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Spices have nearly six-month shelf life
Pioneer Press, MN - 20 hours agoQ. Is there a rule about how long spices can be kept in their bottles? Spices and dried herbs are at their freshest for six months. …

Deb Soule to teach container gardening with herbs
knox.VillageSoup.com, ME - May 11, 2006… “Container Gardening with Herbs for Healing and Cooking” will inspire those who want the benefits of growing herbs without the work or responsibility of caring …

Secretarys tribute wins top prize 
ALIFETIME friend on whom to depend, a hand to hold, a heart of gold. This was the message that won 40-year-old secretary Christina Mangalam the grand prize in the Mummy, My Dearest contest organised by The Star and Star Online last month.

Weed control 
LYLE CRAKER HAS a number of plants on his mind. An agronomist and professor in the Department of Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, he’s currently analyzing the active ingredients in black cohosh, which is used to alleviate symptoms of menopause. He is also studying goldenseal, a native American plant that shows promise as a …

Complementary, Alternative Medicine Use High And Varied In Treating Middle Ear Infection In Israeli Children 
Israeli researchers have found that slightly more than half of children admitted to a major treatment facility for acute otitis media have received alternative and complementary therapy. [click link for full article]

Corcoran Gallery of Art
Los Ba os Enterprise - WASHINGTON (AP) - After a long journey across uncharted territory, the Lewis and Clark expedition turned homeward from the Pacific Coast. Before long, one of the party came down with severe back spasms and could hardly walk. He suffered for three

Mix of Herbal/Prescription Treatment Poses Risks
WLNS - According to a new study, older women who regularly mix over-the-counter herbal and prescription medication could be putting their health at risk, and the danger often goes unnoticed. R esearchers say many women don’t think it’s necessary to tell

Air out knits to restore that fresh smell
Anchorage Daily News - Wouldn’t it be wonderful if all your hand-knits could clean themselves while they rested in your closet? Yes, it would. In fact, if you take care to air your hand-knits and hand-crocheted garments, they won’t need washing so often. To air your

Milne Bay’s medicine woman
The National, Papua New Guinea - May 25, 2006MALUM NALU meets Minnie Bate, a herbal medicine producer, who awaits international certification of her products. Minnie Bate from …

The royal raspberry
Los Angeles Times, CA - 4 hours ago… “The hazelnut crust gives textural contrast,” he says, “which is so important against the smooth, herbal ice cream and those juicy berries.” A drizzle of …

Herbal remedies for kids
NorthJersey.com, NJ - 18 hours ago… of your local drugstore, near the baby aspirin and children’s cough medicine, is a steadily growing crowd of colorful supplements and herbs specifically for …

Campbell festival features herbs, and more
Elmira Star-Gazette, NY - May 20, 2006… operate the business and a bed and breakfast at the site, have been renovating the house and gardens the past three years, and growing many herbs, which will …

Ah, summer! Time for salty, savory (and easy) pork on the grill
The State, SC - 12 minutes ago… You also can add dry rubs to pork before cooking. Bold herbs and spices work best. These are added directly to the meat s surface before cooking. …

Growing your own: Medicinal herbs thrive in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Sentinel, CA - May 8, 2006… With our moderate weather and fertile soil this county provides a great place to grow medicinal herbs. … Most herbs are easy to grow. …

Shreveport’s farmers’ market to open Saturday in new pavilion
Shreveport Times, LA - 9 hours ago… Vendors can sign up the day of the event or call ahead. HIGHLIGHTS: tomatoes, peppers, squash, peaches, herbs, baked goods, onions, garlic, beans and peas. …

Cool off with these sorbet recipes featuring herbs
The Wichita Eagle, KS - May 8, 2006Whether or not you have an ice cream maker, you can find a sorbet recipe in this list that you can whip together at home and have on hand for the next warm …

‘Harness Sabah’s rich herbs biodiversity’
Daily Express, Malaysia - May 26, 2006Kota Kinabalu: Malaysia is poised to be a major player in the global herbal industry as it is blessed with rich biological resources that are still largely …

Beijing docs using herbs for heart diseases
Daily Express, Malaysia - May 26, 2006DOCTORS in China are using herbal medicines for treating cardiovascular diseases, said Assoc. Prof. Dr Zhang Xu from the Nanjing …

Brattleboro board approves major retail plan 
BRATTLEBORO — The redevelopment of a vacant warehouse into what could become the town’s largest retail outlet has received local approval. … - By DANIEL BARLOW Southern Vermont Bureau

The safeway to kill pain 
Up to 30,000 British adults could be in danger from over-the-counter painkillers because they are not following the doseage instructions correctly. So which type of painkiller should you choose…and when? Here’s our guide to choosing the right drug

St. John’s Wort Relieves Bladder Pain In Animal Models 
St. John’s Wort, an herbal supplement used for centuries, may be effective in relieving pain that occurs in hypersensitive bladder disorders such as interstitial cystitis (IC), according to animal model study results presented today at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association.

What’s kitty been smoking?
Newsday - Turn on, tune in, drop out. For cats, at least, herbally induced recreational activity is not only popular, but perfectly legal. As its name all but shouts, catnip - technically, Nepeta cataria and a handful of other sun-loving cultivars - has a

Air out knits to restore that fresh smell
Anchorage Daily News - Wouldn’t it be wonderful if all your hand-knits could clean themselves while they rested in your closet? Yes, it would. In fact, if you take care to air your hand-knits and hand-crocheted garments, they won’t need washing so often. To air your

Purple yard offers rare African study
Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier - WATERLOO — Ruthie O’Neal’s grandma could not keep her out of the pokeweed when she was growing up in Mississippi. Ruthie loved it, even though her grandma said the herbal plant, the leaves of which are cooked to make poke salad, could be poisonous

Business gives moms with young kids a break 
Karen Gadawski sits on a stainless steel stool, checking e-mail on a laptop with her left hand while warming her right on a steaming cup of herbal tea.

Spring Arts & Crafts Festival in Yachats 
Crafts on the Coast 9th annual Spring Arts & Crafts Festival features artisans from three states among the 65 exhibitors, in this professional, juried show, to be held Memorial Weekend. The festival is held inside Yachats Commons on U.S. Highway 101 and 4th Street in Yachats.

A food safari at the Curve 
SHOPPERS at The Curve are spoilt for choice thanks to the bewildering number of food and beverage outlets available. The types of cuisine are as varied as they come but what we found most interesting are many outlets here feature innovative food concepts.

Herbs for kids? Maybe so, but ask your doc 
Gummy Vites. Strawberry Flavored Fish Oil. Super Kids Salve. Gum-omile Oil. Children’s Echinacea. Herbs for Kids. Squeezed onto the shelves of your local drugstore, near the baby aspirin and children’s Robitussin, is a steadily growing crowd of colorful supplements and herbs specifically for children.