Concerns about Saudi Arabia?s role in Iraq could prompt critics in Congress to oppose the package, which is expected to total $20 billion over a decade.
Yogurt's not just a food anymore. It has emerged as a dietary supplement that promises benefits far beyond a slim waist. The old staple, along with other foods such as aged cheese and the dairy drink called kefir, contains newly touted probiotic bacteria. From improving digestion to preventing allergies, the reported properties of probiotics sound almost too good to be true?but a growing body of research suggests that some healthful bacteria, at least, might live up to the promise.
No, that supplement manufacturer didn't misspell "probiotics." "Prebiotics" are a separate category of food additive that are supposed to help probiotic bacteria grow and thrive in the human digestive tract. Probiotics, in turn, help people stay healthy, recent research shows.
AP - Congress sent President Bush legislation Friday to intensify anti-terror efforts in the U.S., shifting money to high-risk states and cities and expanding screening of air and sea cargo to stave off future Sept. 11-style attacks.
AP - A former Taliban member and several influential elders have joined negotiations with the hardline militia to step up pressure for the release of 22 South Korean hostages, an official said Saturday.
AP - Two news helicopters covering a police chase on live television collided and crashed to the ground Friday, killing all four people on board in a plunge that viewers saw as a jumble of spinning, broken images.
Four people were killed Friday afternoon when helicopters from two rival TV news stations in Phoenix, Arizona, collided while shooting a police chase, according to fire and station officials.