Salmonella :: Morrisons recalls leaf salad
The Food Standards Agency has today been informed that Morrisons is withdrawing packs of its own brand pre-packed leaf salad because of possible salmonella contamination.
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Gluten Allergy :: Mesa Sunrise Flakes breakfast cereal recalled
Community Foods Ltd is recalling a batch of Nature?s Path ?gluten free? Organic Mesa Sunrise Flakes breakfast cereal (300g box) because the food contains high levels of gluten. This makes it unsafe for people who are intolerant to gluten – gluten allergy. The Food Standards Agency has issued an Allergy Alert.
Vitamin D :: Explore vitamin D’s benefits beyond bones
National Osteoporosis Month is right around the corner, reminding most health professionals to counsel their clients about the bone-building benefits of calcium and vitamin D.
Diabetes :: Complex genetic risk factors behind type 2 diabetes
A UK collaboration of scientists has identified three new genes that predispose individuals to develop type 2 diabetes 1, bringing scientists a step closer towards understanding what causes this complex disease.
Dementia :: Balance needed in electronic tagging debate
Responding to comments by Science and Technology Minister Malcolm Wicks, the Alzheimer’s Society welcomed the debate on electronic tagging, saying that while the proposal to track the movements of people with dementia could have potential benefits, consideration of ethical and practical issues was needed.
Arthritis :: Economic impact of arthritis on United States
Arthritis and other rheumatic conditions exact a large and growing economic toll on the nation as a result of the increase in numbers of persons affected, rather than an increase in mean expenditures and earnings losses, attests Charles G. Helmick, M.D., at the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Bleeding Disorder :: FDA approves product to treat common bleeding disorder
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Humate-P (Antihemophilic Factor/von Willebrand Factor Complex) for the prevention of excessive bleeding during and after surgery in certain patients with mild to moderate and severe von Willebrand disease (vWD).
Brain :: Brain is more adept at using the nose than previously realized
Brains are able to adjust automatically to the demands of distinguishing between small differences in smell, new research at the University of Chicago shows. The research, which was conducted on rats, suggests that the human brain may be more adept at distinguishing smells than previously thought.
Heart Disease :: Aspirin may be less effective heart treatment for women than men
A new study shows that aspirin therapy for coronary artery disease is four times more likely to be ineffective in women compared to men with the same medical history.
Vitamin C :: Understanding how plants make vitamin C
Vitamin C is possibly the most important small molecule whose biosynthetic pathway remained a mystery. That is until now. A group of Dartmouth and UCLA researchers, who normally work on genes involved in aging and cancer in animals, discovered the last piece of the puzzle, they report in a study published online April 26 in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.