Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, March 22, 1994 TAG: 9403220173
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-7 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Short
Federal scientists found that the amount of artery-clogging cholesterol in the collective U.S. bloodstream continues to decline.
Studies indicate that much of the 124 tons of organic garbage from U.S. households each year can be composted.
Tea and other foods rich in flavonoids - plant pigments with antioxidant properties - appeared to lower heart attack risk in elderly men.
Wisconsin microbiologists reported that wooden cutting boards appear to resist bacterial growth better than their plastic counterparts.
by CNB