Samantha Bonar

Remember that filthy peanut butter factory that the feds shut down last month? You know, the one responsible for the massive peanut butter recall that sickened at least 42 people in 20 states and eventually expanded to nearly 300 different nut and seed products the company produced? Every single product......

People with a genetic susceptibility to colon cancer increase their risk by eating junk food, according to a new study published in the journal Cancer on December 17. "These patients have this very high risk because of this mutation they have, but it might be that they could reduce the......

Body scrubs made with coffee and sugar, bath salts scented like cinnamon, facial peels crafted from crushed papayas, makeup palettes packaged like chocolate bars, face powder made from ground rice -- foodie hysteria has clearly infiltrated the beauty/cosmetics market. If the idea of rubbing cookie batter all over your body......

Aged cheeses are delicious, although 7,500 years old might be a bit much. But that's how old the practice of cheese-making may be -- much older than previously thought -- according to an article in the journal Nature. Scientists have reportedly discovered 7,500-year-old pottery fragments that have small holes throughout......

One giant leap for a pastry chef? We've seen a lot of cool gingerbread houses around town, but nothing tops the gingerbread Mars Curiosity rover that the nerdy minds at Caltech have come up with. Crafted by Kevin Isacsson, head chef of the Athaneum, the Pasadena university's private dining club,......

Drinking four cups of caffeinated coffee a day slashes mouth and throat cancer risk by 50%, even if people drink alcohol and smoke, according to CBS News. Researchers from the American Cancer Society in Atlanta said the effect may not be due to caffeine but to the hundreds of natural......

To simplify your piña colada making, Australian fruit Frankensteins have created a pineapple that tastes like coconut. The Department of Agriculture's research station in Queensland has been working on the new breed of pineapple for more than a decade, ABC News reports. Senior horticulturalist Garth Senewski says the AusFestival pineapple......

In the "duh" study of the week, Medpage Today reports that kids and teens who eat salty foods are more likely to crave sugary drinks, potentially raising their risk for obesity, according to Australian researchers. The study of 4,283 Australian children ages 2 to 16 found salt consumption was positively......

Instead of reaching for that box of Kleenex, maybe you should grab a six-pack. According to a new study, beer has anti-viral properties, being particularly effective against the respiratory syncytial (RS) virus, which can cause pneumonia and bronchitis in young children and symptoms similar to the common cold in adults,......

Civet poop is so yesterday for coffee connoisseurs. Coffee beans "laundered" through elephant dung is where it's at. Called smooth and earthy in flavor, an exotic new brew is made from beans eaten by a herd of 20 Thai elephants and retrieved the next day from their dung, the Associated......