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Low-moisture foods such as dried fruits, seeds, tree nuts and wheat flour were once considered to carry minimal microbial risks.

There are lots of options to add prebiotics, probiotics and fermented food into a diet that can provide some health benefits.

The saga of listeria in sliced deli lunch meat continues, month after month. The list of affected items gets longer and longer as there is now an additional company subject to recalls due to listeria.

Purdue University and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are conducting a multiyear study of salmonella in southwest Indiana — a region known for its cantaloupe production.

The Beef Quality Assurance training and certification program will be offered at 11 sites in Indiana.

Dairymen can reduce the methane produced by their cows with the addition of the feed ingredient Bovaer to the ration.

Alendronate, with the brand name Fosamax, is in the class of drugs called bisphosphonates. These are powerful drugs that should not be prescribed lightly.

Through the foresight of farmers campaigning for a sales tax exemption over two decades ago, biodiesel production in Illinois has increased fifteenfold.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture began accepting applications to provide financial assistance to eligible dairy producers who incur milk losses due to highly pathogenic avian influenza.

Changes are coming to the way certain antibiotics will be available to animal owners by June 11, said Debbie Boyd, doctor of veterinary medicine at the Indiana State Board of Animal Health.

The Illinois Soybean Association checkoff program is sharing its “Good to be Soy” message with Fighting Illini fans in their fall and winter sports lineup. ISA hosted a “Good to be Soy” tailgate within the Grange Grove quadrant next to Memorial Stadium before kickoff.

There is no standard cutoff BMI for joint replacement surgery. It is true that people with a BMI over 40 are at higher risk for medical complications.