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Many urban streams have become salty enough to harm aquatic life, largely because of salt used for deicing roads in the winter, according to a new government study released Wednesday.
First, it was a ban on artery-clogging trans fats. Then calories were posted on menus. Now the New York City health department is taking on salt. City officials are meeting with food makers and restaurants to discuss reducing the amount of salt in common foods such as soup, pasta sauce, salad dressing and bread.
Having completed its $16.5 billion buyout of Rohm & Haas, Dow Chemical Co. said it will sell Morton Salt to German fertilizer maker K+S Aktiengesellschaft in a deal valuing the former Rohm & Haas unit at $1.675 billion.
Seven out of 10 Americans should restrict their salt consumption, but very few of them do, according to a new government study. About 145 million U.S. adults are thought to be more sensitive to salt — a group that includes anyone with high blood pressure, African-Americans and everyone older than 40.
Residents of a small Massachusetts town used to be able to help themselves to a free bucket of sand and salt from the highway department to treat their steps and walkways after a snow storm.
Slush has never smelled so spicy. City crews in the Des Moines suburb of Ankeny are using garlic salt to melt snow and ice on streets from Tuesday's storm. The salt was donated by Tone Brothers Inc., a top spice producer headquartered in Ankeny.
Hostess gifts — the token gifts of gratitude that you give to your host for including you — are a proper etiquette must-do. When accepting an invitation to a dinner or party, most of us offer to help or to bring something and when the host refuses, we end up bringing a bottle of wine.
In this economy everyone is looking to save money, even at Christmas, but you can still have a beautiful Christmas tree and leftover money to purchase the presents to place under it. Several of the ornaments can be made at home with things you already have — just get the kids ready some festive arts ’n’ crafts projects!
Looking for a quick way to make a nutritious meal? Well, you're in luck. In his latest installment of “How to Make Everything TODAY,” celebrated food writer and New York Times columnist Mark Bittman shares his secrets for whipping up simple three-ingredient recipes. Check out his suggestions:
Dave Barber did the math. Now Peoria's public works director is crossing his fingers and hoping his city has enough road salt to ride out the winter.
A mother accused of repeatedly injecting her 4-month-old son with salt water will be sent to a state mental hospital after a psychiatrist testified Thursday that the woman is severely depressed.
A woman poisoned her infant son by repeatedly injecting salt water into his feeding tube at hospitals in Tennessee and Pittsburgh in what she claimed were attempts to hasten the death of a suffering child, authorities said Wednesday.
A Mars probe has spied what appear to be ancient salt deposits in the southern highlands of the planet, giving scientists another place to study whether the environment could have supported primitive life.
Kids who load up on salty meals and snacks get thirsty, and too often they turn to calorie-filled sodas. So maybe cutting back on the salt is a good way to cut the calories. That's the idea coming from a British study published Wednesday in an American Heart Association journal.
From Maine to Iowa and beyond, the unusually snowy winter has left dozens of communities with dwindling salt supplies and blown snow removal budgets — five weeks before the official start of spring.
Think cooking the perfect Thanksgiving dinner is stressful? Something else is far more likely to raise your blood pressure: salt hidden in all those goodies. Don't blame the chef. Much of that salt was hidden from him or her, too.
When it comes to seasoning food, there's no shortage of salt options.
The nation's largest doctors group is pushing for new warning labels. Only these labels aren't for drugs — they're for food.
Harnessing the power of salt OSLO (Norway) - AFTER wind, sun, currents and tides, a company is preparing to make clean electricity by harnessing another natural phenomenon, the energy-unleashing encounter of freshwater and seawater.
Is that Right? Is Decreasing your salt intake really for the best?So maybe salt isn't as bad for you as many think...
Dark Red Spot Found on Kuiper Belt Object HaumaeUnlike all other large Kuiper Belt Objects, which are covered in methane ice and so slightly red in colour, Haumea and its two moons are covered in water ice, giving them a blue tinge. Moreover, Haumea is much denser than water and so must have a rich rocky core.
