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May 12, 2008
Don't take off running just yet
Running and Fitness Week is May 11 to 17, but running is not for everyone.
May 5, 2008
Makeover of shopping habits
can offset rising food costs
Go to the grocery store armed with a list. Shop alone and get in and out of the store quickly. This cuts down on impulse buying of unneeded items.
Grocery habits Windows Media video
April 25, 2008
Red cedar may have antibiotic, cancer-fighting properties
Chemicals in red cedar could change this abundant tree's bad reputation.
April 10, 2008
Farmer grows fish in old hog barns
Abandoning the hog business to start a fish farm may seem an odd choice in Missouri, but that's exactly what Higginsville, Mo., farmer Ellis Dieckhoff did.
April 10, 2008
SMART MOVES introduces physical activity into school days
Inactivity is taking over as children spend more hours in front of television or computer screens and fewer hours in gym classes or playing outside.
SMART MOVES Windows Media video
March 31, 2008
Limiting spread of antibiotics in animal waste
While it is believed that most of the drugs in many municipal water supplies originate from human medications, MU researchers are investigating the impact of livestock pharmaceuticals and developing best practices to protect the environment.
Antibiotics in animal waste Windows Media video
March 19, 2008
Make sure abandoned wells are sealed
With spring and warmer weather soon drawing children outdoors, it is a good time for farmers and rural landowners to check abandoned wells.
March 6 , 2008
The rebate check may not be in the mail
More than 130 million American households will begin receiving tax rebate checks between May and July. If people want to receive the economic stimulus payments from the government the first thing they must do is file a federal tax return.
Tax rebate Windows Media video
March 6, 2008
Agricultural outlook presented to US Congress
Grain prices increased dramatically in the last two years and are expected to remain well above pre-2006 levels, report economists with the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute.
Agricultural outlook Windows Media video
Feb. 29 , 2008
Increasing number of Missourians going hungry, study finds
More than $1.1 billion a year is spent on public programs in Missouri, yet a new MU study reports the state has a rising number of people worried about having sufficient amounts of food and coping with hunger.
Feb. 20 , 2008
Students build device to train residents in laparoscopic surgery
Using wood, screws and a small surveillance camera, MU biological engineering students built an improved device to train surgical residents and medical students to perform laparoscopic surgery.
Laparoscopic Windows Media video
Feb. 1 , 2008
Out-of-state spectators spent $21.1 million
at Tour of Missouri
The Sept.11 to 16 bicycle race consisted of 120 world-class professional cyclists representing 15 international racing teams. The tour began in Kansas City and ended 600 miles later in St. Louis.
Jan. 11 , 2008
Online driver education gives virtual on-road experience
With fewer Missouri school districts offering formal driving instruction, teenagers across the state are finding it more difficult to take driver education.
Green business can mean less pollution, more profit
From a small-business perspective, a green enterprise not only is politically correct, it’s economically shrewd.
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