Unless Action Is Taken, The World’s Food Supply Could Be Endangered By Climate Change
Climate change is already having an effect on the safety of the world’s food supplies and unless action is taken it’s only going to get worse, a Michigan State University professor told a symposium at this year’s meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science…
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Minister Of Health Announces Funding For Nutrition Education Programs In Support Of Nutrition North Canada
Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced $4.43 million in funding over two years for nutrition education programs which will support isolated northern communities under the new Nutrition North Canada program. “Eating healthy foods is an essential part of overall good health”, said the Minister…
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Trichinosis Parasite Gets DNA Decoded
Scientists have decoded the DNA of the parasitic worm that causes trichinosis, a disease linked to eating raw or undercooked pork or carnivorous wild game animals, such as bear and walrus. After analyzing the genome, investigators at Washington University School of Medicine in St…
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