Food Safety Tips for the Budget-Conscious Daniel Rosenbaum for The New York Times . It seems as if every time we turn around there is another outbreak of a scary foodborne illness. More Articles in This SeriesThis summer’s huge egg recall was the latest reminder that we do battle against dangerous pathogens like E. coli [...]
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Finland Suspends H1N1 Vaccine H1N1 vaccine suspended due to suspected links to increased narcolepsy in children and adolescents By Stephanie Lam & Chowa Choo The Finnish National Institute for Health (THL) proposed suspending vaccinations for H1N1 swine flu, due to suspected links to increased narcolepsy in children and adolescents, the body announced this week. Six [...]
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Nationwide meat recall announcedBy the CNN Wire Staff August 24, 2010 9:33 a.m. EDT NEW: Wal-Mart says products immediately were pulled from shelves The recalled meat products were sold at Wal-Marts nationwide The meat products were produced from mid-June through early July Listeriosis is an uncommon, but potentially fatal disease (CNN) — Zemco Industries in [...]
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Alarm over ‘unbeatable’ enzyme that could make all bacterial diseases resistant to antibiotics By Jenny Hope Gene makes bacteria resistant to almost all antibiotics Patients brought enzyme back from India and Pakistan The NHS is on red alert to detect a ‘superbug’ resistant to the most powerful antibiotics which has been imported from India by [...]
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Novartis Vaccines launches Fluvirin vaccine in US market Healthcare solutions supplier Novartis Vaccines (NYSE:NVS) stated on Thursday that the company has commenced the shipment of approximately 40m doses of Fluvirin vaccine to the US to support the seasonal influenza vaccination for the 2010-2011 flu season. This initiation allows health care professionals in the US to [...]
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Fraudulent ‘Generic Tamiflu’ Could Pose Danger Contains an antibiotic, not Tamiflu’s active ingredient, FDA warns A product sold as “Generic Tamiflu” on an Internet site does not contain the active ingredient of Tamiflu and could be dangerous to consumers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned. The product instead contains an antibiotic that could [...]
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High Level of Bacterial Contamination in Bottled Water Most samples exceeded USP limits for drinking water Most samples of bottled water tested in a Canadian study contained bacterial contamination in excess of limits for drinking water specified by the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP). The study authors called for standards to be set for bacterial levels [...]
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Potential Risk to Blood Supply Probed XMRV Virus Gets Attention of Health Officials, but It’s Unclear if There Is Any Danger By AMY DOCKSER MARCUS An infectious virus linked to two diseases is drawing the attention of public-health officials, who are investigating the potential threat to the nation’s blood supply. It isn’t clear if the [...]
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U.S. Army Warrant Officer Chris Lust at the V.A. Hospital in Tampa. His mother says he has a blood clot in his hand and he is battling a rare bacterial infection. STUART, FL — U.S. Army Warrant Officer Chris Lust of Stuart is recovering from a rare bacterial infection which he contracted while helping with [...]
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