Leukaemia rates in children and young people are elevated near nuclear facilities, but no clear explanation exists to explain the rise, according to a research review published in the July issue of European Journal of Cancer Care.
Hospitalized patients make a great captive audience for smoking cessation efforts, according to a new systematic review. The researchers found that when smokers become hospital inpatients, regardless of the reason for admission, they are receptive to efforts to help them to quit smoking after discharge and more likely succeed in the long run.
The rate of cases of colitis (colon inflammation) caused by the bacteria Clostridium difficile more than doubled among patients hospitalized in the United States between 1993 and 2003, and the illness was more severe and associated with an increased mortality rate, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
While children who have had brain tumors perform worse in school than healthy kids, grades in foreign language are the most affected and girls have a harder time than boys in getting good grades, according to a study published in the July 17, 2007, issue of Neurology?, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Johnvince Foods are warning the public not to consume certain sesame seeds described below because this product may be contaminated with Salmonella.
Toronto Public Health is investigating an outbreak of E.coli 0157 among individuals who attended a picnic in Scarborough’s Morningside Park on July 1. Several hundred people attended the event, which was a reunion for the Punqudutivu Students Association of Sri Lanka.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed that a strain of Salmonella Wandsworth bacteria found in Veggie Booty snack food is responsible for the disease outbreak that occurred between March and June 2007.
Compared to national statistics for the previous year, there has been an increase in the percentage of children living with at least one working parent and the percentage of children living in households classified as food insecure has declined. High school students were more likely to have taken advanced academic courses and the percentage of young adults who completed high school has increased. The adolescent birth rate has dropped to a record low.
Californian leafy greens have been associated with several outbreaks of foodborne illnesses over the past ten years.
The public warning issued on June 28, 2007 has been expanded to include additional products and distribution information.