Chocolate Beer – Get those healthy Flavanols in your system!

<p> For some strange reason Sapporo and Chocolate just don’t seem to mix in my estimation, but who knows, maybe it does taste good to those who are devoted beer connoisseurs.  I guess now that chocolate is so healthy for us, it could be turning up almost anywhere, let’s see, chocolate scotch, vodka (which I think is already available), chocolate rum, chocolate whiskey, chocolate gin (now that one almost makes me sick), and so on.  </p> <p>One thing for sure, this gives a whole new meaning to “dark” beer.  BD  </p> <blockquote> <p>There's beer in my chocolate! There's chocolate in my beer!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SWxPCzUEBnI/AAAAAAAAN1k/9w0z3njNcJs/s1600-h/image%5B3%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="301" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SWxPHnpBVGI/AAAAAAAAN1o/Nn2ZTTtvgPY/image_thumb%5B1%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="image" width="352" /></a> </p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2009/01/10/chocolate-beer.html">Chocolate Beer - Boing Boing</a></p> <p><strong><u>Related Reading:</u></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.scientificblogging.com/news_releases/mars_chocolate_company_says_its_flavanol_drink_improves_brain_blood_flow"><font size="1">Mars Chocolate Company Says Its Flavanol Drink Improves Brain Blood Flow | </font></a></p> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/05/chocolate-good-for-diabetic-health.html">Chocolate - Good for Diabetic Health - Study</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/04/antioxidant-chocolate-healthy-candy-bar.html">Antioxidant Chocolate - a healthy candy bar</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/01/study-showing-strawberries-help-reduce.html">Study showing Strawberries help reduce the risk of Cardiovascular Disease</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/09/hersheys-chocolate-makes-economic.html">Hershey’s Chocolate Makes an economic decision</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/10/hershey-says-dark-chocolate-has-healthy.html">Hershey says Dark Chocolate Has Healthy Resveratrol Compound</a></h6> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/07/even-chocolate-feels-bite-of-recession.html"><font size="1">Even chocolate feels bite of recession in U.S</font></a></h4> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/04/volunteers-needed-for-chocolate-study.html"><font size="1">Volunteers needed for chocolate study - Women only</font></a></h4> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:c92ef447-9a29-4b31-9e08-d20deeb39930" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Chocolate" rel="tag">Chocolate</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Fruits" rel="tag">Fruits</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Vegetables" rel="tag">Vegetables</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Dark+Chocolate" rel="tag">Dark Chocolate</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Healthcare" rel="tag">Healthcare</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/blood+pressure" rel="tag">blood pressure</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/beer" rel="tag">beer</a></div>

Chocolate Beer – Get those healthy Flavanols in your system!

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Add a little Dark Chocolate to your Daily Dose of Fruits and Vegetables

<p> According to this article, a bit of dark chocolate is healthy, so I guess this could mean those fresh strawberries that I like can be dipped in dark chocolate now and I can be contributing towards keeping my blood pressure low.  <img align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/DucknetServices/SEC9o7F-AlI/AAAAAAAAHVI/LphVYJ1BspM/image_thumb[1].png?imgmax=800" style="display: inline; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px" /> You want to make sure though it is dark chocolate, even though there are some forms of other chocolate products that have been stated to be beneficial as well.  The related reading below has some additional hints and opinions on the subject.  BD  </p> <blockquote> <p>While research has shown that dark chocolate can help to lower blood pressure, those studies required eating a large amount of chocolate to achieve the benefits. So the calories will really add up if you use this sweet as a health aid. Don't worry. We've got another dietary suggestion that will do the trick, and you can toss in small daily doses of dark chocolate for long-lasting benefits. How does dark chocolate work its magic? The cocoa in dark chocolate contains plant chemicals known as polyphenols, which seem to relax blood vessels.</p> <p>What's our take-home message? Combine your fruits and veggies with a nugget of good-quality dark chocolate. Watch your sodium intake, add regular exercise, toss in some weight loss, and you're on your way to normal blood pressure. </p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news145882361.html">The dark truth of healthful chocolate</a></p> <p><strong><u>Related Reading:</u></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.scientificblogging.com/news_releases/mars_chocolate_company_says_its_flavanol_drink_improves_brain_blood_flow"><font size="1">Mars Chocolate Company Says Its Flavanol Drink Improves Brain Blood Flow | </font></a></p> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/05/chocolate-good-for-diabetic-health.html"><font size="1">Chocolate - Good for Diabetic Health - Study</font></a></h4> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/04/antioxidant-chocolate-healthy-candy-bar.html"><font size="1">Antioxidant Chocolate - a healthy candy bar</font></a></h4> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/01/study-showing-strawberries-help-reduce.html"><font size="1">Study showing Strawberries help reduce the risk of Cardiovascular Disease</font></a></h4> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/09/hersheys-chocolate-makes-economic.html"><font size="1">Hershey’s Chocolate Makes an economic decision</font></a></h4> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/10/hershey-says-dark-chocolate-has-healthy.html"><font size="1">Hershey says Dark Chocolate Has Healthy Resveratrol Compound</font></a></h4> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:34da306e-70df-48ba-97c3-ad04bebd6a91" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Chocolate" rel="tag">Chocolate</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Fruits" rel="tag">Fruits</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Vegetables" rel="tag">Vegetables</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Dark+Chocolate" rel="tag">Dark Chocolate</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Healthcare" rel="tag">Healthcare</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/blood+pressure" rel="tag">blood pressure</a></div>

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Antioxidant Chocolate - a healthy candy bar

