Tuesday March 27th 2007, 11:18 pm
Two New Zealand schoolgirls humbled one of the world's biggest food and drugs companies after their school science experiment found that ready-to-drink Ribena contained almost no vitamin C.
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Schoolgirls Uncover Ribena’s Vitamin Fraud (RedNova)
Mom’s diet may affect son’s sperm count.
Tuesday March 27th 2007, 8:00 pm
What does a pregnant woman's beef consumption have to do with her future son's sperm count? A lot, it seems.
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Eating beef could threaten sons’ fertility.
Tuesday March 27th 2007, 8:00 pm
The sons of women who regularly ate beef during pregnancy are more likely to have low sperm counts, according to a report published today.
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Beef hormones linked to infertility.
Tuesday March 27th 2007, 8:00 pm
Pregnant women who eat too much beef from cattle treated with growth-promoting hormones may be damaging the future fertility of their unborn sons, scientists suggested yesterday.
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Mother’s beef consumption may affect son’s fertility.
Tuesday March 27th 2007, 8:00 pm
Pregnant women who eat beef seven or more times a week may be producing sons with low sperm counts.
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Global warming’ riddle of dead baby porpoise discovered miles upstream.
Tuesday March 27th 2007, 8:00 pm
A harbour porpoise has been found dead miles from the sea in another possible sign of how global warming is affecting our sea creatures.
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A cooler way to feed the world.
Tuesday March 27th 2007, 8:00 pm
The growth in exports of agricultural and livestock products from the countries of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) trade bloc poses an environmental dilemma, as half their greenhouse gases are emitted in rural areas.
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Scots ‘must revolutionise’ lifestyles to live more fairly.
Tuesday March 27th 2007, 8:00 pm
A lifestyle revolution covering the way we eat, work and travel is required to cut Scotland's "ecological footprint" on the world to a fair share of global resources, according to a report.
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Religious groups see environmentalism as moral issue.
Tuesday March 27th 2007, 8:00 pm
Throughout the country, many churches are adopting environmentally friendly practices despite some resistance from social conservatives and critics who question the human impact on climate change.
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NHS counts cost of obesity epidemic.
Tuesday March 27th 2007, 8:00 pm
Spending on anti-obesity drugs rocketed to more than £4 million in Scotland last year as GPs doled out 89,000 prescriptions.
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The dirty little secret of importing power.
Tuesday March 27th 2007, 8:00 pm
It's a dirty little secret. 'Clean' B.C. relies on coal-based plants from Alberta, such as this one, to fuel its energy needs.
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Tainted lake off limits to anglers.
Tuesday March 27th 2007, 8:00 pm
Fishing will be prohibited this spring in the 3,000-acre Gibson Lake at Duke Energy Indiana's Gibson Generating Station west of Princeton.
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