The claim: that the no-growth-hormone labels some dairies attach to their milk are misleading and "result in higher milk prices for consumers and less choice for dairy farmers. But in recent years, more and more dairies have begun asking their farmers to refrain from using the hormone and adding labels to their products to reflect the shift. These labels, Monsanto claims, imply that milk produced with the aid of its hormone products is unsafe. Monsanto, as the primary producer of this...

This column has previously addressed the rationale for widespread application of prostate cancer screening protocols. If the initiation of prostate cancer screening protocols is relevant, it is also pertinent to discuss when to stop screening patients. Patients who were routinely screened often had a less aggressive cancer at diagnosis and a threefold reduction in the likelihood of death from prostate cancer compared to an unscreened population. Second, the screening process must at some...

Everyone at some point has been touched by a health crisis and that's usually what moves them towards organic food. At the store, as in all the other Planet Organic stores across Canada, there's evidence of a holistic approach to embracing the organic philosophy -- the store is cleaned using organic products, wind power is used to operate computers and the staff wears certified organic cotton and bamboo t-shirts manufactured in child labour-free environments. All-organic grocer opens doors...

The food typically on a Virginian's plate has traveled about 1,500 miles from its origin, according to Cobb, in part because of how and where food is processed and imported food is sold in the United States. A Virginia food-security conference will go beyond the safety of spinach or peanut butter to examine relationships between consumers and producers, preserving local farmland and reducing the mileage of the food on your plate. Susan Sumner, head of Virginia Tech's department of food...

We ve had many inquiries from place-bound students in Washington and elsewhere as to the availability of the new Organic Agriculture Systems major via distance education, said Cathy Perillo, coordinator of the Agriculture and Food Systems program, which offers the major. We ve had many inquiries from place-bound students in Washington and elsewhere as to the availability of the new Organic Agriculture Systems major via distance education, said Cathy Perillo, coordinator of the Agriculture...