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LEWIS CENTER, Ohio, Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Consumer Reports released additional information about arsenic and its impact on America's food supply. The arsenic testing conducted by Consumer Reports concluded that Baby's Only Organic® formulas tested safe for a baby's consumption. "When we tested the new versions of the two dairy formulas, the levels were either undetectable or nearly so," stated Consumer Reports in its article, Arsenic in your food. (Photo:...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online In recent years, we’ve seen a number of warnings against eating the kinds of foods we always thought were good for us. We’ve been warned against eating peanuts, spinach and even tomatoes: All foods that, under normal circumstances we would be encouraged to partake of. Today, consumer advocate group Consumer Reports has issued a new warning about a food which has sustained human life for generation upon generation. According to...
ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The USA Rice Federation, which represents U.S. rice growers and all segments of the U.S. rice industry, today issued the following statement in response to a Consumer Reports article on arsenic in rice: To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/57522-usa-rice-federation-the-facts-about-arsenic-in-rice (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120919/MM74213) "We understand...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Scientists are studying various plants native to Africa in an attempt to develop new, natural treatments for snakebites. Marianne Molander from the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences has been working with a Danish team to try and find a locally available herbal antidote for snake venom. “Snake venom antidotes are expensive, it’s often a long way to the nearest doctor and it can be difficult to...
Inexpensive, super-sensitive device detects even low levels of toxic metals in water, fish When mercury is dumped into rivers and lakes, the toxic heavy metal can end up in the fish we eat and the water we drink. To help protect consumers from the diseases and conditions associated with mercury, researchers at Northwestern University in collaboration with colleagues at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland, have developed a nanoparticle system that is sensitive...
ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sigma-Aldrich(®) Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL) today announced that its recent acquisition, BioReliance, the biopharma and early development services business under SAFC, will introduce a new assay to detect DNA damage from products with dermal routes of exposure. The Reconstructed Skin Micronucleus (RSMN) Assay represents the first commercial offering of a Genetic Toxicology assay using three-dimensional tissue models. The RSMN Assay uses...
CPSC and USFA Warn Carbon Monoxide from Generators Can Kill WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) are warning consumers to be vigilant when using portable generators to deal with power outages after Hurricane Isaac. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20030904/USCSCLOGO) The exhaust from gasoline-powered generators contains high levels of poisonous carbon monoxide (CO)...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Evidence was revealed Wednesday at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society that alcohol could perhaps have a carcinogenic substance in it that causes cancer. Silvia Balbo of Masonic Cancer Center at the University of Minnesota said at the press conference redOrbit attended that the results of the study are the first to provide evidence that alcohol has carcinogenic effects on living humans. The...
ALBANY, New York, August 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research (http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com) "Crop Protection Chemicals Market - Global Industry Size, Market Share, Trends, Analysis and Forecast, 2011 - 2018 [http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com/crop-protection-market.html ]," the global crop protection market was worth USD 48.0 billion in the year 2011 and is expected to reach USD 71.3 billion...
Potential to get it badly wrong as obesity epidemic takes hold The correct therapeutic dose is important for this commonly used painkiller, say the authors, because it is potentially fatal to give too high a dose; and too low a dose may result in more serious illness. The authors surveyed 45 carers and 28 community pharmacists to find out what dose of paracetamol they thought would be appropriate for an eight year old child, weighing 25, 32, or 50 kg. They also observed the doses...
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Chalice Corals, are a family of stony corals in the Pectiniidae family. Members of this family are mostly colonial but at least one species, Echinomorpha nishihirai, is solitary. These corals are endemic to the Indian and Pacific oceans. Pectiniids have a number of different forms but are basically streamlined and smooth. Polyps are large and brightly colored and resemble those of members of the Mussidae family of corals. The polyps are only extended at night. Tentacles are translucent,...
The Flower Hat Jelly, (Olindias formosa), is a species of jellyfish occurring in the waters mainly off Brazil, Argentina and southern Japan. This rare species of jellyfish can grow to about 6 inches in diameter. It is characterized by lustrous tentacles that coil and adhere to its rim when not in use. This animal’s bell (body) is translucent and pinstriped with opaque bands, making it easily identifiable. The sting of this species is painful but is non-lethal to humans. The diet of...
The Black Cobweb Spider (Steatoda capensis), also known as the Brown House Spider and Cupboard Spider, is a species of arachnid commonly found throughout southern Africa. It has been introduced to Australia and New Zealand. In New Zealand it is commonly known as the false katipo. This small spider is mostly shiny black and may have a small bright red, orange, or yellow patch near the tip of the abdomen. There may also be a crescent shaped band near the front of the abdomen. The bite of...
Cadmium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Cd and atomic number 48. A relatively rare, soft, bluish-white, toxic transition metal, cadmium occurs with zinc ores and is used largely in batteries. Notable characteristics Cadmium is a soft, malleable, ductile, bluish-white bivalent metal which can be easily cut with a knife. It is similar in many respects to zinc but lends itself to more complex compounds. The most common oxidation state of cadmium is +2,...
Orpiment is a common monoclinic crystalline mineral - Chemical Composition: As2S3, arsenic trisulfide - Molecular Weight: 246.04 gm - Hardness: 1.5-2 - Optical refractive index: Biaxial (-), a=2.4, b=2.81, g=3.02 Orpiment is a mineral that is found world-wide, and occurs as a sublimation product in volcanic fumaroles, low temperature hydrothermal veins, hot springs and as a byproduct of the decay of another arsenic mineral, realgar. It takes its name from the Latin...
