Two new studies by University of California, Berkeley, scientists highlight the amazing promiscuity of genes, which appear to shuttle frequently between organisms, especially more primitive organisms, and often in packs.
As a follow-up to the recent Salmonella outbreak linked to peanut butter, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is informing consumers that ConAgra has extended their recall of all Peter Pan peanut butter, and all Great Value peanut butter beginning with product code 2111, including peanut butter toppings, back to October 2004.
Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have found that older mothers with normal, full-term pregnancies ? particularly first-time older mothers ? were more likely to undergo Caesarean delivery than were younger women with similarly low-risk pregnancies.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a public health advisory outlining new safety information, including revised product labeling about erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs), widely-used drugs for the treatment of anemia.
Ibuprofen is found more effective when treating broken bones, bruises and sprains, revealed in a study by Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario CHEO.
Statement of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, on National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, March 10, 2007 :
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a new program, Effective Communication in Hospitals, to assist hospitals in meeting the communication needs of individuals who do not speak English as their primary language (i.e. are limited English proficient) or who are deaf or hard of hearing.
The unique Botrylloides whole body regeneration process could serve as a new in vivo model system for regeneration, suggesting that retinoic acid signaling may have had ancestral roles in body restoration events.
The Indian State Governments are required to utilize funds provided under Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP) to cover drinking water in rural schools also.
ConAgra informed the public that it is recalling all Peter Pan peanut butter and all Great Value peanut butter beginning with product code 2111. The company’s recall extends to products made since December 2005. FDA’s advice to consumers continues to be not to eat any Peter Pan peanut butter or any Great Value peanut butter beginning with the 2111 product code.