The government recently announced that the meat from the offspring of cloned animals may have entered the U.S. food supply; however, there’s no way to be sure, as there is no distinction between meat from cloned animals and meat from their naturally born brethren. The process may have started in January, when the Food and […]
‘Dysfunctional’ Georgia School Loses Accreditation
Clayton County is the first district in the United States to lose accreditation in 40 years. The accreditation loss takes effect Monday, although school officials can regain accreditation if they meet the mandates by September 1, 2009. If unsuccessful, the school system would have to start the accreditation process from the beginning, which could take up to three […]
Breast-Feeding May Decrease Risk of Breast Cancer
Posted to findingDulcinea by Shannon Firth Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has found that breast-feeding for at least six months decreases the risk of contracting luminal cancer, and a type of cancer known as triple negative cancer, which is common among African Americans and Hispanics, especially in younger women. While the link between breast-feeding […]
Hot Dogs Cause Cancer, Says Ad Aimed at Kids
Posted to findingDulcinea by Isabel Cowles As part of a campaign to stop public schools from serving processed meats, a nonprofit, provegetarian group called the Cancer Project recently produced a controversial commercial to deter youngsters from consuming unhealthy meat. The ad shows a group of kids eating hot dogs and pizza in a school […]
Project Seeks to Detect Predators in Chat Rooms
Posted by Emily Coakley to findingDulcinea.com A new program is trying to develop software that could monitor chats in an effort to find pedophiles. According to Scientific American, the Isis Project is underway to build a continually updating list of terms that are commonly used by those trading child pornography, and by pedophiles pretending […]
Project Seeks to Detect Predators in Chat Rooms
Posted by Emily Coakley to findingDulcinea.com A new program is trying to develop software that could monitor chats in an effort to find pedophiles. According to Scientific American, the Isis Project is underway to build a continually updating list of terms that are commonly used by those trading child pornography, and by pedophiles pretending […]