<p> Can a once taboo chocolate bar be good for you now?  There is an emerging line of new treats out there on the shelves...<a href="http://www.prevention.com/cda/article/dark-chocolate-can-pack-a-big-antioxidant-wallop/147b50d1fa803110VgnVCM10000013281eac____/health/healthy.living.centers/heart.conditions/">one study found</a> that people who ate diets rich in cocoa powder and dark chocolate had lower oxidation levels of bad LDL, higher blood antioxidant levels and higher levels of good HDL cholesterol...recently I have seen both the new products and the the standard chocolate products side by side in the stores...so now there's a choice...whole bean and antioxidant treat when the craving strikes for some chocolate...BD  </p> <blockquote><a href="http://www.hersheys.com/happiness/goodness/products/index.asp"><img align="left" alt="image" border="0" height="161" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/DucknetServices/SAt0ELK8F9I/AAAAAAAAFZg/mI0XXmUclio/image%5B13%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" width="210"></a> Hershey's Goodness line of products delivers wellness benefits  without sacrificing great taste. Hershey's Antioxidant Milk Chocolate and Hershey's Whole Bean Chocolate join Hershey's Extra Dark Chocolate and Hershey's Sticks in the Hershey's Goodness Chocolate portfolio. Hershey's Extra Dark Chocolate debuted in 2005 and features three expressions: Hershey's Extra Dark Pure Dark Chocolate, Hershey's Extra Dark Cranberries, <a href="http://www.hersheys.com/happiness/goodness/products/index.asp"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="220" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/DucknetServices/SAt0FLK8F-I/AAAAAAAAFZo/-GWf1tZ54qc/image%5B12%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" width="131"></a>Blueberries and Almonds, and Hershey's Extra Dark Macadamia Nuts and Cranberries. Each contains good-for-you natural flavanol antioxidants and features 60 percent cacao dark chocolate. <strong>Hershey's Sticks are a convenient, guilt-free way to indulge in chocolate.</strong> Hershey's Sticks come in four smooth and creamy flavors -- Rich Dark Chocolate, Mint Milk Chocolate, Milk Chocolate and Caramel-filled Milk Chocolate. Each Stick is perfectly sized, containing only 60 calories per stick.</blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.thehersheycompany.com/news/release.asp?releaseID=975954">Press Release - The Hershey Company</a></p>

Antioxidant Chocolate - a healthy candy bar

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Hershey’s Chocolate Makes an economic decision

<p>Another economic decision, cocoa butter — the ingredient famous for giving chocolate its creamy, melt-in-your-mouth texture has been replaced with vegetable oil. <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/DucknetServices/SNRDDxz1L7I/AAAAAAAAJD4/pK4hZTLWttU/s1600-h/image%5B4%5D.png"><img align="left" alt="image" border="0" height="104" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/DucknetServices/SNRDFS09PmI/AAAAAAAAJD8/5XqZpkUGR38/image_thumb%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" title="image" width="146" /></a> </p> <p>The FDA definition of milk chocolate requires cocoa butter, so changes have appeared on the labels of the Hershey’s products that have vegetable oil and now say “chocolate candy,” “made with chocolate” or “chocolatey.”  Consumers didn’t like the new ingredient in Almond Joy, so the cocoa butter came back in that product, and there are some products that still have cocoa butter and one small bit of information is that <strong>it doesn’t raise cholesterol levels.</strong></p> <p>There are oils available which are equal to or better than cocoa butter in taste, according to the article, but I guess even our chocolate will never be the same, but the <u>FDA said it was ok</u>.  BD  <img align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/DucknetServices/SIj9P_nkLTI/AAAAAAAAIV8/aMAtC1YcAlA/fda1_thumb[2].png?imgmax=800" style="display: inline; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px" /> </p> <p><em>What’s going on here? On Friday, TODAY consumer correspondent Janice Lieberman reported that Hershey’s has switched to less expensive ingredients in several of its products. In particular, cocoa butter — the ingredient famous for giving chocolate its creamy, melt-in-your-mouth texture — has been replaced with vegetable oil.</em></p> <p>The removal of cocoa butter violates the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s definition of milk chocolate, so subtle changes have appeared on the labels of the Hershey’s products with altered recipes. <strong>Products once labeled “milk chocolate” now say “chocolate candy,” “made with chocolate” or “chocolatey.” </strong></p> <p>Whatchamacallit, Milk Duds, Mr. Goodbar and Krackel no longer have milk chocolate coatings, and Hershey’s Kissables are now labeled “chocolate candy” instead of “milk chocolate.”</p> <p><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26788143/">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26788143/</a></p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:6681e754-4e88-4767-a0bf-91cb7bea179b" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Hersheys" rel="tag">Hersheys</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/FDA" rel="tag">FDA</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/nutrition" rel="tag">nutrition</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/cocoa+butter" rel="tag">cocoa butter</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/vegetable+oil" rel="tag">vegetable oil</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/chocolate" rel="tag">chocolate</a></div>

Hershey’s Chocolate Makes an economic decision

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Hershey says Dark Chocolate Has Healthy Resveratrol Compound

<p> You know I’m confused, if Dark Chocolate is good for us, then why did they take the cocoa butter out of some of their other products?  I’m just curious how all these studies on healthy food and economic decisions all come together?  I listed a previous post below as a reference.  </p> <p><strong>Flavanols, is a different class of compounds in chocolate,  and different than resveratrol.  Great news but are economic decisions going to remove these beneficial products from what we consume, or is it back wine?  BD</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>Hershey's Center for Health and Nutrition announced the publication of a study that shows resveratrol, the compound often associated with the health benefits of red wine, is also found in cocoa and dark chocolate products. In the September 24 edition of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Hershey scientists conducting a report that cocoa powder, baking chocolate and dark chocolate all have significant levels of resveratrol, a naturally occurring antioxidant.</p> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/09/hersheys-chocolate-makes-economic.html">Hershey’s Chocolate Makes an economic decision</a></h4> <p>Another economic decision, cocoa butter — the ingredient famous for giving chocolate its creamy, melt-in-your-mouth texture has been replaced with vegetable oil. <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/DucknetServices/SNRDDxz1L7I/AAAAAAAAJD4/pK4hZTLWttU/s1600-h/image%5B4%5D.png"><img align="left" alt="image" border="0" height="104" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/DucknetServices/SNRDFS09PmI/AAAAAAAAJD8/5XqZpkUGR38/image_thumb%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" title="image" width="146" /></a></p> <p>The FDA definition of milk chocolate requires cocoa butter, so changes have appeared on the labels of the Hershey’s products that have vegetable oil and now say “chocolate candy,” “made with chocolate” or “chocolatey.”  Consumers didn’t like the new ingredient in Almond Joy, so the cocoa butter came back in that product, and there are some products that still have cocoa butter and one small bit of information is that <strong>it doesn’t raise cholesterol levels.</strong></p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.scientificblogging.com/news_releases/not_just_wine_dark_chocolate_has_healthy_resveratrol_compound_too">Not Just Wine - Dark Chocolate Has Healthy Resveratrol Compound Too | Scientific Blogging</a></p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:3dce1dfc-9a80-47d8-ab5b-8142abf4b03a" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Hersheys" rel="tag">Hersheys</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Favanols" rel="tag">Favanols</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Resversatrol" rel="tag">Resversatrol</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Chocolate" rel="tag">Chocolate</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Coaoa+Better" rel="tag">Coaoa Better</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/milk+chocolate" rel="tag">milk chocolate</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/nutrition" rel="tag">nutrition</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/FDA" rel="tag">FDA</a></div>

Hershey says Dark Chocolate Has Healthy Resveratrol Compound

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Does Chocolate Cut the Risk of Heart Disease – Study in the UK Looking for Women to Eat Chocolate Every Day for a Year

