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Connage Highland Dairy Recalls Organic Smoked Dunlop Cheese Due to Possible E.Coli Contamination
Oct 11, 2016Connage Highland Dairy is recalling unpasteurised (raw milk) organic smoked Dunlop cheese as a precautionary measure. Product testing has detected E. coli O157 in a batch of unpasteurised Dunlop cheese not yet on the market. Risk: E. ...
Tags: Connage Highland Dairy, recall, unpasteurised Dunlop cheese
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Uninsured Clergy Face Retirement Crisis
Oct 28, 2015Father Francis Li Jianlin has been looking for investment opportunities and health insurance in his spare time, spurred on by a feeling of responsibility for the priests and nuns in his Catholic diocese in Xinxiang, Henan province. ...
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Michigan Company Has Recalled Turkey Lunch Meat Over Possible Bacterial Contamination
Mar 11, 2015A western Michigan company has recalled turkey lunch meat over possible bacterial contamination. The Michigan Department of Agriculture said that some of the turkey sold at Earl's Meats in Holland tested positive for Listeria, CBS Detroit ...
Tags: Michigan company, lunch meat
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EPA Has Designated January as National Radon Action Month
Jan 9, 2015The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has designated January as national Radon Action Month, a perfect time for you to protect your family by testing your home for radon. Radon is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas, so testing is the ...
Tags: home improvement centers, hardware stores, Construction
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Many Premature Infants Suffer a Life-Threatening Bowel Infection Called NEC
Feb 27, 2014Many premature infants suffer a life-threatening bowel infection called necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Researchers at Loyola University Health System have identified a marker to identify those at risk for the infection, enabling doctors ...
Tags: NEC, Bowel Infection, ICU, iAP
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Many Premature Infants Suffer a Life-Threatening Bowel Infection Called NEC
Feb 27, 2014Many premature infants suffer a life-threatening bowel infection called necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Researchers at Loyola University Health System have identified a marker to identify those at risk for the infection, enabling doctors ...
Tags: NEC, iAP, Premature Infant, Necrotizing Enterocolitis
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Parents Vary in Views About Their Responsibilities in Getting Care for Children
Feb 8, 2014Parents vary widely in views about their responsibilities in getting specialty care for their children, according to a new University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health. Most children get their ...
Tags: PCP, M.P.H., National Poll, specialty care
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This Unmet Need Is Mapped for The First Time
Feb 8, 2014Only 1 in 10 people who need palliative care - that is medical care to relieve the pain, symptoms and stress of serious illness - is currently receiving it. This unmet need is mapped for the first time in the "Global atlas of palliative ...
Tags: WPCA, HIV, drug-resistant tuberculosis, health-care systems
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Many Premature Infants Suffer a Life-Threatening Bowel Infection Called NEC
Jan 20, 2014Many premature infants suffer a life-threatening bowel infection called necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Researchers at Loyola University Health System have identified a marker to identify those infants who are at risk for the infection, ...
Tags: Life-Threatening Bowel Infection, Bowel Infection in Premature Infants
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Young Children Under 2 Get 2 Shots at Once Are at Increased Risk for Temporary Fever
Jan 8, 2014Young children who receive flu and pneumococcal vaccines at the same time are at increased risk for temporary fever, a new study reports. While parents should be told about this risk, the benefits of the vaccines outweigh the risks of ...
Tags: children health, pneumococcal vaccines, flu vaccines, temporary fever
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CDC Was Published Online on Jan. 6, 2014, in JAMA Pediatrics
Jan 8, 2014Giving young children the influenza and pneumococcal vaccines together appears to increase their risk of fever, according to a study led by researchers from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and the Centers for Disease Control and ...
Tags: Influenza, Pneumococcal Vaccines, Fever, Fever in Children
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IPSCs,Despite Some Ethical Concerns, Patients Give The Research "Broad Endorsement"
Jan 3, 2014In an early indication of lay opinions on research with induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), which are stem cells made from skin or other tissues, a new study by bioethicists at Johns Hopkins University indicates that despite some ...
Tags: induced pluripotent stem cells, stem cells, Johns Hopkins University
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Americans with Dementia Who Live at Home Have Health Care Needs That Aren't Being Met
Dec 26, 2013Most Americans with dementia who live at home have numerous health, safety and supportive care needs that aren't being met, a new study shows. Any one of these issues could force people with dementia out of the home sooner than they ...
Tags: dementia, safety measures, basic medical, supportive services
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FDA Has Approved GSK First Adjuvanted Vaccine for The Prevention of H5n1 Influenza
Nov 27, 2013The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) first adjuvanted vaccine for the prevention of H5N1 influenza, also known as avian or bird flu. The pandemic Influenza A (H5N1) Virus Monovalent Vaccine, ...
Tags: Bird Flu Vaccine, GlaxoSmithKline
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Quitting Smoking Is One of The Most Impactful Things a Person Can Do to Improve Health
Nov 26, 2013Quitting smoking is one of the most impactful things a person can do to improve health, lower the risk of disease and increase longevity, a U.S. official says. "Today, as we celebrate the Great American Smokeout, I encourage all smokers ...