Bad News: We had estimatedthe Natural Prairie dairy, in West Texas, that Organic Valley had beenpurchasing milk from, to have 5000 lactating cows. In actuality theyhave two 3600-cow free stall barns (7200 cows), plus 2000 or more drycows/heifers for a

Food safety and consumerwatchdogs at the Center for Science in the Public Interest and theConsumer Federation of America are today making an urgent plea to Dr.Andrew von Eschenbach, commissioner of the Food and DrugAdministration: Protect Americans from unsafe food by

Do you really want to start a low fat diet? One of the most trusted and trendy way of dieting or losing extra weight is to prefer low fat diet. Most of you might actually think that following low fat

The famed Sydney Rock oyster (Saccostrea commercialis), has a smaller, rougher, longer shell than the Pacific or Japanese oyster (Crassostrea gigas). Both varieties, which are farmed commercially, are available and are good to eat all year round. A third variety,

Sweet dill pickles and Dijon mustard give this tuna salad a bit of kick. And if you 've never tried making your tuna sandwich with nice thick slices of raisin bread, then why not give it a try. It 's

These burgers are chock full of spicy peppers. When handling the chile peppers be sure to wear gloves, and don't let the pepper oils come in contact with your eyes. Serve on buns with your favorite toppings.

This a recipe I came up with after getting a few ideas from a friend. The combination of chipotle and cilantro really complete this chili.

These delicious muffins are sweetened with applesauce and spiced with cinnamon! A variation of a few different recipes I found and added together and tinkered with.

These cabbage rolls are stuffed with a mixture of beef, pork, and venison, then baked in a tomato sauce. I remember my grandmother making these on special occasions, usually when she had a lot of hands to help her! This

This simple preparation for lobster tail enhances the natural flavor of the succulent meat.

This is a quick and easy dish that's similar to Indian samosas. Potatoes and peas are cooked with cumin, turmeric, coriander and green chiles, then baked in crescent roll dough. Serve with ketchup or mint chutney, if desired.

Starting on July 1, restaurants in New York City are required to ban artificial trans fat in all their menu items, the City Department of Health and Hygiene announced on June 30. It is not clear though if the ban

Arsenic is known to readily cross the placenta, but few data exist on postnatal exposure to arsenic in breast milk. Results of a study conducted in Bangladesh now suggest that infants who are exclusively breastfed are protected against arsenic, despite

The passage today in the California State Senate of a measure to phase out the use of artificial trans fat in restaurants puts the state on track to being the first in the nation to adopt this life-saving measure.

The resulting fusion protein, containing a poly-histidine tag at the N-terminus (His6x-PZFP1), was purified under denaturing conditions by metal affinity using Ni2+-NTA columns (Qiagen, Valencia, USA), following the manufacturer s instructions. The purified protein was renatured by dialysis against 50

The pellet was re-suspended in nickel column binding buffer containing 5 mM imidazole, 0.5 M NaCl, and 20 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.9). ZEBRA was extracted by sonicating the cell lysate in binding buffer containing 6 M urea. The cell extract