<p> Some will get the real thing with super charged chocolate while others get a placebo, regular chocolate!  Well the real thing should be as tasty as the<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SmlVqg2vA2I/AAAAAAAAZEE/R8d6yhxm0cc/s1600-h/image%5B3%5D.png"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="125" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SmlVrhkRJqI/AAAAAAAAZEI/lbGCdh-sDk0/image_thumb%5B1%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="image" width="142" /></a> placebo by all means.  Diabetes 2 is also a pre-requisite but I didn't see weight listed here and age is someone who has been through the change of life and less than 75 years old.  BD  </p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Scientists in Britain are looking for women willing to eat chocolate every day for a year -- all in the name of medical science.</strong></p> <p>Researchers at the University of East Anglia and a hospital in Norwich, eastern England are trying to find out whether <a href="http://www.physorg.com/tags/chocolate/">chocolate</a> can cut the risk of heart disease and need 40 women to step forward and help. </p> <p>Most of the <a href="http://www.physorg.com/tags/women/">women</a> will have to eat two bars of "super-strength chocolate specially formulated by Belgian chocolatiers" daily for one year and undergo several tests to measure how healthy their hearts are.</p> <p><strong>The others will have to eat regular chocolate as a placebo.</strong></p> <p>One possible catch, for chocolate fans spotting an opportunity: volunteers for the research should be menopausal but aged under 75 and have type two diabetes.</p> <p>Study coordinator Peter Curtis said: "A successful outcome could be the first step in developing new ways to improve the lives of people at increased risk of heart disease."</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news167569508.html">Wanted: British women to eat chocolate for a year</a></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:b96e3414-8797-46ee-84c5-a2645fe40673" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Chocolate" rel="tag">Chocolate</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Heart+Disease" rel="tag">Heart Disease</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/study" rel="tag">study</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/placebo" rel="tag">placebo</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/UK" rel="tag">UK</a></div>

Does Chocolate Cut the Risk of Heart Disease – Study in the UK Looking for Women to Eat Chocolate Every Day for a Year

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Even chocolate feels bite of recession in U.S

<p><u> But wait a minute, chocolate is supposed to be good for us</u>, but I also guess it depends on what <strong>type of chocolate</strong> one consumes and how much.  There are studies ongoing about Cocoa Flavonols and some<strong> </strong><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/05/chocolate-good-for-diabetic-health.html"><strong>research studies are even finding some potential benefits for diabetics.</strong></a>   In June in the UK, <a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/search?q=chocolate"><strong>volunteers were recruited for a study.</strong></a> There have even been <a href="http://www.prevention.com/cda/article/dark-chocolate-can-pack-a-big-antioxidant-wallop/147b50d1fa803110VgnVCM10000013281eac____/health/healthy.living.centers/heart.conditions/"><strong>studies that link chocolate to help with HDL.</strong></a>  </p> <p>And then there is the new chocolate bar, the <strong>Antioxidant Milk Chocolate</strong> from Hershey's that is available almost everywhere candy is sold, so maybe it’s all in the type of <a href="http://www.prevention.com/cda/article/dark-chocolate-can-pack-a-big-antioxidant-wallop/147b50d1fa803110VgnVCM10000013281eac____/health/healthy.living.centers/heart.conditions/"><img align="right" height="145" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/DucknetServices/SAt0ELK8F9I/AAAAAAAAFZg/mI0XXmUclio/image[13].png?imgmax=800" width="189" /></a>chocolate we seek.  BD </p> <blockquote>Chocolate may be a good barometer of the way many U.S. businesses  probably feel about the current economic climate. It is made from imported cocoa, whose price on world markets has surged as the dollar has weakened. It is costly to distribute, and those expenses have climbed with rising fuel prices. And it is a pure consumer good sold to customers feeling the pain of precisely the same pressures.</blockquote> <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080716/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_usa_economy_chocolate">Even chocolate feels bite of recession in U.S - Yahoo! News</a></p>

Even chocolate feels bite of recession in U.S

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Volunteers needed for chocolate study - Women only

<p> Volunteers need to be women who are past menopause and have diabetes type 2...chocolate and coffee....are there benefits and is there in fact good coffee and good chocolate?  Time will tell, but I wonder how it tastes...the bad guys are looking to become the good guys with diet and nutrition as studies continue...BD  </p> <blockquote> <p>LONDON (Reuters) - Calling all chocoholics: British researchers recruiting <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/DucknetServices/SBYK5y6AK1I/AAAAAAAAF6M/J_-_FcmOVT8/s1600-h/image%5B3%5D.png"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="86" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/DucknetServices/SBYK6S6AK2I/AAAAAAAAF6U/AUeYJz3LvT8/image_thumb%5B1%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" width="160"></a>volunteers willing to eat a bar of chocolate daily for a year, guilt-free and all in the name of science.  <p>The trial starting in June will <strong>explore whether compounds called flavonoids found in chocolate and other foods can reduce the risk of heart disease for menopausal women with type 2 diabetes, the researchers said on Monday.</strong>The next step will be recruiting 150 women past menopause with type 2 diabetes. The researchers will look at whether the compounds help reduce blood pressure, cut cholesterol levels and improve the condition of arteries. <p>Half the women in the year-long study will eat a super-charged chocolate bar containing 30 grams of flavonoids found in soy, cocoa and other fruits and vegetables. The others will get chocolate without the active compounds.</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080428/hl_nm/heart_chocolate_dc_1">Tough job: Volunteers needed for chocolate study - Yahoo! News</a></p>

Volunteers needed for chocolate study - Women only

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Walgreens Recalls Teddy Bears With Chocolate Bars contaminated with Melamine

