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Beijing Olympics 2008 but senior officials are confident the country

China spent more than $42 billion to stage the Beijing Olympics but senior officials are confident the country will not go into a post-Games recession. "The Olympic Games won't be a watershed for China's economic growth," the China Daily reported Mond... Read >

Dairy Farmers from the Australian Competition also Consumer Commission

Reports of Murray Goulburn making a solo bid for Dairy Farmers early last week appear to be accurate, with the company asking for approval of a potential takeover of Dairy Farmers from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Murray Goulburn... Read >

Opportunities for Australian agricultural exports to Malaysia

Australia can play an important role in meeting Malaysia's food consumption and demand for food processing inputs, according to a new ABARE report.The report, ‘Changing food consumption and imports in Malaysia: Opportunities for Australian agricultura... Read >

Breaking The 'Mucus Barrier' With A New Drug Delivery System

Those conditions include lung cancer, cervical cancer and cystic fibrosis, the research noted in a presentation scheduled for the 236th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. "We studied the properties of disease-causing viruses that evolve... Read >

Hydrangeas can be dried

Q The hydrangeas are beautiful this year. Is there a way to dry hydrangeas to keep them as a centerpiece? A Hydrangeas, and other summer flowers, can be preserved by drying. Pick flowers at the height of their bloom before they begin to fade and at midd... Read >

Researchers study amino acid linked to artery disease

High levels of the amino acid homocysteine are often a risk factor for coronary artery disease. Researchers in Norway recently studied the effect of lowering those levels. Researchers thought they could "lower the risk for having further heart attac... Read >

A childhood casserole called African chow mein

Herald Columnist It's entirely possible that, somewhere among the now remaining 30of the 32 recipes 27 Forum cooks have sent along, there reallywas/is THE original recipe for that mind-bogglingly popular dishcalled African chow mein. It's entirely imp... Read >

Services surprised positively due to rising steel prices and windfall gains

Germany's largest steel-maker now expects full-year pretax afterone-off effects to reach more than 3.2 billion euros, versusprevious guidance for a figure exceeding 3 billion euros. Pretax profit after one-off effects in the quarter ended June 30fell ... Read >

The You Docs: This color can make you healthier

When it comes to fruits and legumes, it's pretty much impossible to reach for anything bad. But often you can get extra goodies by reaching for red. Not only do naturally red foods make your meals look like they just arrived from a photo shoot, but they... Read >

Vegetable-stuffed Hungarian peppers

1. Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Lightly brush a shallow 12-by-7-inch baking dish with olive oil. 2. Halve each pepper lengthwise, taking care to leave the base and stem intact (the peppers should look like little boats) for each of the larger halves. ... Read >

Exports of unprocessed cereals impact on animal feed supply

Uganda's continued export of unprocessed cereals is partly to blame for the current shortage of animal feeds in the country. Most cereals, especially maize, are exported as unprocessed consequently there are no residual byproducts that can be used to ma... Read >

Arsenic Exposure and Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes in US Adults

Context High chronic exposure to inorganic arsenic in drinking water has been related to diabetes development, but the effect of exposure to low to moderate levels of inorganic arsenic on diabetes risk is unknown. In contrast, arsenobetaine, an organic... Read >

Researchers Uncover Attack Mechanism Of Illness-inducing Bacterium

ocean-dwelling bacterium found in oysters and other shellfish kills its host's cells by causing them to burst, providing the invader with a nutrient-rich meal, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.The bacterium, a relative of the one... Read >

September Means More Summer for Oregon Coast

It's likely THE biggest news story about the Oregon coast, yet it's one of the area's biggest secrets: Fall is just the beginning of really warm weather, and the start of a bevy of features that make this the most inviting time of the year on Oregon's b... Read >

Man of steel Carl Edwards super on verge of Chase

While Kyle Busch might, in fact, be Batman -- he has a darker, more moody side -- Edwards is more like the Man of Steel.Faster than a speeding bullet, can leap tall buildings in a single bound ... is it a bird, is it a plane? -- no it's Cousin Carl.Edwa... Read >