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...death of baseball pitcher Steven Bechler may have been linked to the herb ephedra [HEALTH, March 3]. It brings to the fore a problem that needs urgent regulatory attention. Alternative-medicine gurus and the burgeoning over-the-counter drug industry have fostered the notion that anything natural is safe. Well, the poisons strychnine, belladonna, ricin and botulin are all natural. Legislation is needed to prohibit advertising that implies "all natural ingredients" means "safe." HERMAN BIEBER Kenilworth...
During investment banker Herb Allen's annual gathering for media moguls in Sun Valley, Idaho, last July--when locals were paid $20 an hour just to be available for baby sitting--Coca-Cola CEO Douglas Daft at one point turned for advice to investment legend Warren Buffett, who sits on Coke's board. What would happen, Daft wondered, if Coke suddenly stopped giving Wall Street quarterly earnings estimates? Buffett answered that Coke's shares would be more volatile and some investors would sell but that these were prices worth paying. Daft would forever "be free from that fiction," Buffett said...
...then crushed into small bits), each bite is a study in textures. It’s irresistible and impossible to stop eating. Laap, a special that often appears on the ever-changing specials board, is similar in taste, but here the beef is minced, not sliced, and saw-tooth herb, whose taste resembles that of the more familiar cilantro, is added. Squid Salad is also quite refreshing, a Cambodian version of ceviche, in which barely cooked pieces of seafood are scored and mixed with onions, peanuts, green chiles and whole sprigs of herbs. Cambodian Pad Thai seems like a misnomer...
Soup is an essential component of every Cambodian meal. The Duck Curry Soup, another untranslated daily special, was bright yellow with turmeric. The duck was left on the bone, attached to fat and gristle, which, while tasty, was an unappealing sight. Long strands of a spicy, lemony herb packed the bowl, one of the many ingredients at Floating Rock that have no English name. Fresh bamboo shoots are rare, but here they are peeled into sheets and featured in a soup with the ubiquitous green chiles and fresh baby vegetables. Uniquely Cambodian products come from Florida, where the weather...
Players and owners will debate an ephedra ban but, given their past acrimony, don't expect a quick resolution. Even if the herb remains in the locker rooms, Bechler's death will have taught many players--and those who idolize them--that ephedra isn't something to be popped blindly. --Reported by David Bjerklie and Sean Gregory/New York and Alison Onianwa/Fort Lauderdale