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Fortified Cassava Could Provide A Day’s Nutrition In A Single Meal (Science Daily)
Scientists have determined how to fortify the cassava plant, a staple root crop in many developing countries, with enough vitamins, minerals and protein to provide the poor and malnourished with a day’s worth of nutrition in a single meal. The researchers have further engineered the cassava plant so it can resist the crop’s most damaging viral threats and are refining methods to reduce …

Trans Fat Labeling Gets Tricky (Health Scout)
Nutrition Facts panel makes it tough to make healthy choices, study shows.

FRANCE: Danone makes nutrition appointment (Just Food)
Groupe Danone has appointed Dominique Poiroux as general manager of medical nutrition for its France, Eastern Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia divisions.

Consumer Federation Serves Up Nutrition Guide for Alcoholic Beverages (Progressive Grocer)
The Consumer Federation of America, which is calling for the federal government to legislate standardized labeling information on all beer, wine, and distilled spirits products, has developed "Alcohol Facts," a side-by-side comparison of the alcohol, calorie, and carbohydrate content per serving of the 26 top-selling domestic and imported alcohol brands.

Nutrition for Runners (Runner’s World)
HAVE A DRINK? It’s 70 degrees, and you’re heading out for a 10-miler. What should you grab? Water , sports drink, or maybe a drink with a shot of something extra, like caffeine ? Answer: It depends.

GM meal may provide day’s nutrition (Channel 4)
Genetic engineering has been used to fortify a staple root crop grown in poorer parts of the world with enough vitamins, minerals and protein to provide a day’s worth of nutrition in a single meal.

Burger King Corp. Introduces New Nutritionally Balanced Kids Meal as Part of BK Positive Steps(SM) Nutrition Program (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
MIAMI—-Burger King Corp. announced today the launch of a new nutritionally balanced BURGER KING Kids Meal, featuring BK Fresh Apple Fries and a family favorite, KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese.

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Indian doctor charged with abuse 30 Jun 2008, 0252 hrs IST,IANS (The Times of India)

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Indian doctor charged with abuse 30 Jun 2008, 0252 hrs IST,IANS (The Times of India)
VANCOUVER: An Indian-origin doctor in Canada’s Grande Prairie city has been charged with sexually abusing his patients over many years, police said on Sunday.

Doctor Who finale to be watched by 10 million (Daily Telegraph)
Around 10 million people are expected to watch the finale of Doctor Who this weekend, amid tight security measures to keep the episode’s ending a secret.

Startup looks to make doctor visits a click away (BizJournals)
Roy Schoenberg is betting patients will want to visit a doctor or specialist through Web teleconferencing without leaving home.

Rosen reflects on his life as a doctor in new book (Journal Inquirer)
MANCHESTER Before he even entered first grade, Theodore Rosen was being called doctor by his mother, who envisioned a future for him in medicine.

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