Unlike other hunter-based programs that focus solely on donated venison, Eastview Christian Sportsmen based at Eastview Christian Church in Normal and Gridley Meats are building on an effort the processing plant launched earlier to ship donated pork to where it s needed most. Unlike other hunter-based programs that focus solely on donated venison, Eastview Christian Sportsmen based at Eastview Christian Church in Normal and Gridley Meats are building on an effort the processing plant...

Editor's note: This is the first in a seven-part series investigating the prospects for development of vaccines to head off the threat of an influenza pandemic posed by the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The series puts advances in vaccine technology in perspective by illuminating the formidable barriers to producing an effective and widely usable vaccine in a short time frame. Despite recent encouraging news from several clinical trials, the scientific and financial and political hurdles to...

While most Mexican food is made from a small list of staple foods, endless variety is created from a complex tradition of chile-based sauces, or "salsas. A tortilla with beans is perhaps the most authentic Mexican dish -- if it's the right kind of tortilla, properly prepared, with the right kind of beans. Azul's dedication to authenticity influences everything from the extensive tequila list to the unique house salsa made from roasted tomatoes and dried chiles. The meat could be a chicken...

We would also like to welcome the new members of our team, who will help us solidify and expand the role of Cirelli Foods in the food services industry. Frank Battista has joined Cirelli as a Sales Consultant, where his duties will include opening new territories as well as securing the existing customer base. Their promotions are indicative of the scope of their in depth experience in the food services industry and we are proud of their advancement. With 25 years in the food service...

Instead, the task force recommended that local jails build additions and then contract with the federal government to house more immigration detainees. Customs Enforcement, the agency responsible for immigration enforcement, pays local and regional jails between $45 and $114 per inmate per day to house immigrant detainees. A state task force approved 17 recommendations Tuesday to both tighten illegal immigration controls in Virginia and strengthen bonds with immigrant communities. The task...

Though lab tests have yet to confirm what strain of meningitis Erin Ortiz contracted, officials suspect it is the type that is not protected by a vaccination. What is never mentioned is that vaccines do carry a risk of infecting a person with the disease they are designed to prevent. Meningitis, or meningococcal disease, is an infection in the fluid that surrounds the brain and is treated with antibiotics. gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2005/NEW01238.html Parents are not given full information when...

African Swine Fever (ASF), a highly contagious and lethal virus infection of pigs that was confirmed for the first time in the Caucasus just four months ago, has spread from Georgia to Armenia with potentially very grave consequences for the wider region, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported today. African Swine Fever (ASF), a highly contagious and lethal virus infection of pigs that was confirmed for the first time in the Caucasus just four months ago, has...

And money made during the city's credit card boom now is helping to transform another key industry in Sioux Falls, the growing business of health care. That's why she favors expansion for the credit card business over other industries that use large amounts of water for manufacturing or meat processing. At the time, inflation was outpacing the interest rate Citibank was able to charge its customers under New York law, meaning it was hemorrhaging money. But despite credit cards' rich...

The documents, some 50 years old, showed the drains beneath the Institute for Animal Health s (IAH) laboratories, which were carrying for disinfection dangerous waste including the viruses responsible for animal diseases such as foot and mouth, bluetongue, swine fever and African horse sickness. The documents, some 50 years old, showed the drains beneath the Institute for Animal Health s (IAH) laboratories, which were carrying for disinfection dangerous waste including the viruses...