Topic: risk

According to a recent study, people who drank two cups of tea a day cut their risk of dementia in half. TWO CUPS OF TEA A DAY CUTS YOUR RISK OF DEMENTIA By Victoria Fletcher PEOPLE who drink two cups of tea a day halve their risk of dementia, according to research. But a study found that coffee drinkers saw no reduction in their risk, suggesting that antioxidant compounds in black tea...

Ridley Canada, one of the largest feed manufacturer in North America, is being sued over its possible role in spreading mad cow disease in Canada (previous blog here). Within an article that provides the latest on that subject was the following nugget. The lawsuit now proceeds - even as a new round of criticisms is being levelled at Ottawa over the Conservative government's latest policy shift...

The United States Department of Justice says that conditions at a Chicago jail run by Cook County are so bad as to put prisoners at risk of physical abuse and even death. (Thanks to the ABA e-Journal, where I read this story.) If I were the Cook County sheriff and had a sense of humor, I would do a point-by-point comparison of my jail with the federal jail at Guantanamo Bay (let's not mince...