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The Press-Dispatch Easter Egg Hunt at OCU The Oakland City Kiwanis Club is sponsoring an Eas- ter Egg Hunt for kids ages preschool through age 9 on Saturday, March 31, at Oak- land City University. The Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt will take place at the usual spot on the Oakland City University campus at 10 a.m. (CDT) March 31. If it rains, it will be at 1 p.m. April 1. There will be prizes by age group in three divi- sions. All kids preschool age through age 9 are welcome. Pancake breakfast at Muren Church On Palm Sunday, April 1 the Muren Church of God will be hosting a Pancake breakfast at 8 a.m. Protecting supplements inside food A Purdue University food scientist has developed a way to encase nutritional supplements in food-based products so that one day consumers might be able to sprinkle vitamins, antioxi- dants and other beneficial compounds right onto their meals. Srinivas Janaswamy, a re- wards the tornado disaster relief fund for Henryville, IN All proceeds will go to- Wednesday, March 28, 2012 A-9 cer and obesity. Iota-carra- geenan is amorphous, mean- ing it lacks a defined struc- tural arrangement. It was stretched, forming well- oriented crystalline fibers, which then gained more structural organization. In the fiber network, io- search assistant professor of food science, said many of the nutraceuticals, or nutri- tional supplements, added to foods today are not structur- ally stable. Heat, light, oxy- gen and other external fac- tors could degrade the sup- plements, rendering them ineffective. "There are many methods volves creating crystal- line-like fibers that embed the nutraceuticals, protect them from external influenc- es and prevent degradation. "Once the nutraceutical beta-carotene, lycopene, resveratrol and vitamins are thought to play signifi- cant roles in treating or pre- venting disease. Resvera- trol, for example, is found in red grape products and is believed to help prevent can- cer and benefit cardiovascu- lar health. Janaswamy's method in- for adding nutraceuticals to foods, but the one thing they all have in common is insta- bility due to non-rigid struc- tures," said Janaswamy, whose findings were pub- lished in the journal Food and Function. Nutraceuticals such as ta-carrageenan maintains a stable double-helical struc- ture with small pockets be- tween the helices that con- tain water molecules. Janas- wamy replaced these wa- ter pockets with curcumin, which was then protected by the sturdy iota-carrageenan network. Janaswamy envisions that the encapsulated fibers could then be chopped in- to small particles. Diners could reach for the resvera- trol or curcumin the same as they might salt or pepper. Iota-carrageenan and oth- er polysaccharide carbohy- drates have GRAS—gener- ally recognized as safe— status with the U.S. Depart- ment of Agriculture. Janaswamy has a few ed State Senate against Richard Lugar, was in Pike County recently at a local fundraiser. Above he talks with Ray and Elaine Brooks of Spurgeon. Mourdock, a former resident of Indiana, told the group Lugar has grown out of touch with Indiana. Mourdock told a story about as a young boy being inspired by NASA and the first space flight. He asked, "What in America is inspiring our youth today?" Indiana State Treasurer Richard Mourdock, who is running for the Republican nomination for Unit- Mourdock visits Pike County Beware buying medicines online it possible for consumers to buy just about anything without ever leaving their homes. Whether looking for a pizza or a car, consum- ers can find whatever they need with a few clicks of the mouse. But buying merchandise The Internet has made carrageenan, a long-chain carbohydrate, to encapsu- late curcumin, the princi- ple compound found in the spice turmeric, which is considered to be effective against inflammation, can- is enveloped, it is thermally protected," Janaswamy said. "Anything of interest can be used, even drug molecules, vitamins or hormones." Janaswamy used iota- hurdles to overcome before his nutraceutical fibers are ready for dinner tables. He is working on delaying the release of the embedded compounds once consumed, as their current release time is about 30 minutes. Janas- wamy said the time would need to be lengthened to about three hours to ensure that the nutraceuticals reach the intestines, where they can be properly absorbed. Also, Janaswamy is work- ing to increase the amount of nutraceutical that can be loaded into the fibers. Susanne R. Youngren, a former Purdue undergrad- uate student and current doctoral student at the Uni- versity of Hawaii at Hilo, col- laborated with Janaswamy on this research. Purdue's Whistler Center for Carbo- hydrate Research provided funding. H Indoor mold growth mask or respirator that cov- ers the nose and mouth to reduce your risk of devel- oping a respiratory illness. Leave big jobs to the Continued from page A-8 pros. Smaller mold growths can be addressed by the av- erage homeowner. Howev- er, when mold growth is es- pecially large or mold has grown on valuable items, in- cluding heirlooms, it's best to hire a professional. When doing so, try to find one a friend or neighbor can rec- ommend, as not all mold-re- moval specialists are creat- ed equal. If it's hard to find a recommendation, look for a specialist who is affiliated with a professional organi- zation.Such organizations typically insist their mem- bers have a certain level of experience and training be- fore they can become mem- bers. parts, but sell ineffective or dangerous drugs to con- sumers who don't know what they're getting in return. In an effort to increase online always comes with a degree of risk, and that's especially so when buying medicine over the Internet. Not all Web sites that sell medicine are trustworthy, and many physicians feel buying medicine online is never a viable option. Rec- ognizing the risk involved in such a transaction, the Food and Drug Administra- tion offers the following ad- vice to consumers consider purchasing medicines over the Internet. Learn about medicines be- as much as possible about the medicines they plan to purchase before placing an order. 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