical reactions involving “ammonia and the flammable ... and more »

We think it is time for Paula Deen to get NAKED!" - The City Wire

We think it is time for Paula Deen to get NAKED!" The City Wire While we were running around this last week we were inundated with requests to comment on Paula Deen and her diabetes diagnosis, so we thought we would use this blog to talk a little bit about our take on the situation. We think it is time for Paula to ...

Should we be fortifying foods with nutrients? - The Independent

Should we be fortifying foods with nutrients? The Independent One of the first documented examples of food fortification was in the Southern United States in the early 1900s, where the authorities ordered niacin, or vitamin B3, to be added to grits – the coarsely ground corn that was a staple part of the diet of ... and more »

New FDA Approved Labeling For VYTORIN(R) (Ezetimibe/Simvastatin) Includes ... - MarketWatch (press release)

New FDA Approved Labeling For VYTORIN(R) (Ezetimibe/Simvastatin) Includes ... MarketWatch (press release) The benefits of combined use of VYTORIN with these drugs, other fibrates, or niacin (greater-than or equal to 1 g/day) should be carefully weighed against the potential risk of myopathy/rhabdomyolysis. Caution should be used when Chinese patients ... New FDA Approved Labeling For VYTORIN® (Ezetimibe/Simvastatin) Includes ...EON: Enhanced Online News (press release) all 43 news articles »