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ROME - In 100 thousand for the biological in 60 Italian centers: is the ‘Biodomenica 2009′, the event organized by Coldiretti, Legambiente and the Italian Association for Organic Farming (Aiab). Stop and then to pesticides in the pot, yes to the foods ‘clean’. And the market, in contrast with the trend of consumption, cres it recorded a +7.4% in the first half of 2009. In general, the Italian organic sector is three billion euros and can count on 1645 farms that sell directly, but there are 208 markets, 1114 stores and 110 specialized sites for ’shopping online, all on the rise according to data Bio Bank in 2008.

Were served in cafeterias bio more than a million meals a growth of 700 percent over the past ten years, and it allows you to eat out too well in 360 restaurants (+20 percent) and in 1178 farms with organic menu. The ‘Biodomenica’ emphasizes Coldiretti, has been a success in over 60 squares throughout Italy, where “thousands of organic producers have had 100 thousand consumers.”

“This festival - comments Andrea Ferrante, president of AIAB - demonstrates the maturity of organic Italian. And ‘the moment that the government introduces him to restaurants.

By Coldiretti president, Sergio Marini, came the request for a trademark for organic Italian to defend the Made in Italy likely to be doomed, says Marini, “for the rise of 200% in two years the organic imported” . Meanwhile Legambiente launches Sos pesticides in the pot for children. The association notes that a study by the University of Seattle has analyzed the residues of pesticides and their metabolites in children of preschool children and found “that children who consume organic fruits and vegetables have a concentration of radioactive six times lower peers who consume conventional produce. In particular, he adds Legambiente, research has shown that residues of pesticides, “absorbed with food, spreads throughout the body, thus being metabolized by the liver and possibly by impairing the central nervous system.”

Legambiente therefore calls for a review of current legislation, says Legambiente president Vittorio Cogliati Dezza, “still does not take into account the multiresiduo, ie the concentration on a single product of several pesticides simultaneously, and their potential effects. Moreover, the limits of chemical substances permitted are determined by taking into account the body of a grown man. And ‘inevitable therefore adjust these limits to’ body of women and children. “

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The advantage for exenatide was considered statistically significant in both cases, said Bergenstal, who is the ADA’s president elect for medicine and science.

A1C is a commonly used measure of a person’s average blood glucose over time. ADA guidelines call for A1C levels of 7 percent or less.

Exenatide helped more patients in the trial reach the ADA goal, with 66 percent who received the once-weekly injection getting blood glucose level to target versus 42 percent for Januvia and 56 percent for Actos, also a statistically significant difference. Actos and Januvia are pills taken daily.

“When you look across the U.S. population and say what percent of Type 2 patients are to target, it’s pretty low; maybe it’s as high as 50 percent,” Bergenstal said. “So if you can get to 66 percent, you’ve done well above the average. All three had a nice reduction, but more with exenatide.”

Patients who received exenatide once weekly lost an average of 2.3 kilograms (5 pounds), while Januvia patients lost 0.8 kg (1.8 pounds). Those who took Actos on average gained 2.8 kg (6.2 pounds).

Weight loss is an important advantage in type 2 diabetes as most patients tend to be overweight since obesity is one of the leading causes of the burgeoning epidemic. Some older diabetes drugs cause weight gain, as Actos did in this study.

There was also a greater drop in systolic blood pressure seen with exenatide, although all three medicines took blood pressure in the right direction, Bergenstal said.

In the past decade, since its war on wrinkles began, Botox has gained a massive following, from soccer moms to movie stars, who refuse to accept the evidence that they’re getting on in years. Sales for cosmetic use of the drug, which causes temporary muscle paralysis and prevents the grimacing that leads to crow’s feet and frown lines, were $357 million in 2005, according to Allergan, the drug’s manufacturer. Meantime, sales for far-less-publicized therapeutic uses reached $473 million, as doctors have wielded it against everything from cerebral palsy to headache to Parkinson’s disease and crossed eyes.

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The Food and Drug Administration wants Sanofi-Aventis SA (SNY) to stop distributing certain promotional material for its breast cancer drug, Taxotere, saying the material misleadingly claims the medicine is more effective than proven.

Binders with reprinted medical studies claim Sanofi’s Taxotere is better than other medicines to treat patients with breast cancer after prior chemotherapy treatments failed, the FDA said in a letter posted on its Web site Tuesday.

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An estimated 120,000 people lined the parkway to the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, an annual Mother’s Day tradition aimed at raising awareness about the disease.

Survivors donned pink T-shirts, hats and other paraphernalia, while many of the walkers and runners donned pink signs on their backs indicating who they were there to honor.

Leann Olson of Cherry Hill was flanked by about 20 family members who said they wanted to honor Olson’s courage and strength.

“She’s so brave, so selfless” said Dianne Olson, a sister-in-law from Williamstown.

“She never makes it about herself,” agreed Maura Olson, another sister-in-law, who told her kids this Mother’s Day was about their Aunt Leann.

