Mum may be the word on herbal remedies
Article Abstract:
The FDA's proposed regulations on herbal and botanical products have gained supporters and oppositionists alike. The FDA policies will not honor the health claims made by these herbal remedies. The policies will help eradicate fake remedies from the market but will also affect the sale of real products.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1992
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Libraries: an endangered species?
Article Abstract:
Free public libraries are being forced to reduce their services because of budget reductions. They also face competition from private information services which restrict access to knowledge based on the user's wealth, training and technology.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1992
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
A bad idea whose time has come
Article Abstract:
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the preservation by gamma irradiation of poultry, pork, fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts, teas and wheat flours despite the possibility of adverse effects.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1992
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
- Abstracts: Inside the House on the hill: celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Capitol. End of an Empire
- Abstracts: From the sublime to the ridiculous. Patience is a bitter plant. Counting your chickens
- Abstracts: Beat those career blues. Lick those career blahs. The most wired town in America
- Abstracts: Saviour of the great red apes. Mermaid miracle. Canine heroes of the high country
- Abstracts: The soul of these beautiful machines. The enduring vision of Th. Jefferson. If women ran America