http://www.apesphere.com Primates for progress Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:23:26 GMT en /images/apesphere_logo_rss.gif http://www.apesphere.com Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:23:26 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2035/2009/10/15/Activists_ask_EPA_for_tougher_pesticide_rules Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/2035/2009/10/15/Activists_ask_EPA_for_tougher_pesticide_rules Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:19:22 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2025/2009/10/15/Is_Locavorism_for_Rich_People_Only Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/2025/2009/10/15/Is_Locavorism_for_Rich_People_Only Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:02:23 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1986/2009/10/09/Ralph_Lauren_admits_it_needs_Photoshop_lessons Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1986/2009/10/09/Ralph_Lauren_admits_it_needs_Photoshop_lessons Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:22:39 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1956/2009/10/06/Washington_tries_new_formulas_on_chemical_regulation Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1956/2009/10/06/Washington_tries_new_formulas_on_chemical_regulation Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:04:12 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1873/2009/09/24/For_French_U-S-_Health_Debate_Hard_To_Imagine Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1873/2009/09/24/For_French_U-S-_Health_Debate_Hard_To_Imagine Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:28:21 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1853/2009/09/23/Lead_scares_highlight_Chinas_environmental_dilemma Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1853/2009/09/23/Lead_scares_highlight_Chinas_environmental_dilemma Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:51:24 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1826/2009/09/18/Follow_the_money_on_healthcare_reform Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1826/2009/09/18/Follow_the_money_on_healthcare_reform Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:21:19 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1805/2009/09/17/Environmental_Group_Lists_Toxic_Consumer_Goods Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1805/2009/09/17/Environmental_Group_Lists_Toxic_Consumer_Goods Sun, 13 Sep 2009 06:49:30 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1714/2009/09/13/Clean_water_laws_often_ignored_at_cost_to_health Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1714/2009/09/13/Clean_water_laws_often_ignored_at_cost_to_health Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:30:59 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1700/2009/09/11/Study_Shows_How_Much_Cellphone_Radiation_Yoursquore_Getting Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1700/2009/09/11/Study_Shows_How_Much_Cellphone_Radiation_Yoursquore_Getting Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:23:07 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1675/2009/09/10/Flame_Retardants_Found_in_Childrens_Products Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1675/2009/09/10/Flame_Retardants_Found_in_Childrens_Products Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:12:50 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1671/2009/09/10/How_to_limit_exposure_to_cell_phone_radiation Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1671/2009/09/10/How_to_limit_exposure_to_cell_phone_radiation Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:06:32 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1669/2009/09/10/Nigeria_Mast_Hazard_Federal_Govt_Calls_for_Optimizers Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1669/2009/09/10/Nigeria_Mast_Hazard_Federal_Govt_Calls_for_Optimizers Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:41:40 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1661/2009/09/09/Reich_Obama_lsquoNeeds_to_Work_Fast_And_Be_Tough_As_Nails Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1661/2009/09/09/Reich_Obama_lsquoNeeds_to_Work_Fast_And_Be_Tough_As_Nails Tue, 08 Sep 2009 05:59:07 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1631/2009/09/08/US_cracks_down_on_liquid_candy_drink_problem Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1631/2009/09/08/US_cracks_down_on_liquid_candy_drink_problem Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:27:24 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1614/2009/09/07/Industrys_food_labelling_scheme_is_loopy Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1614/2009/09/07/Industrys_food_labelling_scheme_is_loopy Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:19:56 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1568/2009/09/03/What_Obama_Must_Demand_from_Congress_on_Health_Care Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1568/2009/09/03/What_Obama_Must_Demand_from_Congress_on_Health_Care Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:25:36 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1389/2009/08/24/Warm_ice_cream_climate_change_solution_on_a_stick Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1389/2009/08/24/Warm_ice_cream_climate_change_solution_on_a_stick Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:08:41 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1366/2009/08/21/Has_the_WHO_really_come_down_against_homeopathy_use Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1366/2009/08/21/Has_the_WHO_really_come_down_against_homeopathy_use I was intrigued to see this news article on the BBC website this morning: WHO warns against homeopathy use. ]]> Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:04:11 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1361/2009/08/13/US_Healthcare_reform_by_Paul_Simon Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1361/2009/08/13/US_Healthcare_reform_by_Paul_Simon Paranoia strikes deep in the heartland But I think it's all overdone Exaggerating this and exaggerating that They don't have no f ]]> Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:28:09 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1354/2009/08/07/Health_insurance_companies_are_winning_the_reform_war Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1354/2009/08/07/Health_insurance_companies_are_winning_the_reform_war Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:05:15 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1333/2009/06/23/No_wonder_we_cant_stop_eating_em--- Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1333/2009/06/23/No_wonder_we_cant_stop_eating_em--- It