It's a sign for the women to wake and cook the religious offeri Ped Med: Chelation stirs controversy Published: May 4, 2007 at 12:09 PM By LIDIA WASOWICZ UPI Senior Science Writer Increasing numbers of autistic children are treated with a controversial technique traditionally reserved for patients suffering from heavy-metal poisoning. It's a sign for the women to wake and cook the religious offeri Ped Med: Chelation stirs controversy Published: May 4, 2007 at 12:09 PM By LIDIA WASOWICZ UPI...

Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration expect that approximately 6,000 hogs, now under quarantine, will be euthanized even as they announced that the likelihood of illness after eating pork from the animals is very low. Some of the salvaged pet food, basically the stuff that doesn't make it into a bag, was passed on to hog farms that turned it into feed. Rice protein and wheat gluten imported from China and used in pet food was contaminated with melamine, a...

Organic food still accounts for a tiny portion of the overall baby food market, but it is definitely growing. Department of Agriculture inspects food producers to insure they meet its standards for organic products. Parents like Amell-Nash are propelling a surge in organic baby food sales, and that has prompted more companies to either join or expand their offerings in the sector. Freezing the food instead of jarring it retained more freshness and nutrients, she said, adding, "By freezing,...

Food and Drug Administration officials on Friday searched the facilities of a pet food manufacturer and one of its suppliers in the continuing probe of contaminated dog and cat food products, the Associated Press reported. He stressed, however, that "based on information currently available, the FDA and the USDA believe the likelihood of illness after eating such pork is extremely low. The recall has since expanded to other pet food manufacturers and other pet food ingredients, including...

Re-opening the border to the older Canadian cattle not only has the potential to harm livestock producers by flooding the market with cattle, but it increases the risk of exposing American consumers to bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE, also known as "mad cow disease," R-CALF contends. Search the Rapid City Journal. Ultimately, it could be the deaths of people's pets, attributed to a banned substance in imported wheat gluten, that puts pressure on USDA, Fox said. Re-opening the...