Jessica Stoller-Conrad

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An Oral History Of New York Food: Dining Out Wasn't Always 'In'

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

As Marcel Proust so famously documented, it's often the simplest of foods that can carry us back to remembrances of things past.

And so perhaps it's not so surprising that, when freelance food writer Anne Noyes Saini began asking New York's elderly residents about their memories of the ...

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Mouse Study Sheds Light On Why Some Cancer Vaccines Fail

Monday, March 04, 2013

In the quest for better cancer medicines, vaccines that treat rather than prevent disease are getting lots of attention.

More than 90 clinical trials have tested therapeutic vaccines in cancer patients, but the results have been a mixed bag.

A recent study in mice suggests that changing a traditional ...

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Designer Kitchens And Why We Think We Need Them

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Trophy kitchens rule the real estate market, but fewer of us than ever actually cook, or need granite counters and Viking ranges. It's more about the look than the practicality, one realtor admits.

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Let Them Eat Kale: Vegetarians And The French Revolution

Saturday, July 14, 2012

The French Revolution conjures up memories of Marie Antoinette and the guillotine and angry peasant uprisings, but middle-class vegetarians may have also played an important role in the politics of the day.

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Wake Up Call To Grocery Stores: Young People Shop Around

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

The younger generation is less loyal to grocery stores and grocery store brands than their elders. This has big implications for how stores must adapt and change in the future as millennials gain more purchasing power.

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In Lean Times, Creative Bakers Turn To Desperation Pies

Thursday, July 05, 2012

Vinegar pie and green tomato pie don't usually top the list of America's favorite sweets. But in Depression-era America, these and other desperation pies that survive today showed off home cooks' ingenuity.

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As More Americans Live Through Cancer, Survivors' Ranks Grow

Friday, June 15, 2012

The number of American cancer survivors will increase from 13.7 million in January 2012 to nearly 18 million in January 2022, according to a report from the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute.

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