would appear that the food industry knows precisely how to undermine even the most self-aware person's impulse control ]]> Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:13:27 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1327/2009/06/21/Radioactive_metals_found_in_many_everyday_objects Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1327/2009/06/21/Radioactive_metals_found_in_many_everyday_objects From kitchen utensils to reclining chairs, a Scripps Howard News Service investigation has identified thousands of contaminated consumer products. ]]> Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:04:34 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1320/2009/06/21/Locavore_Network_online_database_of_small_farms Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1320/2009/06/21/Locavore_Network_online_database_of_small_farms A very good new site, Locavore Network, is building a national US database of small, local food producers ]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:31:44 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1314/2009/06/18/Health_insurers_tone_deaf_on_the_Hill Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1314/2009/06/18/Health_insurers_tone_deaf_on_the_Hill In a "tone-deaf" session before Congress, health insurance execs testified yesterday that they have no plans to stop canceling sick people's polic ]]> Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:53:00 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1291/2009/06/11/Dioxins_can_reduce_breast-feeding_ability Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1291/2009/06/11/Dioxins_can_reduce_breast-feeding_ability Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:44:45 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1263/2009/06/05/Grasses_make_cows_less_noxious Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1263/2009/06/05/Grasses_make_cows_less_noxious Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:21:36 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1262/2009/06/05/Consult_your_physician_and_your_common_sense Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1262/2009/06/05/Consult_your_physician_and_your_common_sense Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:19:27 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1254/2009/06/03/Patients_no_longer_people_but_profit_centers Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1254/2009/06/03/Patients_no_longer_people_but_profit_centers Fri, 29 May 2009 09:25:18 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1227/2009/05/29/Edible_food-like_substances_Michael_Pollan_on_radio Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1227/2009/05/29/Edible_food-like_substances_Michael_Pollan_on_radio This morning I'm listening to an excellent radio interview: Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau talks with Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma ]]> Thu, 28 May 2009 18:28:51 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1223/2009/05/28/Frozen_Prepared_Foods_Eat_at_Your_Own_Risk-1 Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1223/2009/05/28/Frozen_Prepared_Foods_Eat_at_Your_Own_Risk-1 Tue, 26 May 2009 11:01:11 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1210/2009/05/26/A_case_study_where_money_medicine_and_greed_converge Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1210/2009/05/26/A_case_study_where_money_medicine_and_greed_converge The New Yorker has a great piece on healthcare in McAllen, Texas, home to the highest medical costs in the US. ]]> Mon, 25 May 2009 20:17:18 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1206/2009/05/25/Mega-agribusiness_is_killing_us_as_well_as_the_planet Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1206/2009/05/25/Mega-agribusiness_is_killing_us_as_well_as_the_planet Mon, 25 May 2009 14:23:15 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1197/2009/05/25/McDonalds_gives_free_range_a_try_in_US Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1197/2009/05/25/McDonalds_gives_free_range_a_try_in_US McDonald's has started a "trial" free-range farming system for its egg farms in the US, following its existing British policy ]]> Mon, 25 May 2009 11:48:50 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1194/2009/05/25/Hey_kid_that_stuff_will_rot_your_brain Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1194/2009/05/25/Hey_kid_that_stuff_will_rot_your_brain Researchers at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee have found that regular consumption of fast food markedly lowers children's academic test score ]]> Sat, 16 May 2009 09:42:17 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1154/2009/05/16/Cheers_for_Chicago_city_bans_BPA Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1154/2009/05/16/Cheers_for_Chicago_city_bans_BPA Following the governments of Canada and Minnesota, the city of Chicago has enacted an outright ban on the sale of BPA in baby bottls and sippy cups ]]> Wed, 13 May 2009 16:18:10 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1146/2009/05/13/Cheerios_the_wonder_drug Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1146/2009/05/13/Cheerios_the_wonder_drug The FDA has declared that the General Mills cereal Cheerios should be considered a drug, based on very specific health claims used in its marketing ]]> Tue, 05 May 2009 15:44:56 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1103/2009/05/05/Cheeseburgers_for_baby_Many_toddler_foods_junk Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1103/2009/05/05/Cheeseburgers_for_baby_Many_toddler_foods_junk The Children's Food Campaign of Britain have published a study of over 100 baby and toddler foods, which found many to be "worse than junk food." ]]> Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:04:12 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1082/2009/04/30/BPA_still_not_going_away Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1082/2009/04/30/BPA_still_not_going_away A new report from Green Century states that "Fourteen of the largest public packaged food and beverage companies still use" BPA in their packaging. ]]> Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:59:38 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1072/2009/04/30/The_good_the_bad_and_the_filthy Food & Health http://www.apesphere.com/story/1072/2009/04/30/The_good_the_bad_and_the_filthy The American Lung Association has released its 10th Anniversary report on the state of the air Americans breathe, and it ain't pretty. ]]>