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America, next to some European countries, has the most stringent environmental policies on health and safety. In 2008 America's Food and Health Administrations (the...

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Dubai’s Dancing Towards Fitness, Bollywood Style

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5 Great Summer Treats from the Middle East

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How To Pasteurize Eggs

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Homemade Strawberry Jam Recipe

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Beating Breast Cancer with Tumeric, a Favorite Middle East Spice

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African Land Grab Continues – Middle East Is Major Buyer

According to the Worldwatch Institute's latest report on land grab, the oil-rich Gulf nations are big buyers of foreign land Since 2000, an estimated 70.2...

Israeli Tomato-Based Dye Replaces Crushed Bugs in Starbuck’s Pink Drinks

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Bahrain Balances Traditional and Modern Medicine

Bahrain’s health authority has established four directives to regulate the sale and prescription of traditional, alternative medicines. This step was taken in response to...

Get Your Blood Tested for Heavy Metals

If you live in the west or the east, in an economically advanced country or a repressed one, getting a blood test is always...

Protect your heart With bananas

What's sweet, good for you, and comes in completely biodegradable packaging? Bananas, of course. Don't let June's seasonal fruit distract you from picking up a...

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