MOORHEAD, Minn. – Kirk Watt is preparing his field of sugar beets for harvest just east of here. He didn’t plant the genetically modified Roundup Ready beets this year, but wishes he had.
"We had non-Roundup here and the guy over there has Roundup and I tell you, his look better," said Watt, ruefully. "It’s not [...]

MEXICO CITY — Export-quality tomatoes labeled "Ready to Eat" in English flooded Mexico City markets on Thursday after a salmonella scare in the U.S. trapped them south of the border.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned consumers against three types of raw tomatoes that have sickened 228 people in 23 states since mid-April. It [...]

MIAMI (CBS4) ― We’ve heard for a long time about the benefits of drinking red wine in moderation. Now the results of a new study reveal that a substance in the wine may be a ‘fountain of youth.’
In the experiment, a compound found in red wine called ‘resveratrol’ stalled the decline of heart function [...]

Whether genetically modified (GM) foods are safe or beneficial is still controversial, but some people would prefer to avoid them until the evidence is clear. Most foods we eat may contain ingredients derived from genetically modified organisms (GMOs)–everything from baby formula and food to our dairy to even our meat. If you live in Europe, [...]

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – German chemical company BASF may take legal action against the European Commission if approval of its genetically modified (GMO) potato is not issued soon, a senior company official said on Thursday.
"We are prepared to take legal action against the Commission," said Stefan Marcinowski, a member of BASF’s board of executive directors told [...]

MANILA, Philippines—Rice "contaminated" with an unauthorized genetically modified organism (GMO) has reached the tables of Filipino households, the environmental group Greenpeace said Thursday.
Greenpeace called on the government to stop selling to the public the 44,000 metric tons of long grain rice it imported from the United States two months ago, saying that the rice variety [...]

According to a recent CBS News/New York Times poll, 53 percent of Americans say they won’t buy food that has been genetically modified. But CBS News chief investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian reports that it’s not that easy to avoid. While most packaged and processed foods do contain genetically modified ingredients, the labels don’t have to [...]

Hong Kong’s government ordered more than half a million primary and kindergarten students Wednesday to stay home for two weeks because of a deadly flu outbreak. It seems that the precautionary measure is effective in containing the seasonal flu outbreak.
"I think this year we probably have a little bit more seasonal flu, perhaps more widespread," [...]

WASHINGTON – The popular anti-wrinkle drug Botox and a competitor have been linked to dangerous botulism symptoms in some users, cases so bad that a few children given the drugs for muscle spasms have died, the government warned Friday.
The Food and Drug Administration’s warning includes both Botox, a wrinkle-specific version called Botox Cosmetic, and its [...]

Anyone who has ever watched a frenetic toddler bouncing around a room has wondered if there might be some way to harvest all of that energy.
While no one has quite figured out how to bottle youthful exuberance, a team of Canadian and U.S. researchers has found a way to capture human energy so it could [...]

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Children lacking enough shut-eye face a greater risk of becoming obese than kids who get a good night’s sleep, according to a study released Thursday.
Each extra hour of sleep cuts a child’s risk of becoming overweight or obese by nine percent, according to an analysis of epidiomogical studies by researchers from Johns [...]

A diet low in carbohydrates but high in animal fat and protein doesn’t seem to increase the risk of type 2 diabetes in women, a new study claims.
"One study is never enough to change a recommendation, but this study is interesting in that it shows that a low-fat diet is no better than a low-carbohydrate [...]

NEW YORK – The World Health Organization warned in a new report Thursday that the "tobacco epidemic" is growing and could claim 1 billion lives by the end of the century unless governments dramatically step up efforts to curb smoking.
In its first comprehensive report on tobacco use in 179 countries, the U.N.s health agency said [...]

PARIS (AFP) – Lack of folate, also called vitamin B-9, may triple the risk of developing dementia in old age, according to a study published Tuesday.
Researchers in South Korea measured naturally occurring folate levels in 518 elderly persons, none of whom showed any signs of dementia, and then tracked their development over 2.4 years.
At the [...]

WASHINGTON – Government regulators said Friday the connection between Pfizer’s anti-smoking drug Chantix and serious psychiatric problems is "increasingly likely."
The Food and Drug Administration said it has received reports of 37 suicides and more than 400 of suicidal behavior in connection with the drug. In November, the agency began investigating reports of depression, agitation and [...]