June is Home Safety Month and the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Aging Services is urging older adults to practice safety to prevent injuries. In 2005, there were 15,800 people 65 and older who died from injuries related to unintentional falls. About 1.8 million in this same age group were treated in emergency [...]
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Now tomatoes are contaminated with Salmonella, this time with the uncommon serotype, Saintpaul, and the FDA says not to eat tomatoes from a bunch of states in the Southwest. However, the New Mexico government says the contaminated tomatoes come from Mexico. If this is correct, it’s globalization time again.
The FDA notes that [...]
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Recent outbreaks of Salmonella infection due to tomatoes have moved the politicians and the FDA to act and today president George Bush asked the Congress to provide more funds to improve food and medical product safety.
The Salmonella disease has been a very serious threat during the last week as grocery stores have pulled tomatoes from [...]
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Barbeque season has begun and Health Canada would like to remind Canadians of steps they can take to avoid food borne illness from E. coli bacteria from ground beef.
Eating undercooked ground beef can result in a type of food borne illness commonly called hamburger disease, caused by E. coli bacteria. Symptoms can include severe stomach [...]
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At the 68th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association in San Francisco, CA, several studies were presented evaluating the impact of blood sugar control to reduce diabetes-related complications in patients.
VADT (Veterans Affairs Diabetes Trial), a large, long-term and independent outcomes study, evaluated whether intensive versus standard blood sugar control can reduce the incidence of [...]
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