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New test can precisely pinpoint food pathogens

(PhysOrg.com) -- With Salmonella-tainted ground turkey sickening more than 100 people and Listeria-contaminated cantaloupes killing 15 this year, the ability to detect outbreaks of food-borne illness and determine their sources ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In-shell pistachios: The original 'slow food?'

Two studies published in the current on-line issue of the journal Appetite indicate that consuming in-shell pistachios is a weight-wise approach to healthy snacking, offering unique mindful eating benefits to help curb c ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 15, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

British Journal of Nutrition: Fat found in pistachios may not be readily absorbed by the body

A new study now appearing in the peer-reviewed British Journal of Nutrition, finds that fat in pistachios may not be completely absorbed by the body. The randomized controlled-feeding study, which is the first-of-its-kind resear ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Pistachios make healthy decafs

If caffeine gets your blood pumping more than it should, here's a piece of good news: when roasted appropriately, pistachios can become a tasty and healthier substitute for coffee, with all the aromas and ...

Chemistry / Other

created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Climate change to deal blow to fruits, nuts: study

Climate change is expected to alter the global industry in fruits and nuts dramatically as tree crops such as pistachios and cherries struggle in the rising temperatures, researchers said.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 30, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 2

New pairs of compounds may help tree nuts fight fungal foe

(PhysOrg.com) -- Some crunchy, good-for-you tree nuts like almonds and pistachios are vulnerable to attack by a troublesome mold known as Aspergillus flavus. The mold produces cancer-causing natural compounds ...

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Eating pistachios lowers cholesterol, boosts antioxidants, more

(PhysOrg.com) -- Pistachio nuts, eaten as part of a healthy diet, can increase the levels of antioxidants in the blood of adults with high cholesterol, according to an international team of nutritional scientists including ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 13, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Pistachios offer multiple benefits

(PhysOrg.com) -- Pistachio nuts, eaten as part of a healthy diet, can increase the levels of antioxidants in the blood of adults with high cholesterol, according to an international team of nutritional scientists.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 20, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Pistachios: A handful a day may keep the cardiologist away

A study published last week in Archives of Internal Medicine found that a diet containing nuts, including pistachios, significantly lowered total and LDL-cholesterol levels, in addition to triglycerides. The 6 ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 17, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Pistachios may reduce lung cancer risk

A diet that incorporates a daily dose of pistachios may help reduce the risk of lung and other cancers, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference, ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Getting to the root of science in a nutty way

Dr. Leo Lombardini has gone underground to get the most top secret information in his field.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Salmonella found in central Calif. pistachio plant

(AP) -- Federal officials confirmed Monday they found traces of salmonella in a central California pistachio processing plant that sparked a nationwide recall of the nut.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Calif. nut firm: Kraft found salmonella in 2008

(AP) -- A company at the heart of a nationwide pistachio recall says Kraft Foods Inc. detected salmonella in its pistachios more than six months ago but didn't report it until last week.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pistachio warning could signal food safety shift

(AP) -- It could take weeks before health officials know exactly which pistachio products may be tainted with salmonella, but they've already issued a sweeping warning to avoid eating the nuts or foods containing ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Pistachio company: Raw nuts may be bacteria source

(AP) -- The company at the center of a nationwide pistachio recall says the salmonella contamination could have come from raw nuts during processing but not a human or animal source in its plant.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Pistachio

The pistachio (Pistacia vera L., Anacardiaceae or sometimes Pistaciaceae) is a small tree native to mountainous regions of Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Turkey and western Afghanistan, that produces an important culinary nut. Pistacia vera often is confused with other species in the genus Pistacia that are also known as pistachio. These species can be distinguished from P. vera by their geographic distributions (in the wild) and their nuts. Their nuts are much smaller, have a strong flavor of turpentine, and have a shell that is not hard. The word pistachio is a loanword from Persian via Latin, and is a cognate to the Modern Persian word پسته Peste.

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