<p> You wonder when all of this might end.  <a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/11/melamine-nightmare-needs-to-be-fixed.html">In China they are recycling Melamine into bricks</a>, just gives you an idea of how solid and durable <img align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SRnGVCBSiAI/AAAAAAAAJ38/WbfxT39zaZM/image_thumb[1].png?imgmax=800" style="display: inline; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px" />the product is and the fact that it is not something we want in our bodies.  <strong>Watch out for teddy bears bearing melamine tainted chocolate.  </strong></p> <p>The link above also contains my suggestion for using technology to police food and drug products.  It can be done, but again, in Washington <a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/12/lawmakers-consider-adding-health-it-to.html">we need some “jets” to make this work</a>, in other words folks with “hands on” experience that are in the know and that do not have to rely on staff for all their information.  This is becoming increasingly important today as staff information is supposed to be accurate, but it is only as good as the source too, and we all deal with that.   </p> <p>Now if you look below we have to identify a UPC number and and item number, so this goes back to my suggestion of every food and drug product to be clearly labeled with the country, city and/or state of origin, and again business technology to report to a bank of servers on content before the product is packaged, with no more “blind shipments” allowed on either food or drug products.  A blind shipment is a bill of lading that shows a product’s home office as the point of origin for example and not the actual shipping location, and this has been done for years for “marketing branding” purposes, but for food and drug products it has now outlived it’s usefulness and is at the point of endangering lives, so that should change immediately, and again business intelligence used over the internet to validate the products at the FDA with a full bank of servers to alert both the FDA and factory when a product is out of compliance immediately.  BD  </p> <blockquote>Walgreens is recalling 173 teddy bears with chocolate bars sold in stores since late September 2008. Analysis by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found that certain samples of the chocolate provided with the teddy bears were contaminated with melamine. Customers who purchased any of the 173 teddy bears should return them immediately to the Walgreens stores where they were purchased for a full refund. Walgreens already has instructed stores to stop selling the product, which is specifically described as an approximately <strong>9-inch high Dressy Teddy Bear with 4-oz. Chocolate Bar.</strong> The product's UPC number is 047475864485, and the product tag also includes the item number 291332. Walgreens has not received any reports of illness or injury related to this product.</blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/132063.php">Walgreens Recalls 173 Teddy Bears With Chocolate Bars Sold Since Late September 2008, USA</a></p> <p><strong><u>Related Reading:</u></strong></p> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/11/mike-leavitt-and-fda-commissioner.html">Mike Leavitt and FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach go to China for consultations</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/11/fda-to-detain-food-shipments-from-china.html">FDA to detain food shipments from China – Why not add some technology to the inspection processes?</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/11/china-wants-to-make-bricks-from-toxic.html">China wants to make bricks from toxic milk - melamine</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/11/business-intelligence-for-fda-on-way.html">Business Intelligence for the FDA on the way</a></h6> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/12/lawmakers-consider-adding-health-it-to.html"><font size="1">Lawmakers Consider Adding Health IT to Stimulus Package – We Need some Congressional Algorithms</font></a></h4> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/12/peter-rost-for-fda-commissioner-read-up.html"><font size="1">Peter Rost for FDA Commissioner – Read up and see what you think</font></a></h4> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:4baeb0d7-2d4b-40a1-b1a3-0061d9e1b5be" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/FDA" rel="tag">FDA</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Rost" rel="tag">Rost</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Melamine" rel="tag">Melamine</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Business+Intelligence" rel="tag">Business Intelligence</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Jets" rel="tag">Jets</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Congressional+Algorithms" rel="tag">Congressional Algorithms</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/healthcare" rel="tag">healthcare</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/contamination" rel="tag">contamination</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/drugs" rel="tag">drugs</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/food" rel="tag">food</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Walgreens" rel="tag">Walgreens</a></div>

Walgreens Recalls Teddy Bears With Chocolate Bars contaminated with Melamine

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Cadbury pulls melamine-laced chocolate from China

<p> More chocolate woes, you know I think I’m going to give up chocolate all together.  Between <a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/09/melamine-fears-spread-to-britain-new.html">all the recalls on the melamine</a> laced products and the fact that even here in the US, you <a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/09/hersheys-chocolate-makes-economic.html">don’t get real cocoa butter anymore in some of the products from Hersheys,</a> but yet we get these reports that chocolate can be good for us, I’m guessing it’s the real thing that has health <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/DucknetServices/SOE0Oo5UZ7I/AAAAAAAAJMg/Ukr0OFEaSEY/s1600-h/image%5B3%5D.png"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="132" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/DucknetServices/SOE0PCGXF2I/AAAAAAAAJMk/7XYW1W2FI18/image_thumb%5B1%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" title="image" width="114" /></a>benefits?  </p> <p><strong>Every consumable product and drug made in the world should show labels of where the product was made</strong>.  I suggested this to Google in their contest on things that can make a difference and hopefully this will be one of them as we need cooperation world wide for this to take place, and those that do not, well they can be embargoed, that simple, so no labels, no sale and this way we don’t have to wait until the manufacturer let’s us know where the product came from, as a few more may die or get sick in the waiting process.  BD  </p> <blockquote> <p>A Cadbury spokesman said it was too early to say how much of the chemical was in the chocolates made at its Beijing plant, and another company official said the factory was responsible for only 0.5 percent of global sales and supplies Australia, Taiwan, Nauru, Hong Kong and Christmas Island. </p> <p>Another Cadbury spokesman, reached through the company's London office, said there was no the contaminated chocolate could find its way into other countries because the factory only supplies Australia, Taiwan, Nauru, Hong Kong and Christmas Island. <br />"That factory in Beijing only exports to those markets. It's only a small factory," a Cadbury spokesman said. He refused to give his name and refused to explain why he would not give his name for publication. </p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news141910884.html">Cadbury pulls melamine-laced chocolate from China</a></p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:e78443ed-f818-4fc9-b008-5537851a4438" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Global+Trade" rel="tag">Global Trade</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/FDA" rel="tag">FDA</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/labels" rel="tag">labels</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/food+poisoning" rel="tag">food poisoning</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/economic+decision" rel="tag">economic decision</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Fraud" rel="tag">Fraud</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/melamine" rel="tag">melamine</a></div>

Cadbury pulls melamine-laced chocolate from China

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Chocolate - Good for Diabetic Health - Study

<p> More studies on healthy chocolate...more research is needed, but this looks to be promising...<strong>it's all about Cocoa Flavonols...</strong>and they are also found in tea, red wine, and some fruits and vegetables...<strong><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7416646.stm">related story here...</a></strong>and the study does not mean to start drinking a lot of hot chocolate as it contains sugar and sometimes fat...BD</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/DucknetServices/SEC9nrF-AkI/AAAAAAAAHVA/kc3Ba1_ZsfI/s1600-h/image%5B3%5D.png"><img align="left" alt="image" border="0" height="145" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/DucknetServices/SEC9o7F-AlI/AAAAAAAAHVI/LphVYJ1BspM/image_thumb%5B1%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" width="117"></a> (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Sipping a hot cut of cocoa might do more than just warm you up if you have diabetes. It could also be helping <strong>improve your blood vessel functioning.</strong> <p><strong>German researchers have found a key ingredient in cocoa called flavanols makes it easier for the arteries to expand in the face of increased demand for blood.</strong> Since people with diabetes generally have problems with artery expansion, anything that helps open up the flow could reduce their risk for cardiovascular complications. <p>The study involved 41 type 2 diabetics who were randomly assigned to <u>drink specially formulated cocoa with either high or low concentrations of flavonols over a 30-day period</u>. <strong>The researchers are quick to note that the cocoa used in the study is not available in stores, so people shouldn’t rush out and begin drinking hot chocolate to achieve the same results.</strong> </p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=18941">Ivanhoe's Medical Breakthroughs - Cup of Cocoa Good for Diabetic Health</a> </p> <div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:762014f2-8c58-4adf-be28-f32c7d66d69f" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Chocolate" rel="tag">Chocolate</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Diabetes" rel="tag">Diabetes</a></div>

Chocolate - Good for Diabetic Health - Study

More studies on healthy chocolate...more research is needed, but this looks to be promising... it's all about Cocoa Flavonols... and th...

