Past issues
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2010-06-08 08:20
Commenting on the latest statistical bulletin on alcohol from the Information Centre for Health and Social Care, Wine and Spirit Trade Association Chief Executive, Jeremy Beadles said: "Today’s Government figures confirm the continued fall in overall alcohol consumption in the UK and show that awareness of alcohol units has increased significantly since 1997.”
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2010-06-08 08:19
Eating chocolate could bring down cholesterol levels -- but only in small amounts and only in some people, according to an analysis of eight studies.
Dr. Rutai Hui of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College in Beijing and colleagues found chocolate only helped people who already had risk factors for heart disease and only when consumed in modest amounts.
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2010-06-08 08:17
“It was luck,” according to Axel Heinz, the winemaker at Ornellaia, that accounted for the extraordinarily rapid ascent of Ornellaia in the eyes of the world. “It was lucky that Mario Incisa della Rocchetta [owner of Sassicaia] planted Bordeaux varieties when [in the 1940s] and where he did [Bolgheri].
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2010-06-08 08:16
It is the first-ever Habanos Gran Reserva rolled with the best Cuban tobacco leaves from San Juan y Martinez and San Luis harvested in 2003, and carefully aged for five years before reaching the cigar rollers hands.
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2010-06-08 08:15
Cognac, a drink once associated with the upper crust of the Old World, has been embraced by a new generation of hip-hop loving Americans. Now Hennessy is trying to expand its appeal even further.
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2010-06-08 08:14
Escargot is a dish of cooked land snails, usually served as an appetizer. The word is also sometimes applied to the living snails of those species which are commonly eaten.
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2010-06-08 08:12
The floor’s sticky, the paint’s peeling from the walls, and when your meal arrives there’s a greasy thumbprint on the plate. But don’t worry - the food at this restaurant lives up to its three stars. No, not from Michelin.
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2010-06-08 08:12
Consumers who opt for organic foods often believe they are improving their health, but there is currently no strong evidence that organics bring nutrition-related health a benefit, a new research review finds.
A “disappointingly small” number of well-designed studies have looked at whether organic foods may have health benefits beyond their conventional counterparts’, according to the review, by researchers with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Health in the UK.
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2010-06-08 08:10
Ingredients...
Wasabi Aioli
1/2 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
1 teaspoon wasabi powder or prepared horseradish
Tuna
2 pounds tuna steaks, 3/4 to 1 inch thick
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons sesame oil
2 teaspoons grated gingerroot
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 teaspoons sesame seed, toasted if desired
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2010-06-08 08:08
Shellfish allergies are among the most common type of food allergy but a U.S. study has found that sufferers may possibly build up a tolerance to shrimp and possibly lobster and clams as they grow older.
Shellfish allergies tend to persist into adulthood, with reactions ranging from mild symptoms, like nasal congestion and hives, to serious or even life-threatening problems such as airway constriction, but little has been known about how children and adults differ in the immune response to shrimp proteins.