I don't mean when you get one from a vendor or at a ball game. I mean when you're making the dogs at home. What kind do you use and what do you put on them?
Taking a break to post this brief article on the VINE while otherwise working on a few book and workshop ideas.
If you have been following the news in California, you have probably seen the recent move by cities and municipalities to ban old-fashioned salt-based water softeners.
Is The Cheesecake Factory Gross? or Calories ARE DeliciousA week or so ago, the food writer Michael Ruhlman mocked Kelly Alexander for praising The Cheesecake Factory on NPR. In response, Alexander laid down a wager: Ruhlman had to go to The Cheesecake Factory, order the miso salmon that so impressed Alexander, and try it.
12 Food Additives to Remove From Your Diet Many food additives have been studied and linked to various diseases. Becoming informed about the additives in everyday food items can make for an easier shopping experience and healthier food for everyone.
I have never been a person to worry to much about what I eat, or how it's cooked, I believe this is partially due to the fact, I love good food for one, and I have never really had a problem with being over weight, I have actually made more women jealous for the simple fact I hav …
Salt Water Caverns May Be Beneath Surface of Saturn Moon EnceladusGas jets that could signify an underground water supply have been spotted by scientists on Saturn's moons, suggesting there could be a home for extra-terrestrial life. More Articles
(natural) Weed Killer Recipes and TipsFor example, use salt only where you want nothing to grow -- like in cracks in pavement or driveway. . .
Would you like pizza with your salt?More than 90 per cent of pizzas sold by takeaway chains and supermarkets contain levels of salt so high they are a danger to health, a report has found.
How to remove a leech from an eyeballA leech which had attached itself to an Australian woman's eyeball has been removed by doctors who had to think "outside the box".
Glacier "Bleeds" Proof of Million-Year-Old Life-FormsGushing from a glacier, rust-stained Blood Falls contains evidence that microbes have survived in prehistoric seawater deep under ice for perhaps millions of years, a new study says. More Articles
I had heard and read about low sodium diets and salt-free cooking. But I had always dismissed the whole thing as impractical and nonsense.
Maryland man develops Christian saltDid you ever wish there were a Christian version of kosher salt? I thought not. But apparently a retired barber, Joe Godlewski, did. Godlewski, who lives in western Maryland, has named his new product Blessed Christian Salt. It went on the market this week.
Fast food industry pressured to cut salt levelsAustralia's fast food industry is under pressure to cut salt content in some of its products. A new study has found many food products sold by six major fast food chains contain excessive amounts of salt.
NY Mayor Mayor Bloomberg Declares War On {{{ Salt }}}Singer Jimmy Buffett will never find his "lost shaker of salt" in New York City or any other place in the country if Mayor Michael Bloomberg has his way. The mayor is waging a war on salt and he wants food manufacturers and restaurants to join his army … or else.
Local Pig Products Tainted By Bad Salt -KITV has learned salt that's not supposed to be used in food has been used in some Laulau and Kalua pig products in Hawaii for years.
Roads Treated Before Storms In Conn. Town"Salt before snow" is a concept West Hartford is following to avoid bigger messes during storms.
High Salt Levels Common in Many Foods - washingtonpost.comThere can be plenty of sodium -- commonly known as salt -- in foods that seem to be health-friendly, and shoppers should know that lower-fat foods can have much more sodium than full-fat products.
Appeal heard in salt-poisoning caseCORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Supporters of a Texas woman convicted of killing her adoptive son by poisoning him with salt filled a courtroom Thursday during an appeal hearing.
Kids' Cereals Saltier, Report Says A consumer organization says cereal companies have increased the salt content to compensate for lowering sugar in kid's cereals.
How to be sodium savvy - CNN.comExcellent primer on sodium: the the health issues, dietary sources, and surprising info-such as only 25% of the sodium you eat is from salting your food.
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