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Counterfeit Fish, Olive Oil, Vanilla and more here in the US

<p> This story is an eye opener for sure, especially if one is trying to eat healthy.  That snapper may not be real snapper, but rather another fish and this could happen at a Sushi restaurant.  The olive oil is more of a problem for restaurants than groceries you buy at the store with 10% soybean added.  </p> <p>There’s even some reports of Maple syrup being adulterated.  Makes you think twice about pancakes.  </p> <p>A while back, <a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/09/hersheys-chocolate-makes-economic.html">Hershey’s made an economic decision too,</a> not real cocoa butter in some of their chocolate products.  </p> <p>The one to watch out for though is vanilla, mostly made in Mexico.  This is our next product to be wary of, as it contains an ingredient related to Warfarin, so you could be consuming the Vanilla and getting a little blood thinning action going on at the same time.  The good thing though is most don’t consume vanilla in large amounts, but still the FDA warns against products made with <strong><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/11/fda-warns-of-dangers-of-mexican-vanilla.html">Tonka beans that contain courmarin,</a> the cousin to Coumadin.  BD  </strong></p> <p><em><font size="1">Coumarin is chemically related to warfarin, a blood thinner, and can be dangerous. It's "no bargain," the FDA says.<img align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SQ0hPFr_0oI/AAAAAAAAJww/KvqfUQHE0vQ/image_thumb[5].png?imgmax=800" style="display: inline; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px" /> </font></em></p> <blockquote> <p>Fish is the most frequently faked food Americans buy. In the business,<strong> it's called "species adulteration" — selling a cheaper fish such as pen-raised Atlantic salmon as wild Alaska salmon. </strong></p> <p>When <i>Consumer Reports</i> tested 23 supposedly wild-caught salmon fillets bought nationwide in 2005-2006, only 10 were wild salmon. The rest were farmed. In 2004, University of North Carolina scientists found 77% of fish labeled red snapper was actually something else. Last year, the <i>Chicago Sun-Time</i>s tested fish at 17 sushi restaurants and found that fish being sold as red snapper actually was mostly tilapia.</p> <p>"When you cook it, the wild salmon retains its color, and in the aquaculture salmon, the color tends to leak out," she says. Suspicious consumers can call the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Nutrition hotline at 1-888-SAFEFOOD.</p> <p>There are no national figures on olive-oil fakery. But after complaints, Connecticut began testing two years ago. "We were coming across a lot of products labeled as <strong>extra-virgin olive oil that contained up to 90% soybean oil," says Jerry Farrell Jr.,</strong> Connecticut's commissioner of consumer protection.</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-01-19-fake-foods_N.htm">Something fishy? Counterfeit foods enter the U.S. market - USATODAY.com</a></p> <p><strong><u>Related Reading:</u></strong></p> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/09/hersheys-chocolate-makes-economic.html">Hershey’s Chocolate Makes an economic decision</a></h6> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/11/fda-warns-of-dangers-of-mexican-vanilla.html"><font size="1">FDA Warns of Dangers of Mexican Vanilla – Tonka Beans, Not Vanilla Beans</font></a></h4> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:7921c902-1026-4aa3-b940-99614a5e47dd" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/FDA" rel="tag">FDA</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Vanilla+Beans" rel="tag">Vanilla Beans</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Tonka+Beans" rel="tag">Tonka Beans</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Warfarin" rel="tag">Warfarin</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Coumarin" rel="tag">Coumarin</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Blood+thinners" rel="tag">Blood thinners</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/fish" rel="tag">fish</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/maple+syrup" rel="tag">maple syrup</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/counterfeit+food" rel="tag">counterfeit food</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/chocolate" rel="tag">chocolate</a></div>

Counterfeit Fish, Olive Oil, Vanilla and more here in the US

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Mars Chocolate Company in the Biotech business - Flavanol

<p> The drink can increase the blood flow to your brain, thus perhaps having a favorable effect with some levels of potential prevention of strokes and dementia.  Bring on the chocolate!  BD  </p> <p>Mars, Inc. has created a new division, Mars Botanical, to further investigate the biomedical potential of cocoa flavanols.</p> <p><a href="http://www.scientificblogging.com/news_releases/mars_chocolate_company_says_its_flavanol_drink_improves_brain_blood_flow">Mars Chocolate Company Says Its Flavanol Drink Improves Brain Blood Flow | Scientific Blogging</a></p>

Mars Chocolate Company in the Biotech business - Flavanol

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Boost the power of your brain with lots of sex and chocolate!

<p>Sounds good to me...BD</p> <blockquote> <h5>According to a newly published book enjoying some of the good things in life is the way to enhance your brain power.  It seems the way to improving that old grey matter is to eat dark chocolate, enjoy plenty of sex, and eat cold meats and fish for breakfast.</h5> <p>The authors say say their advice is based on leading scientific research from around the world and such habits will boost the brain power. <p>Co-authors cognitive psychologist Terry Horne and biochemist Simon Wootton have penned "Teach Yourself: Training Your Brain" and they say lifestyle choices are critical for keeping people in tip-top mental condition.</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33195">Boost the power of your brain with lots of sex and chocolate!</a></p>

Boost the power of your brain with lots of sex and chocolate!

Sounds good to me...BD According to a newly published book enjoying some of the good things in life is the way to enhance your brain power...

