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Health-boosting nutrients
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- Written by Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic
- Published: 17 July 2016 17 July 2016
Scottsdale, Arizona - To help your health and nutrition goals, eat more foods that add these protective nutrients to your diet:
ConAgra Foods Recalls Frozen Chicken and Beef Products
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- Written by USDA USDA
- Published: 16 July 2016 16 July 2016
Washington, DC - ConAgra Foods, a Russellville, Arkansas establishment, is recalling approximately 195,597 pounds of frozen chicken and beef entrée products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically metal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The metal fragments range in size between 2 and 9 millimeters (mm) in diameter, and are curled, malleable and shiny. The metal fragments may be embedded in the sauce contained within the frozen entrée products.
New clue to how lithium works in the brain
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- Written by Anne Trafton Anne Trafton
- Published: 11 July 2016 11 July 2016
Cambridge, Massachusetts - Since the 1970s, U.S. doctors have prescribed lithium to treat patients with bipolar disorder. While the drug has a good success rate, scientists are still unsure exactly how it achieves its beneficial effects.
Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc. Recalls Chicken Products Due To Possible E. Coli O121 Contamination
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- Written by USDA USDA
- Published: 12 July 2016 12 July 2016
Washington, DC - Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc., a Van Buren, Ark. establishment, is recalling approximately 5,850 pounds of frozen, heat treated, not ready-to-eat (NRTE) chicken products that may be contaminated with E. coli O121, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
Electric assist bikes provide meaningful exercise, cardiovascular benefits for riders
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- Written by Trent Knoss Trent Knoss
- Published: 10 July 2016 10 July 2016
Boulder, Colorado - A new University of Colorado Boulder study shows that using an electrically-powered bicycle on a regular basis can provide riders with an effective workout while improving some aspects of cardiovascular health, especially for riders who previously had been sedentary.