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Ammonia used in many foods, not just ‘pink slime’

By doris | Published: April 5, 2012

Full Story at msnbc.com Surprise rippled across America last month as a new wave of consumers discovered that hamburgers often contained ammonia-treated beef, or what critics dub “pink slime.” What they may not have known is that ammonia – often associated with cleaning products – was cleared by U.S. health officials nearly 40 years ago [...]

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Medical bills prompt more than 60 percent of U.S. bankruptcies

By doris | Published: June 8, 2009

Full Story At CNN.com Bankruptcies due to medical bills increased by nearly 50 percent in a six-year period, from 46 percent in 2001 to 62 percent in 2007, and most of those who filed for bankruptcy were middle-class, well-educated homeowners, according to a report that will be published in the August issue of The American [...]

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