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Fund 76 Research Projects – Healthcare

<p> In the US, the Foundation focuses on education.  I can’t remember how many times I have posted videos of Mr. Gates in front of Congress asking for a call to arms for education of US citizens, and we still lack and are far behind.  In July, <a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/07/bill-gates-us-got-off-to-bad-start-with.html">Bill Gates spoke in India stating</a> the US got off to a bad start <a href="http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Pages/home.aspx"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="81" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SuE_erKGmbI/AAAAAAAAanU/GYE9BfBKPLo/image%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="image" width="240" /></a>with computers.  In May this year he was the leader of the <a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/05/bill-gates-warren-buffett-oprah-ted.html">“billionaires” meeting.</a>  The Foundation doesn’t wait for donated time on television, they buy it.  </p> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/gates-foundation-and-viacom-team-up-for.html"><font size="2">Gates Foundation and Viacom Team Up for “Get Schooled”</font></a></h4> <p>You can read more about the <a href="http://www.gatesfoundation.org/united-states/Pages/program-overview.aspx">US focused programs</a> at the website.  These are not huge grants, but sometimes a great project doesn’t need huge amounts of money to get started before it can stand on it’s own.  The examples shown below, and several in the US all relate to healthcare, disease, and vaccines.  Also worth mentioning, the Foundation no longer plays around with Pharma and Biotech stocks with the exception of one biotech company, somewhat makes a statement I think.  BD</p> <p><b><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/08/gates-foundation-sold-off-almost-all-of.html">Gates foundation sold off almost all of their pharma, biotech stocks</a></b></p> <p><em><font size="1">“In this audio slideshow, Bill Gates talks about what the foundation's past nine years of focus on education have taught him about creating a “culture of achievement” in schools.”</font></em></p> <p><embed src="http://www.gatesfoundation.org/_layouts/swf/Multimedia/player.swf" width="400" height="225" bgcolor="000000" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="file=http://gates.edgeboss.net/download/gates/gfo/2009-audio-slideshow-bill-gates-opportunities-in-education.mp4&image="></embed></p> <blockquote> <p>ARUSHA, Tanzania -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced 76 grants of US$100,000 each to pursue bold ideas for transforming health in developing countries. The grants support researchers in 16 countries with ideas as diverse as a developing an electronic nose to diagnose <a href="http://www.gatesfoundation.org/tuberculosis/Pages/overview.aspx">tuberculosis </a>and using chocolate to help prevent <a href="http://www.gatesfoundation.org/topics/Pages/malaria.aspx">malaria</a>.  </p> <p>“Some of the biggest stumbling blocks in global health are now being overcome with promising new vaccines and treatments,” said <a href="http://www.gatesfoundation.org/leadership/Pages/tachi-yamada.aspx">Dr. Tachi Yamada</a>, president of the Gates Foundation’s <a href="http://www.gatesfoundation.org/global-health/Pages/overview.aspx">Global Health Program</a>. “Grand Challenges Explorations will continue to fill the pipeline with possibilities and hopefully produce a breakthrough idea that could save untold numbers of lives.” </p> <p>In three rounds of the foundation’s <a href="http://www.gatesfoundation.org/global-health/Pages/grand-challenges-explorations.aspx">Grand Challenges Explorations </a>initiative, 262 researchers representing 30 countries have been awarded grants.<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SuE_fgjCh7I/AAAAAAAAanY/zJJoUSMSjsY/s1600-h/image%5B9%5D.png"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="170" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SuE_gtPho9I/AAAAAAAAanc/ythJdoV3HyU/image_thumb%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="image" width="137" /></a> </p> <p>Grantees from round 3 were selected from almost 3,000 proposals. All levels of scientists are represented – from young post-graduate investigators to veteran researchers – as are a wide range of disciplines, such as chemistry, bioengineering, electronics, mechanical engineering, infectious disease, and epidemiology. They are based at universities, research institutes, nonprofit organizations, and private companies around the world. Examples include: </p> <ul> <li><i>Innovative ways to diagnose infectious diseases:</i> <ul> <li>Andrew Fung of University of California, Los Angeles aims to develop chewing gum that can detect malaria biomarkers in saliva; </li> <li>Ranjan Nanda of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology in India will attempt to create a handheld “electronic nose” that gathers and analyzes breath samples to diagnose tuberculosis; </li> <li>Udantha Abeyratne of the University of Queensland in Australia will equip mobile phones and mp3 players with microphones to record cough and sleep sounds, which could then be screened to diagnose pneumonia.</li> </ul> </li> <li><i>New strategies to fight malaria and mosquitoes:</i> <ul> <li>Steven Maranz of Weill Cornell Medical College in New York will test the ability of a compound found in chocolate to keep malaria at bay; </li> <li>Annette Habluetzel of the University of Camerino in Italy will create a micropellet food which, when activated by the sun, could generate toxins that kill mosquito larvae; </li> <li>Peter Lubega Yiga of AdhocWorks Foundation in South Africa will test the efficacy of a fermentation-based household mosquito repellant.</li> </ul> </li> <li><i>More effective vaccines:</i> <ul> <li>Cecil Czerkinsky of the International Vaccine Institute in Korea will explore whether vaccines administered under the tongue can produce strong immune responses in distant organs such as the lungs and reproductive tract; </li> <li>Margaret Njoroge of Med Biotech Laboratories in Uganda will develop an intranasal vaccine for mothers, designed to induce antibodies against malaria in breast milk and confer immunity on their babies; </li> <li>Kate Edwards, at the University of San Diego will study how a brief bout of exercise may enhance the efficiency of pneumococcal vaccine.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.gatesfoundation.org/press-releases/Pages/grand-challenges-explorations-round-three-winners-091020.aspx">Funding 76 New Ideas to Improve Global Health - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation</a></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:5ec47a69-2cc4-421c-b1ff-268f53381272" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Bill+%26+Melinda+Gates+Foundation" rel="tag">Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Philanthropy" rel="tag">Philanthropy</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/healthcare" rel="tag">healthcare</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/science" rel="tag">science</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/R+and+D" rel="tag">R and D</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/disease" rel="tag">disease</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/technology" rel="tag">technology</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/grants" rel="tag">grants</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/education" rel="tag">education</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Bill+Gates" rel="tag">Bill Gates</a></div>

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Fund 76 Research Projects – Healthcare

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Hero Pup Gets Doggie Pacemaker

<p> Veterinarians believed she had a heart attack,<strong> Medtronics donated the pacemaker...</strong>nice story...and after recovery she will go back to work...BD </p> <blockquote> <p>After years of helping authorities look for murder victims and survivors of natural disasters, a search-and-rescue dog named Molly has been rescued herself.<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/DucknetServices/SDcNJrF9-OI/AAAAAAAAHCM/VVNZ_tkAR8Y/s1600-h/image%5B3%5D.png"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="144" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/DucknetServices/SDcNKrF9-PI/AAAAAAAAHCU/-MXb024EFMI/image_thumb%5B1%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" width="132"></a> <p>Molly, refering to the famous "Unsinkable Molly Brown," Tuesday, May 20, 2008, in the Brown family home in Saginaw, Mo. After years of helping authorities look for murder victims and the survivors of natural disasters, a Newton County search-and-rescue dog named "Molly" has been rescued herself. Surgeons at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine in Columbia on Thursday May 22, 2008 installed a pacemaker in the 5-year-old chocolate Labrador retriever's heart. She needed the surgery after being diagnosed with a complete electrical heart block. <p>Surgeons at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine on Thursday installed a pacemaker in the 5-year-old chocolate Labrador retriever's heart. She needed the surgery after being diagnosed with a complete electrical heart blockage.</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/HeartDiseaseNews/wireStory?id=4916919">ABC News: Hero Pup Gets Doggie Pacemaker</a> </p> <div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:bf52d1b1-dc9e-4d19-98e0-1342651e2472" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Molly" rel="tag">Molly</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Medtronic" rel="tag">Medtronic</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Pacemaker" rel="tag">Pacemaker</a></div>

Hero Pup Gets Doggie Pacemaker

Veterinarians believed she had a heart attack, Medtronics donated the pacemaker... nice story...and after recovery she will go back to wor...

