Genetically Engineered Foods.
ARE THEY SAFE? Do you take insulin? Have you been vaccinated against hepatitis? Has anyone you know had a heart attack and been saved by a clotbusting drug? Genetic engineering has helped millions of people by turning gene-altered bacteria into microscopic factories that produce life-saving...

A summer dinner, without the oven.
Byline: THE $10 GOURMET By Jim Boyd The Register-Guard Tom Bollag, chef-owner of Chef's Kitchen, decided it's often too hot to cook in the summer, so for this week's edition of The $10 Gourmet, he fixed three flavorful dishes featuring raw foods. His menu includes...

Nutritional therapy.
PET food be your medicine and medicine be your food,'' stated by Hippocrates, and indeed, from the very earliest days of civilization, nutrition has formed the backbone of healthcare. It has always been clear that food has a medicinal effect, rich in natural ingredients, and is a prerequisite for...

Hazards of GM Cotton.
[Both India and Indonesia have delayed commercial planting of Monsanto's genetically modified (GM) cotton based in part on evidence which had previously lain buried in a United Kingdom government archive. Pressure was brought to bear by NGOs aided by information provided by the Institute for Science in Society (ISIS)...

Nutritional therapy.
PET food be your medicine and medicine be your food, stated by Hippocrates, and indeed, from the very earliest days of civilization, nutrition has formed the backbone of healthcare. It has always been clear that food has a medicinal effect, rich in natural ingredients, and is a prerequisite for...

Dogged pursuit.
Byline: Edward Russo The Register-Guard Every summer, Martin Starr's Belgian Shepherd mix, Destiny, would chew off her fur in places, leaving ugly patches of raw skin. Starr could do little except apply a medicine that gave the 10-year-old dog temporary relief. Destiny also was increasingly...

Mars Associates Volunteer Across North America.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-2 June 2008-Mars Associates Volunteer Across North America(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com During the week of June 2-6, Mars North America will encourage its 12,000 associates at 52 factory, office, and retail sites across North America to take time during the work day to...

Transgenic travesty: genetically modified crops could help poor farmers--if rich Western greens allowed it.
GENETICALLY modified crops should be a green activist's dream. They can increase productivity per acre, reduce the need for pesticides and herbicides, improve plants' ability to survive unfavorable conditions, and deliver key nutrients to prevent disease in those who eat them. Nowadays, with food in short supply, GM crops...

Playing dinner table roulette.
After a year of major recalls of contaminated foods--peanut butter, ground beef, canned chili, and even pet food--February brought the Godzilla of all recalls. The U.S. Department of Agriculture negotiated a recall by Westland/Hall mark Meat Co. of 143 million pounds of beef (mostly from aging dairy...

Starbucks and Secret Room Events Offer Caribbean Style Gift Suite.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-21 May 2008-Starbucks and Secret Room Events Offer Caribbean Style Gift Suite(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Starbucks Coffee Company and Secret Room Events announced they are presenting a Caribbean Style Retreat in honor of the 2008 MTV Movie Awards. The two-day luxury...