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__________________________________ RBGH MILK IS RBGH MILK  The Center for Global Food Safety, an industry front group funded in part by the Monsanto Corporation, has launched an aggressive "Milk is Milk" campaign, claiming there is no difference between milk produced by cows injected with genetically engineered hormones (Monsanto's recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone), and organic or naturally produced milk. The FDA is aiding the industry's anti-organic "Milk is Milk" campaign, saying they will crack down on organic and rBGH-free dairies that label their products as "hormone free." Monsanto's controversial hormone has been banned in every industrialized country in the world, other than the U.S., Brazil and Mexico, due to scientific evidence indicating that the milk from injected cows contains more pus, antibiotic residues, and IGF-1, a potent cancer tumor promoter. The drug also seriously damages the health of the cows. Read an analysis of the risks of rBGH and a response to the launching of the "Milk is Milk" campaign by Samuel S. Epstein, M.D.(University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health) and Ronnie Cummins of the OCA. Learn more... __________________________________ TEENY-TINY NEWS TIDBITS
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The British government is investigating a report that cosmetic plastic surgery injections for fuller cheekbones and plumper lips with infected collagen could spread the human form of mad cow disease, called Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). Due to increasing demand for such procedures, a number of rogue clinics have opened that are not adhering to the stringent guidelines dictating that collagen "fillers" should be sourced only from tissues guaranteed to be free from Mad Cow. UK Tests have already found illegal and potentially contaminated collagen in widespread use, derived from dead cows, birds, and human tissue. 
More cases of Mad Cow are being diagnosed in North America, but beef industry practices in the U.S. remain unchanged. The fatal disease can be expected to spread across the continent as the massive feeding of slaughterhouse waste, blood, and manure to animals continues unabated. OCA has a new educational DVD on Mad Cow Disease, featuring a lecture by Dr. Michael Greger, OCA's Mad Cow coordinator, for use for house parties or community showings. To learn more about how to get a copy of the Michael Greger Mad Cow DVD and a manual for how to organize a showing of this DVD, 
North Dakota legislators are proposing a bill that would keep information about factory farm feedlots confidential and inaccessible to the public. People living near a feedlot currently have the right to information regarding the facility's pollutants. Proponents of the bill say that it is necessary to begin to keep that information secret so that it doesn't fall into the hands of terrorists. 
In Arkansas and Texas, childhood obesity rates are as high as 38%, leading to the recent passage of new laws that require schools to report children's body fat index to parents along with the student's grades. 
The second annual State of Science Review has found that cancer-fighting antioxidant levels are, on average, 30% higher in organic produce vs. conventionally grown fruits and vegetables. The cause for this, say scientists, is that antioxidant chemicals are created within a plant grown organically or in the wild when the plant triggers internal defense mechanisms. These beneficial mechanisms are rarely triggered in plants that are raised with synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
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