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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Former president Clinton told a U.N. gathering Thursday that the global food crisis shows "we all blew it, including me," by treating food crops "like color TVs" instead of as a vital commodity for the world's poor.

NEW YORK (AP) - Gold prices fell below $700 an ounce for the first time in 14 months Thursday, Oct. 23, as investors fearful of a protracted global slowdown unloaded their holdings in the precious metal.

KANSAS, Ill. (AP) - Firefighters have quickly doused a fire that followed an explosion at an animal feed plant in eastern Illinois.

New research continues to link tart cherries, one of today's hottest "Super Fruits," to lowering risk factors for heart disease. In addition to lowering cholesterol and reducing inflammation, the study being presented by University of Michigan researchers at next week's American Dietetic Association annual meeting, found that a cherry-enriched diet lowered body weight and fat - major risk factors for heart disease.

Vitamin D, a preventive vitamin that responds more like a hormone, aids in the body's ability to absorb calcium and also improves bone mineral density. Studies indicate vitamin D could also prevent a number of chronic diseases. In the October 2008 issue of Urologic Nursing, Mark A.

The idea started in Israel, where animal theft has become a major concern. Hundreds of beef cows worth $2,000 a head are being stolen a year, and in most cases smuggled across the green line to the Palestinian Authority. Slaughtered immediately, with no visible trace in sight, Bactochem was asked to find a way to track and trace these animals using the "CSI" style methods the company specializes in.

* Lantmännen gains full ownership of Svalöf Weibull; BASF gains full ownership of BASF Plant Science - - * New ownership structures enable companies to focus on their individual strategies - - *... [WebWire - Friday, October 24, 2008]

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WHAT: The office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announces the release of the ninth issue of the Annual Bibliography of Significant Advances in Dietary Supplement Research. The papers selected for the 2007 Bibliography include research supported by government, industry, and academic institutions, as well as public-private partnerships.

A powerful antioxidant in green tea may prevent or delay the onset of type 1 diabetes, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. Researchers were testing EGCG, green tea's predominant antioxidant, in a laboratory mouse with type 1 diabetes and primary Sjogren's syndrome, which damages moisture-producing glands, causing dry mouth and eyes.