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Nestle Is the Latest Food Company Questioned By the FDA – What Happened to Prunes?

<p> It seems any more every package of food you see says something to the effect that “this is good for you” in some fashion or another.  You know I’m getting confused here as perhaps some others may be as well, if all the food is so good for all of us, where’s the bad stuff?  When you stop and think of it we have “diet” chocolate and more out there, and “lite” versions of many types of food.  Anymore I’m just going to assume it is all good and eat what I think tastes the best within reason and follow the old guidelines that have been around for years about eating a balanced diet, a bit of meat, vegetables, fruits, milk, bread and so on.  </p> <p><a href="http://www.nestle.com/"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="64" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SzUoj4ULDOI/AAAAAAAAbrg/ObGEoYrmUvE/image%5B5%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="image" width="307" /></a> </p> <p>The one item here the FDA is disputing is that the fruit drinks help support “brain development”?  Well in essence when we eat doesn’t all food somehow contribute to this in the long run?    When you visit the website the first thing you see is “good food” so they want you to know they are producing good food, versus those who may not advertise this fact, but also produce good food.  </p> <p><strong>Is this really helpful information or just marketing?</strong></p> <p>Not too long ago due to advertising on the boxes of cereal, the <a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/11/general-mills-responds-to-fda-stating.html">FDA called Cheerios a drug.</a>   Bayer <a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/10/bayer-is-sued-over-labeling-stating-it.html">food supplements</a> claim it helps prevent prostate cancer.  </p> <p>I think we have just about lost our marbles here when it comes to marketing and trying to truthfully promote the fact that certain foods are better for us than others.  Again, we know the obvious bad foods, sweets, etc. and that’s no secret, but to get specific and make claims that a food item can help our brains develop when there are hundreds of other food products that do the same?  <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SzUokcwPjZI/AAAAAAAAbrk/eJ7ieqRykbM/s1600-h/image%5B11%5D.png"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="177" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SzUokkCTr7I/AAAAAAAAbro/KnwUl1GKu_Y/image_thumb%5B6%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="image" width="167" /></a> </p> <p><strong>Are we waging war against the “Prune” that can save New York City (grin)?  I remember for years being told that they are some of the healthiest items available to eat and for some reason they don’t get much mention anymore.  BD  </strong> </p> <blockquote> <p>The Food and Drug Administration came down on Nestle earlier this month for marketing its children's’ juice boxes as “medical” foods. <br />In a <a href="http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/ucm194121.htm">Dec. 3 letter</a>, the FDA said the company mislabeled its Boost drink, which comes in flavors like chocolate, vanilla and strawberry, “as a medical food for the medical condition of ‘failure to thrive’ and also for ‘pre/post surgery, injury or trauma, chronic illnesses.’” According to federal guidelines, the letter explains, “medical foods must be for the dietary management of a specific disorder, disease, or condition for which there are distinctive nutritional requirements and must be intended to be used under medical supervision.”</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2009/12/nestle-fda-juicy-juice-boost-nutrition-label.html">Nestle rebuked by the FDA for misleading nutritional labeling | Booster Shots | Los Angeles Times</a></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:f63495a7-708d-4072-8f79-39f957812bc7" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://www.example.com/Nestle" rel="tag">Nestle</a>, <a href="http://www.example.com/FDA" rel="tag">FDA</a>, <a href="http://www.example.com/advertising" rel="tag">advertising</a>, <a href="http://www.example.com/marketing" rel="tag">marketing</a>, <a href="http://www.example.com/food" rel="tag">food</a>, <a href="http://www.example.com/healthcare" rel="tag">healthcare</a></div>

Nestle Is the Latest Food Company Questioned By the FDA – What Happened to Prunes?

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What Do you Get When You Mix a Netbook with an IPad – An ExoPC Tablet

<p> This is a slate tablet as well, running Windows 7 Professional, which means you get inking support here.  Netbooks, no inking support for handwriting to text <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/S2eB3IE_MII/AAAAAAAAcUw/ch2hXtwYHQw/s1600-h/image%5B4%5D.png"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="178" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/S2eB3vrsznI/AAAAAAAAcU0/9b7Jy5ZDLaI/image_thumb%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="image" width="264" /></a>conversion, and hey that one of the features of a tablet that really make it a tablet.  </p> <p>Just as an added note, it support Flash too!  You can read more and see additional pictures at the link below.  We still have to see the Microsoft “Courier” when it arrives too, so one more tablet we are waiting to see.  BD</p> <blockquote> <p>Does anybody else remember those old Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup commercials? You know, the ones: “You got your chocolate in my peanut butter! You got your peanut butter in my chocolate!” Well, even if you never saw them, you probably get the idea. And if not, ExoPC is here with a modern day example of what happens when you <a href="http://www.exopc.com/fr/exopc-slate.php">meld an iPad with a Windows netbook</a>. Yes, it’s an 8.9″ multi-touch slate complete with a black bezel to rest your thumbs.</p> <p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/31/8-9-inch-exopc-slate-has-ipad-looks-netbook-internals-windows/">Engadget caught the specs on this $599 tablet</a>: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional with a custom UI, 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, 2 GB of RAM, 32 GB SSD, Wi-Fi, optional 3G, Bluetooth, three USB ports, 1.3 megapixel webcam and four hours on a single battery charge. Yup, there’s definitely a netbook hiding in there. The product page focuses solely on that custom interface and points out support for Adobe’s Flash not once, but <em>twice</em>. Think they’re trying to make a statement?</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://jkontherun.com/2010/02/01/exopc-breeds-a-netbook-with-an-ipad/">ExoPC Breeds a Netbook with an iPad – jkOnTheRun</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:a9f035cd-d0b9-4a59-a07f-001eedce6726" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://www.example.com/ExoPC" rel="tag">ExoPC</a>, <a href="http://www.example.com/Jkontherun" rel="tag">Jkontherun</a>, <a href="http://www.example.com/Tablet+PC" rel="tag">Tablet PC</a>, <a href="http://www.example.com/touchscreen" rel="tag">touchscreen</a>, <a href="http://www.example.com/inking" rel="tag">inking</a>, <a href="http://www.example.com/handwriting+to+text" rel="tag">handwriting to text</a>, <a href="http://www.example.com/native+ink" rel="tag">native ink</a>, <a href="http://www.example.com/tablet" rel="tag">tablet</a>, <a href="http://www.example.com/netbook" rel="tag">netbook</a></div>

