News tagged with peanut butter

New compound improves cognitive decline, symptoms of Alzheimer's disease in rodents

A fast-acting compound that appears to improve cognitive function impairments in mice similar to those found in patients with progressive Alzheimer's disease has been identified by scientists at Wake Forest University School ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jan 12, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Warnings as sustainable palm oil effort falters

Environmentalists have warned that an effort to encourage the sustainable production of palm oil launched several years ago has not kept pace with expanding cultivation driven by rising demand.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 20, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Avoiding peanut butter won't solve salmonella problem

It's as if the whole nation just acquired a peanut allergy. As a salmonella outbreak sickens hundreds of people across the country, federal health officials are warning consumers not to eat products containing peanut butter ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 29, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (10) | comments 7

Speedy Train Technology Finds New Food Safety Niche

Magnetic levitation technology is the darling of mass transit: High-speed trains floating above magnetic tracks can sweep passengers along smoothly at 300 miles per hour. Now, researchers have discovered an ...

Chemistry / Other

created Jul 30, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

FDA may disclose more details on drug, food safety (Update)

(AP) -- The nation's top drug regulator proposed Wednesday to disclose more information about safety problems with the drugs and devices it rejects.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created May 19, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Salmonella: Tough to crack when it’s in peanuts

(PhysOrg.com) -- For the second time in two years, a nationwide outbreak of salmonellosis has been tied to peanut products. This time, over 570 people have been sickened and over 1700 products have been taken off supermarket ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Kellogg CEO: Food safety must be strengthened

(AP) -- It's not just consumer groups anymore that say the U.S. food safety system is broken.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Salmonella outbreak: What you need to know

Consumers must remain vigilant about tossing salmonella-tainted peanut products found during a recent outbreak, food safety experts said. A few more people get sick every week. More than 400 products have been recalled, and ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New FDA chiefs stress science, better food safety

(AP) -- The huge salmonella outbreak from peanut butter represented a failure of the Food and Drug Administration, that agency's new chiefs declared Tuesday - one they hope to fix.

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Following peanut product recall, six in ten Americans taking steps to reduce risk of sickness

A new national survey conducted by the Harvard Opinion Research Program at the Harvard School of Public Health finds that the vast majority (93%) of Americans have heard or read about the recent ongoing recall of peanut products. ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0