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• GM Cows and now GM Pigs?

  31 August 2011

  In my last blog (Genetically Modified Human Cow's Milk?) we saw how Chinese geneticists modified 300 dairy cows so they can produce "human" breast milk.

  Little did I know that their Japanese counterparts were doing something similar with pigs!

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  Posted by Caramia Hartley
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• Middle Aged Men At More Risk Of Infertility?

  30 August 2011

  It's been well established that as men age, the quality of their semen tends to drop. Like all cells in the body, sperm cells are no different and over time the body can produce less and more ineffective sperm.
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  Posted by Dean Davis
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• A warning if you are on medication for acid reflux...

  25 August 2011

  Public Citizen is petitioning the US FDA to require manufacturers of Stomach Acid-Reducing drugs to carry a ‘black box’ warning on the drugs label. Their rationale for this is that these popular drugs used by an estimated 1 in 20 people are dangerous and habit forming.
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  Posted by Warren Matthews
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• Genetically Modified Human Cow's Milk?

  24 August 2011

  Genetically modified human cow's milk - What on earth is that? Ask Chinese entrepreneurial geneticists.

  Led by Professor Ning Li at the China Agricultural University, these scientists have genetically modified 300 dairy cows so they can produce "human" breast milk.

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  Posted by Caramia Hartley
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• More Evidence That You Can Boost Your Memory With Supplements

  23 August 2011

  Although we've known this for quite some time, a recent study in France has given more proof that supplementing with minerals and vitamins can help improve your memory. The subjects in the study who took vitamin supplement showed better memory recall than those who were on a placebo.
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  Posted by Dean Davis
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• Your Unsung Hero

  18 August 2011

  It’s the most under appreciated, forgotten and hard working organ in the body. Despite its key role.

  Weighing approx three pounds, it is the second largest organ in your body (your skin is the first). It performs more than 500 critical biological functions, processes everything you eat and drink, and purifies your blood of many dangerous toxins.

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  Posted by Caramia Hartley
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• Cycling Themselves Into Early Graves...

  18 August 2011

  I clearly remember the words of my physiology lecturer every time I see the daily highlights of every Tour de France stage every year. It’s been over a decade now but his words still resonate in my ears whenever I see an elite endurance athlete like a professional cyclist.
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  Posted by Dean Davis
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• Snow shuts down Christchurch in New Zealand...

  16 August 2011

  This was the view from my house when I arose this morning.  Never seen it before in Diamond Harbor where I live (close to Christchurch).  

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  Posted by Warren Matthews
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• Is this the beginning of the end for Supplements?

  11 August 2011

  Recently the US FDA issued a set of 'guidelines' for NDI's (New Dietary Ingredients).  This has been anticipated for a long time but the industry and others have been shocked at just how far the FDA have taken this.
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  Posted by Warren Matthews
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• Mighty Minerals

  10 August 2011

  75 years ago nutritionists and soil experts proclaimed: "We are a nation of impending BIG BELLIES!"

  They described how we have been stripping our soils of the trace minerals so necessary to health, growth, long life, and resistance to disease. Because vitamins largely control the body's ability to process minerals, without these trace minerals the benefits of vitamins are severely compromised.

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  Posted by Caramia Hartley
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• The Darker The Better...

  10 August 2011

  If you've been following this blog you'll know that I enjoy an espresso or two every day after breakfast. This is my daily 'caffeine fix' – a phrase many people often refer to as their coffee intake. I only have a maximum of two espressos a day but some people have asked me how I can drink such a strong, rich and dark form of coffee.
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  Posted by Dean Davis
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