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A global study led by researchers in Canada found that compared to a prudent diet high in fruit and vegetables, a Western style diet that is high in meat, eggs, fried foods and salty snacks, raises the risk of having a heart attack by 30 per cent, regardless of which part of the world you live in. An Oriental diet, characterized by regular intakes of tofu and soy sauce, appeared to have no effect on heart attack risk.

After reviewing the evidence, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded that primary care providers can increase breastfeeding rates and duration by encouraging and supporting breastfeeding. The USPSTF recommends primary care interventions before, around, and after childbirth to advocate and support breastfeeding.

ALBION, Pa.-Agriculture Under Secretary of Natural Resources and Environment Mark Rey today announced landowners have enrolled more than 2 million acres in U.S. Department of Agriculture's Wetlands Re... [WebWire - Tuesday, October 21, 2008]

Basel, Switzerland, Syngenta has signed an agreement to acquire Goldsmith Seeds, Inc., an industry leading breeder and producer of flower seeds, for an amount of $74 million, on a cash and debt-free b... [WebWire - Tuesday, October 21, 2008]

WASHINGTON.-The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today announced a partnership with four tribal organizations for National Animal Identification Syst... [WebWire - Tuesday, October 21, 2008]

Alexander Karlin, Governor of the Altay Territory and Andrey Ananin, OJSC PAVA Director General signed a cooperation agreement in support of PAVA's new grain fractionation project.

A new study shows that a low-carbohydrate diet changes hepatic energy metabolism. When carbohydrates are restricted, the liver relies more on substances like lactate and amino acids to form glucose, instead of glycerol. These findings are in the november issue of Hepatology, a journal published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD). The article is also available online at Wiley Interscience (

The typical Western diet - fried foods, salty snacks and meat - accounts for about 30 percent of heart attack risk across the world, according to a study of dietary patterns in 52 countries reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

The European Nutrition for Health Alliance (ENHA) has launched a europe-wide health promotion and education campaign this month to underline nutrition as a basic human need. 'Air, Water, Nutrition: It's a Basic Need' seeks to drive awareness among healthcare practitioners and stakeholders across europe and to prompt action and best practice sharing.

Edina, MN - Dow Water Solutions, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) and a global leader in water purification, seawater desalination, contamination removal and water reuse solutions, wi... [WebWire - Tuesday, October 21, 2008]