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Diet & Health
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General Health
Variant of mad cow disease may be transmitted by blood transfusions Researchers are
continually studying the biology of blood products to understand how
certain diseases are transmitted in an effort to reduce this risk
during blood transfusions. According to a study in sheep prepublished
online in
Blood, the official journal of the American Society
of Hematology, the risk of transmitting bovine spongiform
encephalopathy (BSE, commonly known as "mad cow disease") by blood
transfusion is surprisingly high. Aug 28, 2008 - 10:00:56 AM
General Health
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Drug News
Magnesium sulfate (Epsom salt) cuts cerebral palsy risk in preemies Giving an
infusion of magnesium sulfate commonly known as Epsom salt just before delivery
to pregnant women who were at high risk for preterm birth cut the rate of
cerebral palsy in their children by half, according to a study published in the
Aug. 28, 2008 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. Aug 28, 2008 - 9:52:07 AM
Misc. News
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Consumer Affair
The World According to Monsanto The Institute for Responsible Technology celebrates the largest
festival of American food in history this Labor Day weekend with its US
premiere of the enthusiastically received and hotly debated expose: Aug 28, 2008 - 8:20:21 AM
General Health
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Drug News
Harvard scientists discovered new therapy to treat diabetes Forget about stem cells research! Researchers
at Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital in Boston have
found a way for them to bypass stem cells to make special cells
directly from adult cells, according to a study report released in
the journal Nature. Aug 27, 2008 - 2:43:51 PM
Diet & Health
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Cancer
Mushroom preparation boosts anticancer immune response AHCC, a
special mushroom preparation, may be used as a supplement to prevent and help
treat cancer, according to a study presented at the 16th International AHCC®
(Active Hexose Correlated Compound) Symposium held in Sapporo, Japan on July
26th and 27th. Aug 26, 2008 - 8:43:49 PM
Misc. News
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Recalls & Alerts
12 die after eating meats tainted with Listeria Canada has
confirmed 26 cases of food poisoning including 12 deaths linked deli meats
contaminated with Listeria. The products of concern were produced at a plant of
Maple Leaf Food Inc. Reuters cited Canadian health officials as saying Monday. Aug 26, 2008 - 8:25:02 AM
General Health
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Lifestyle
Caesarean babies more likely to develop diabetes Caesarean
section may increase type 1 diabetes in the childhood of babies who were
delivered by the procedure, according to a study led by researchers at Queen's
University Belfast. Aug 26, 2008 - 7:37:47 AM
General Health
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Infectious Disease
West Nile virus found in two Illinoisans, 236 Americans so far this year As of August 19 this year, the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention has received reports of 236 cases of West Nile virus
including two deaths from the infection, one in Arizona and the other in
Mississippi.
The real number can be much
higher because the state and local governments need some time to file reports
to the agency. Aug 26, 2008 - 6:18:55 AM
General Health
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Diseases
Update: Measles --- United States, January--July 2008 Sporadic importations of measles into the United States have occurred since the disease was declared eliminated from
the United States in 2000 (
1). During January--July 2008, 131 measles cases were reported to CDC, compared with an average
of 63 cases per year during 2000--2007.* Aug 25, 2008 - 1:53:30 PM
Diet & Health
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General Health
Probiotic could benefit more than gastrointestinal tract Bifidobacterium
infantis 35624 a probiotic bacterial strain of human origin proved to be beneficial
to the whole body's immune response, according to a new study in the August
2008 issue of the Public Library of Science (PLoS) Pathogens. Aug 25, 2008 - 7:40:01 AM
General Health
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Drug News
Studies: HPV vaccines may not be so effective The only two cervical
cancer vaccines available in the market may not be worth their high cost and both may not be so
effective at preventing the disease in the first place, two studies published
in this week's New England Journal Medicine suggest. Aug 25, 2008 - 6:37:29 AM
Diet & Health
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General Health
MSG slows brain cell growth A 17-year-old high school student spent six weeks in the
summer in a University of Calgary laboratory, proving that monosodium glutamate
(MSG) slows growth of neurons and inhibits communication between the cells. Aug 24, 2008 - 11:20:05 PM
General Health
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Other News
People with face disfigured can smile again People with
their faces disfigured may smile again.
