Auburn, March 26, 2004 --- Science will be a little more interesting in many Alabama schools this spring with help from Alabama 4-H, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System and a generous donation from the Alabama Farmers Cooperative, Inc.  (More...)

Auburn, March 26, 2004---It can be tough being a kid these days.  The challenge is even greater for hundreds of Alabama’s young people who have parents deployed in the National Guard and Reserves.  But for 100 of these young people, relief – what the military calls “R&R” – is on the way. (More...)

The Dish on Antibacterial Soap

Auburn, March 25, 2004 --- That antibacterial soap you keep around the bathroom --- and the kitchen and workplace, for that matter --- probably isn’t doing you much good.  (More...)

Montgomery Conference to Focus on Reversing Diabetes and Obesity Trends in Alabama

Auburn, March 23, 2004---“Reversing Diabetes and Obesity Trends in Alabama Through the Promotion of Lifestyle Changes,” is the theme for the third annual Diabetes Conference April 1 and 2 at the Governors House Hotel and Conference Center in Montgomery.  (More...)

A Grim Picture of Childhood Obesity

Auburn, March 23, 2004 --- Childhood obesity is an epidemic in the United States, and a recent Alabama Cooperative Extension System study reveals the problem is especially severe in the state’s Black Belt region.  (More...)

Sea Specialties Brand Recalls Some Thin Sliced Smoked Atlantic Salmon Because of Possible Health Risk

Auburn, March 23, 2004 --- Sea Specialties Inc. of Miami, Florida is recalling its 4 ounce, 8 ounce, and 16 ounce packages of Sea Specialties brand hand packed thin sliced smoked Atlantic salmon because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. (More...)

• Streamed Interview with Dr. Jean Weese, Extension food scientist, concerning recall.

Chambers County 4-H'er Wins State Steer Show

Katelyn Allen, a 14-year-old 4-H club member from Chambers County, won the 81 st State Steer Show at the Alabama Junior Livestock Expo in Montgomery. More than 200 young people from 45 Alabama counties showed cattle, sheep and goats as part of the five days of competition.  (More...)

Packaged Seed May Seal Fate of Older Cotton Farming Practices

Auburn, March 19, 2004 --- Packaged seed is one of many technological advances that have taken cotton farming by storm in recent years, but it may also have sealed the fate of several older cotton practices.  (More...)

“When Alabama Families Go to War: Recognizing and Responding to the Needs of Military Kids” Forum is April 15 in Montgomery

Auburn, March 19, 2004---Alabama deploys more National Guard and Reservists than any other state. Today, more than 8,000 men and women in the Alabama National Guard and Reserves are serving their country.  (More...)

American Diabetes Alert

Auburn, March 17, 2004---The American Diabetes Alert is an annual, one-day call to action held on the fourth Tuesday of March , the 23^rd  this year,  for people to find out if they are at risk for diabetes.  (More...)

Austin High School’s Ultimate Survivors Win LifeSmarts State Competition

Normal, AL—For the second year in a row, the Ultimate Survivors of Austin High School in Decatur outwitted, outplayed and outlasted their opponents to become the state LifeSmarts champions March 3 at Alabama A&M University. The team will represent Alabama at the National Consumers League’s national LifeSmarts competition in Chicago  April 24 through 27.  (More...)

Green Hornet Episode Underscores Supplement Risks

AUBURN, March 10, 2004 --- Last month, four Colorado teenagers bought a ticket to hell without knowing it.  (More...)