Beverage producers are removing 鈥渂rominated vegetable oil鈥� from their product. I have no problem with that, it has no nutritional value. But it is interesting to see how this came about. Basically...
It is a cheap, safe, readily available mild acid.聽聽It is ideal for the generation of carbon dioxide from baking soda.聽聽In fact, one version of baking powder is a mixture of sodium bicarbonate and...
In 2007, seventeen-year-old cross-country runner Arielle Newman was found dead in her home. Autopsy results were inconclusive. After a two-month investigation, the medical examiner concluded that...
I was fascinated by yesterdays announcement that "old light"鈥� revealed trace evidence in the background radiation of the earliest鈥� 聽trillionth of a trillionth (and then some) of a second of the ...
A story about arsenic-laced wine is panicking a lot of people. It鈥檚 all about a lawsuit brought against the producers of some wines claiming they contain unsafe amounts of arsenic. As far as I can...
Worry about contamination with lead! Chili powder is at the heart of Mexican cuisine and finds its way into numerous foods ranging from candies and salsa to fried grasshoppers. Unfortunately...
The birds had built their nest in the chimney which blocked the flow of air and resulted in a buildup of carbon monoxide when a fire was lit in the fireplace. Carbon monoxide is produced alongside...
There is no question that glutathione is a very important biochemical that plays a role in reducing oxidative stress. In other words, it is an antioxidant produced in the body to counter the...
Had a question about lead in lipstick. You won't see lead listed on the label but doesn鈥檛 mean that there is no lead in the product. Certainly there is no lead added on purpose, but the presence of...
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