Studies
in the Lancet show patients who received face transplants did not show much of side
effects physiologically and psychologically. Aug 24, 2008 - 12:02:26 PM
General Health
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Drug News
FDA probes possible link between vytorin and cancer The Food and
Drug Administration on Aug 21 issued a statement saying it has informed
healthcare professionals that the agency was investigating a report that linked
use of Simvastatin and Ezetimibe with an increased risk of a variety of cancers
in Aortic Stenosis (SEAS) trial. Aug 24, 2008 - 11:39:38 AM
General Health
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Drug News
Antipsychotic medications raise death risk Elderly
people using conventional or first generation antipsychotic medications are at
a higher risk of death from cardiovascular or respiratory disease than those
using an atypical or second generation antipsychotic medication, according to a
new study. Aug 24, 2008 - 10:47:23 AM
Diet & Health
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Cancer
Alcoholic beverages are cancer-causing agents Consumption of alcoholic beverages is known to be a human carcinogen
based on sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in human studies that
indicate a causal relationship between consumption of alcoholic
beverages and cancer. Aug 24, 2008 - 9:50:13 AM
General Health
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Drug News
Studies: HPV Vaccines may not be so effective Two cervical
cancer vaccines may not be worth their high cost and both may not be so
effective at preventing the disease in the first place, two studies published
in this week's New England Journal Medicine suggest. Aug 24, 2008 - 9:33:36 AM
General Health
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Government
FDA Okays Amgen’s Nplate for treating rare blood disorder The Food
and Drug Administration on Friday Aug. 22 announced its approval of Nplate
(romiplostim) manufactured by Amgen, Inc. of Thousand Oaks, California as a bone
marrow stimulator to treat immune-related low platelet counts. Aug 23, 2008 - 1:36:41 PM
Food & Health
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Laws & Politics
Irradiation: A Safe Measure for Safer Iceberg Lettuce and Spinach On
August 22, 2008, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a
final rule that allows the use of irradiation to make fresh iceberg
lettuce and fresh spinach safer and last longer without spoiling Aug 23, 2008 - 10:51:39 AM
Food & Health
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Technologies
Biochemists manipulate fruit flavor enzymes Would you like a lemony watermelon?
How about a strawberry-flavored banana? Biochemists at The University
of Texas Medical School at Houston say the day may be coming when
scientists will be able to fine tune enzymes responsible for flavors in
fruits and vegetables. In addition, it could lead to
environmentally-friendly pest control. Aug 22, 2008 - 10:51:11 PM
Food & Health
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Agri. & Environ.
A new biopesticide for the organic food boom With the boom in consumption of
organic foods creating a pressing need for natural insecticides and
herbicides that can be used on crops certified as "organic,"
biopesticide pioneer Pam G. Marrone, Ph.D., is reporting development of
a new "green" pesticide obtained from an extract of the giant knotweed
in a report scheduled for presentation here today at the 236th national
meeting of the American Chemical Society Aug 22, 2008 - 10:49:51 PM
General Health
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Other News
FBI unveils science of anthrax investigation Most people did not know that the work in Ray Goehner’s materials
characterization department at Sandia National Laboratories was
contributing important information to the FBI’s investigation of
letters containing
bacillus anthracis, the spores that cause
the disease anthrax. The spores were mailed in the fall of 2001 to
several news media offices and to two U.S. senators. Five people were
killed. Aug 22, 2008 - 10:47:30 PM
General Health
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Other News
Earthquakes may endanger New York more than thought, says study A study by a group of prominent seismologists suggests that a pattern of subtle but active faults makes the risk of earthquakes to the New York City area substantially greater than formerly believed Aug 22, 2008 - 10:45:57 PM
Food & Health
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Laws & Politics
College presidents want drinking age lowered At least 123 college presidents as of
this week have signed up to petition the government to lower the
drinking age, news media reports. Aug 22, 2008 - 6:48:05 PM
Food & Health
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Laws & Politics
FDA allows irradiation of some produce: What you need to know The Food and Drug Administration will allow food
producers to irradiate fresh spinach and iceberg lettuce in an effort to
eliminate micro-organisms like E. coli and salmonella which cause many cases of
illnesses in consumers and huge financial loss for the grocery business each
year. Aug 22, 2008 - 8:16:05 AM