Olson’s mother, Pat, her brothers and several nieces and nephews rounded out “Team Olson.”

“There are no words that can possibly describe what it’s like to have this support,” Olson said.

Nearby, 39-year-old Julie Hansell of Hilltown, Pa., snapped photos with her daughter Maggie, 11.

The pair were walking to honor Hansell’s mother, mother-in-law, and two close friends.

“It’s a wonderful way to honor the people who’ve passed away and who are dealing with it,” said Hansell, who added that this year’s race coincided with the 29th anniversary of her mother’s breast cancer death. “It’s a wonderful way to spend Mother’s Day.”

The highlight of the early-morning festivities was the emotional “Parade of Pink,” which honored roughly 6,500 area breast cancer survivors.

Onlookers cheered, many with tears streaming down their faces, as their loved ones slowly walked down the art museum steps, paying homage to their survival.

“Four years ago, I didn’t even know if I would be here to see it,” said Lorelei McGlade of Haddon Heights, a co-chairwoman of the 2009 race who was diagnosed with cancer in 2005.

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Filet Mignon is one of the leanest pieces of meat and great for fat loss. Now I’m not talking about a high protein low carb diet here. Nor am I talking about no carb diets here. If that is what you’re looking for then read something else because I love food (Food Lovers) and I definitely love carbs.

A 1 ounce portion of Filet Mignon is about 60calories, 8grams of protein and only 3grams of fat. But keep in mind that is a 1oz portion. No one eats only 1oz. So it’s easy to assume that a 4oz portion would contain 32grams of protein and 12grams of fat of which 4grams of it is saturated. And 4oz is only 240 calories. This is well more than enough given the amount of protein. Keep in mind that you still have your carb calories when you combine it with other foods as well.

Filet Mignon goes good with just about anything. Well except for sweets. It tastes great by itself really. But for fat loss this piece of steak makes for a great addition to your meal. So here’s a great dinner recipe for you the next time you eat Filet Mignon:

4 oz Filet Mignon (240 calories
1 small baked potato (140grams, 128 calories)
1/2 cup Steamed broccoli w/melted cheddar (140 calories)

The Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Mumbai got approval from the US Food and Drug Administration - USFDA for its product Zetia (Ezetimibe), a cholestrol lowering drug will be useful for fat loss and cholestrol management. The approval is issued for 10 mg Ezetimibe tablets.

The drug got 6 months marketing exclusivity until the patent expires. In 2008 the Zetia pill was sold for an yearly turnover of $1.5 billion. The main patent of the drug will expire on 2014.

The genomes of man and dog have been joined in the scientific barnyard by the genome of the cow, an animal that walked beside them on the march to modern civilization.

A team of hundreds of scientists working in more than a dozen countries yesterday published the entire DNA message — the genome — of an 8-year-old female Hereford living at an experimental farm in Montana.

Hidden in her roughly 22,000 genes are hints of how natural selection sculpted the bovine body and personality over the past 60 million years, and how man greatly enhanced the job over the past 10,000.

As with other species, genes governing the immune system, the metabolism of nutrients and social interaction appear to be where much of the evolutionary action has occurred. The result is an animal that lives peacefully in herds and grows large on low-quality food, thanks to the billions of bacteria it carries around.

Selective breeding has exaggerated and spread some of those traits, producing hyper-passive Holsteins and muscle-bound Belgian Blues, and dozens of humpbacked breeds that combine characteristics of both.

“Are there signatures of the human hand in the cattle genome? The answer is plainly and clearly yes,” said Harris A. Lewin, head of the Institute for Genomic Biology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of one of three papers on the cow genome appearing today in the journal Science.

Although sheep and goats were domesticated earlier, cattle are the most important herd animals in the world. There are about 800 distinct breeds, and together they contribute to the nutrition or income of about 6.6 billion people.

The cow is the first livestock animal whose genome has been sequenced, part of an effort to read and analyze the DNA of organisms that have scientific, medical or economic importance. In addition to dozens of microbes and several plants, those sequenced so far include the chimpanzee, mouse, rat, dog, chicken, mosquito, fruit fly, opossum and platypus.

Of a cow’s 22,000 genes, versions of at least 14,000 have counterparts in other mammals. Cows appear to have about 1,000 genes that they share with dogs and rodents but that are not found in people.

The most recently evolved genes tend to be clustered in parts of the cow’s 31 chromosomes where stretches of DNA have been duplicated, copied and inserted upside down, or added to by invading viruses. Those events are usually catastrophic and often lead to the fatal breakage of chromosomes. Over evolutionary time, however, a few survive and provide the raw material for new genes — and new functions.

This clear relationship between chromosome instability and gene formation is giving scientists a new view of one way evolutionary change happens at the molecular level.

“Instead of having only a very slow and gradual change by mutation, you have the ability for much larger and dramatic changes because of these rearrangements,” Lewin said.