A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds an increasing number of children are not getting vaccinated against certain childhood diseases. They're costly, and some insurance plans don't cover them completely.

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The end of easy credit is hitting private equity firms especially hard. These are companies that aren't traded on the stock market and have fewer regulations -- and often produce huge returns, buying companies on the cheap, hoping to sell them later for a profit.

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Italian extra-virgin olive oil has become so lucrative that adulterated olive oil has become the biggest source of agricultural fraud problems in the European Union. The FDA doesn't routinely test imported olive oil for adulteration, and some products are difficult to test.

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The farm bill just passed by Congress authorizes billions of dollars in spending. A new program that would be funded by the measure would assist "specialty crop" producers -- farmers who supply the fresh fruits and vegetables sold at local markets.

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