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• Why women are more prone to cavities
People do generally agree that a shift from hunter-gathering to agriculture includes a cost in terms of health and nutrition," Lukacs told LiveScience . "Dietary diversity decreases, and people become reliant on fewer crops." He then honed in on ...
• Financial crisis' victim No. 1: the world's poor
In impoverished Haiti, funding for projects to rebuild from tropical storms that killed nearly 800 people and destroyed more than half the nation's agriculture hangs in the balance. "It's too soon to tell yet because we haven't heard back positively ...
• Japan pulls tainted Chinese beans from stores
Naturally they have to conduct inspections, but we also need to do inspections properly, so I discussed that with the agriculture minister as well as the health minister," he added. Ito-Yokado apologized for the incident and urged customers not to eat ...
• And the World Food Prize goes to ...
Agriculture and Global Development in the Next Fifty Years." Foundation spokesman Justin Cremer said that this year's forum was coming at a particularly apt time because the world has been suffering through food shortage and worry has grown about ...
• Billings School Honored
... and keep these kids healthy," says Dayle Hayes, with Montana Action for Healthy Kids. Hayes says developing healthy habits is not only important for a child's wellness but also their learning. The award was given by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.