What Do you Get When You Mix a Netbook with an IPad – An ExoPC Tablet

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Coca Cola, Pepsi, the FDA and new sweeteners…

<p> If this gets approved, I hope the taste will not be gone from the diet drinks if the “natural” sweetener is what the article states.  Certainly don’t want a product that doesn’t taste as good, and I hope this is for a better product and not another economic decision as we have <img align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/DucknetServices/SIj9P_nkLTI/AAAAAAAAIV8/aMAtC1YcAlA/fda1_thumb[2].png?imgmax=800" style="display: inline; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px" />seen so much of lately, even with our chocolate bars we buy containing chocolate products and where oil products have substituted for cocoa butter as it is cheaper.  I guess time will tell when we get our first taste.  BD   </p> <blockquote> <p>FDA response on stevia sweetner likely next week The FDA could respond as soon as next week to filings for stevia-based sweeteners that <strong>Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo hope</strong> to use in their drinks, Beverage Digest reported Friday. Beverage Digest, a trade publication, cited unnamed sources in both the sweetener and beverage industries. </p> <p>Atlanta-based Coca-Cola has been working with Merisant, a food products company, on a sweetener called Truvia. PepsiCo, based in Purchase, N.Y., has been working with Whole Sweetener Co. on PureVia. Truvia and PureVia both use rebaudioside A, a purified form of stevia, and are being pitched as an all-natural, no-calorie sweetener. <strong>The companies are waiting to see if the FDA has objections to the sweeteners.</strong></p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.ajc.com/services/content/business/stories/2008/11/08/locbiz.html">LOCAL BRIEFS | ajc.com</a></p>

Coca Cola, Pepsi, the FDA and new sweeteners…

If this gets approved, I hope the taste will not be gone from the diet drinks if the “natural” sweetener is what the article states.  Certa...

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Resveratrol Research Scientist Leads University of Connecticut to Investigate and Ask Journals To Retract Fabricated Data

<p>Here we go again, more flawed data except this time it’s on the side of research and not on the the consumer side of aggregated data.  The research was very popular as of course it talks about the benefits of red wine and Resveratrol.  Even back in 2009 Dr. Oz and Oprah went after the Anti-Aging Scammers that were using their names. </p> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/08/oprah-and-dr-oz-go-after-resveratrol.html"><font size="2">Oprah and Dr. Oz Go After the Resveratrol Anti-Aging Scammers</font></a></h4> <p>There’s a lot of flawed data out there whether it is created or gets put in place with aggregating data that is either erroneously input or combined with other data and this is an awareness warning for all.  I go after the flawed data that haunts consumers all the time with data mining and actually we should charge and license those folks who sell this data as much of it mined from the web is erroneous and yet we are grilled at the stake over those assuming all is accurate.  Hershey even jumped on the bandwagon back in 2008 with saying chocolate was healthy with <img align="right" border="0" height="329" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/TJcGnalIlcI/AAAAAAAAhe8/0Paat1zfY1E/image%5B7%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" width="227" />the resveratrol compound.  </p> <p>This is a good audio broadcast to listen to as Professor Siefe from NYU explains some of how the research and journals gets fabricated with marketing fogging up the horizon all the time.  BD </p> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2011/01/numbers-dont-lie-but-people-do.html"><font size="2">“Numbers Don’t Lie, But People Do”–Radio Interview from Charles Siefe–Journalists Take Note, He Addresses How Marketing And Bogus Statistics Are Sources of Problems That Mislead the Public & Government</font></a></h4> <p><strong>There’s a ton of healthcare addressed here.</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>The University of Connecticut, in what clearly seems like an attempt to get ahead of damaging news, has announced an “extensive” investigation into research misconduct involving one of its scientists, <a href="http://www.functionalfoodscenter.net/files/35819948.pdf">Dipak K. Das</a>.</p> <p>According to a press release, the university has notified 11 journals that published Das’ work about the alleged fraud. One area of interest for Das, a government-funded professor of surgery and director of the Cardiovascular Research Center, has been resveratrol, a substance in red wine that has allegedly been linked to improved cardiac health</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p>The abuses in one lab do not reflect the overall performance of the Health Center’s biomedical research enterprise which continues to pursue advances in treatments and cures with the utmost of integrity,” he added. “We demand full compliance with all research standards and policies by our faculty and staff.”</p> </blockquote> <p>According to the release, the 11 journals where Das may have published fabricated data are:</p> <blockquote> <p>American Journal of Physiology – Heart & Circulatory <br />Antioxidants & Redox Signaling <br />Cellular Physiology & Biochemistry <br />Free Radical Biology <br />Free Radical Research <br />Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry <br />Journal of Cellular & Molecular Medicine <br />Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry <br />Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics <br />Molecular & Cellular Cardiology <br />Molecular & Cellular Chemistry</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://retractionwatch.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/uconn-resveratrol-researcher-dipak-das-fingered-in-sweeping-misconduct-case/" title="http://retractionwatch.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/uconn-resveratrol-researcher-dipak-das-fingered-in-sweeping-misconduct-case/">http://retractionwatch.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/uconn-resveratrol-researcher-dipak-das-fingered-in-sweeping-misconduct-case/</a></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:2b3f60cc-b5f0-46bc-a71d-6c0e1f63e113" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Resveratrol" rel="tag">Resveratrol</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/journals" rel="tag">journals</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/science" rel="tag">science</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/healthcare" rel="tag">healthcare</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/clinical+trials" rel="tag">clinical trials</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/math" rel="tag">math</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/algorithms" rel="tag">algorithms</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/anti+aging" rel="tag">anti aging</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/studies" rel="tag">studies</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/marketing" rel="tag">marketing</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/FDA" rel="tag">FDA</a></div>

Resveratrol Research Scientist Leads University of Connecticut to Investigate and Ask Journals To Retract Fabricated Data

Here we go again, more flawed data except this time it’s on the side of research and not on the the consumer side of aggregated data.  The r...

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