The Washington post reported  that Pfizer will face criminal charges
in Nigeria... "for the company's alleged role in the deaths of
children who received an unapproved drug during a meningitis
epidemic'. According to the Washington Post..'.Authorities in Kano,

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tees/3016654.stm
Bread ban for park ducks
The ducks will not touch the rafts of stale bread
Families in Middlesbrough are being asked not to bring bread to a park to feed

Vitamin D Supplements May Offer Cheap And Effective Immune System
Boost Against TB
Science Daily - Scientists have shown that a single 2.5mg dose of
vitamin D may be enough to boost the immune system to fight against

Pardon the brief intrusion . . . Today's post at
http://shamvswham.blogspot.com/2007/05/sham-inappropriate-use-of-antibiotics.html
is about the dangers of long-term use of antibiotics, which sometimes
occurs in treating conditions such as Lyme Disease. New guidelines

I' boil my collards and broccoli for about 5 minutes each, because I
thought I remembered googling somewhere that I need cook them to get
the most of their nutrition.  Most vegetables I like better raw.
Can anyone point to a good resource for which vegetables are important

I'm 28, male, and in general have very low energy and would like to
know what I can do to help correct this.  So a few things about me:
I sleep 7-8 hours a day, I work 8-9 hours a day behind a desk in a non-
physical, but very mentally draining environment.  I eat breakfast

If you suffer from canker sores, you may be intertested in a clinical trial
being conducted in Israel and funded by the NIH.  The doctors are studying
whether taking sublingual vitamin B12, 5000 mcg daily, will inhibit the
formation of canker sores. I've been using sublingual ...

Anyone have an idea what the glycemic index of RAW sesame seeds,
quinoa,  millet, red and green lentils, whole oats, and cold soaked
barley, rye, and wheat berries might be?
Is there any downside to eating these grains uncooked?

To maintain optimal health, we need a variety of vitamins, minerals,
bioflavonoids, and other micronutrients.  The "essential" vitamins and
minerals, as defined by government agencies and nutrition experts, are
those that are needed for metabolic function but are not manufactured

Most probable cause and cure for malabsorption that leads to many
diseases....Crohns, Colitis, IBS, and some cancers types.
Again...the truth is betrayed for a handful of "silver coin".  As a
researcher let me tune you in to the politics of health care research.

Low Vitamin D Status Despite Abundant Sun Exposure
N. Binkley*, R. Novotny, D. Krueger, T. Kawahara, Y. G. Daida, G.
Lensmeyer, B. W. Hollis, and M. K. Drezner
University of Wisconsin Osteoporosis Clinical Research Program,

http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/24/news/companies/bc.glaxo.avandia.doctor.reut/
FDA told of Glaxo's Avandia risk in 2000
President of American Diabetes Association warned the FDA about Glaxo
drug's heart risk seven years before high-profile Avandia study.

A new meta-analysis of ten large clinical trials has been done by a
group in Cologne, Germany, and reported on at http://shamvswham.blogspot.com/.
Today's story about the comparison between Hot Cocoa consumption vs.
tea is an interesting one, as it was discovered that Hot Cocoa has ...

http://www.cdispatch.com/articles/2007/05/16/local_news/area_news/area01.txt
State climatologist not jumping on global warming bandwagon
By Joey Vaughan
jvaughan@cdispatch.com

The benefits of resveratrol, the miracle molecule found in most red
wine, have been touted in Time, Men's Health, USA Today, and , to name
a few.  Genesis, a great tasting nutritional supplement, contains a
guaranteed standardized serving of resveratrol in each one ounce