E. coli outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts
Nine people in Minnesota and Wisconsin have become ill from E. Coli, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday. Two of the individuals have been hospitalized. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - February 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Salmonella outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts
Health officials urge consumers not to eat alfalfa sprouts produced by Sweetwater Farms at this time (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - February 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Alfalfa Sprouts: CDC
(Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - February 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
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Senate Confirms Califf to Lead FDA Judge Okays Fines for NYC Restaurants That Don't Post Salt Warnings Jury Awards $72 Million in Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder Case Alfalfa Sprouts Likely Cause of Salmonella Outbreak: CDC (Source: U.S. News - Health)
Source: U.S. News - Health - February 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
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Alfalfa Sprouts Likely Cause of Salmonella Outbreak: CDC
A salmonella outbreak that has sickened 13 people in four states has been linked to... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 24, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Salmonella outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts
Alfalfa sprouts are the likely source of a multistate salmonella outbreak that has caused 13 people to become ill, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - February 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Multistate salmonella outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts
Alfalfa sprouts are the likely source of a multistate salmonella outbreak that has caused 13 people to become ill, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - February 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How plants interact with beneficial microbes in the soil
(University of Massachusetts at Amherst) A team of molecular biologists led by Dong Wang at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, working with the alfalfa-clover Medicago truncatula, has found how a gene in the host plant encodes a protein that recognizes the cell membrane surrounding the symbiotic bacteria, then directs other proteins to harvest the nutrients. Details appear online in the January edition of Nature Plants. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - January 12, 2016 Category: Biology Source Type: news
How to Pass a Urine Drug Test Using Science
This article originally appeared on Inverse. By Yasmin Tayag Drug testing, like heroin, got popular in the late '80s and early '90s. As Reagan's Drug War rushed towards its logical conclusion, employers hustled to create drug-free work environments despite a lack of evidence that there was any advantage in it or that tests actually worked. Now, as the legalization movement gains momentum, tests to screen for marijuana use seem outrageous, but they remain relatively common. Plenty of businesses still require a piss test and plenty of would-be employees still struggle to pass. There are cleanses and adulterants that pro...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - December 7, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Efficient, Antibiotic Marker-Free Transformation of a Dicot and a Monocot Crop with Glutamate 1-Semialdehyde Aminotransferase Selectable Marker Genes
Antibiotic-free, efficient in vitro selection in plant genetic engineering can improve risk perception and speed up pre-market scrutiny of genetically modified crops. We provide a protocol for genetic transformation of two important crops, durum wheat and alfalfa, using a bacterial and a plant-derived selectable marker gene encoding mutated, gabaculine-insensitive glutamate 1-semialdehyde aminotransferase (GSA) enzymes. These methods can potentially be applied, with minor adaptations, to many other monocot and dicot crop plants. (Source: Springer protocols feed by Plant Sciences)
Source: Springer protocols feed by Plant Sciences - December 1, 2015 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Spiders Inspire Fear -- Along With Novel Products That Could Change The World
Spiders, or at least caricatures of them, are out in full force this Halloween weekend. But next time you see the eight-legged creature carved into a pumpkin, or dropping from the ceiling of a haunted house, perhaps consider feeling more than just spooked. A little respect is also appropriate. Arachnids, as they're scientifically known, could soon help you stay safer, warmer and healthier. "They're not here to scare us," said Cheryl Hayashi, professor and vice chair of biology at University of California, Riverside. "There is lots of stuff we can learn from them." She and other scientists are discovering not only what spi...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - October 31, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Spiders Inspire Fear -- Along With Novel Products That Could Change The World
Spiders, or at least caricatures of them, are out in full force this Halloween weekend. But next time you see the eight-legged creature carved into a pumpkin, or dropping from the ceiling of a haunted house, perhaps consider feeling more than just spooked. A little respect is also appropriate. Arachnids, as they're scientifically known, could soon help you stay safer, warmer and healthier. "They're not here to scare us," said Cheryl Hayashi, professor and vice chair of biology at University of California, Riverside. "There is lots of stuff we can learn from them." She and other scientists are discovering not only what spi...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - October 31, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Murphy Farm Hay and Feed Company Issues Recall of Alfalfa Hay Due to Possible Health Risk
Murphy Farm Hay and Feed Company of Louisburg North Carolina has initiated a voluntary limited recall of alfalfa hay due to potential Blister Beetle contamination. The product was offered for sale to consumers at the following two retail locations, Murphy Farm Hay and Feed in Louisburg, NC and Jones Farm Hay and Feed in Middlesex, NC. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - September 25, 2015 Category: Food Science Source Type: news
Diabetes: CeQur raises $100m for PaQ 3-day insulin device
CeQur said today that it raised a Series C round worth $100 million in what its backers called the largest medtech financing in Europe since 2006. CeQur said it plans to use the proceeds to further the planned 2016 launch of the 2nd generation of its PaQ 3-day insulin device for Type II diabetics.
Woodford Investment Management and Arthurian Life Sciences led the round, with prior backers Endeavour Vision, Schroder & Co. Banque and VI Partners also getting in on the round. CeQur, which is based in Lucerne, Switzerland and Marlborough, Mass., raised $27 million in a Series B round in April 2014 and closed a $30...
Source: Mass Device - September 1, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: Diabetes Funding Roundup CeQur SA Source Type: news
Pamela Anderson Reenacts Psycho Shower Scene For PETA To Protest Meat Industry's Impact On Drought
Cue the screeching violins.
Pamela Anderson has stripped down once again to protest the horrors of the meat and dairy industries. The 47-year-old actress and longtime PETA advocate posed nude in a "Psycho"-inspired ad that also targets the ongoing drought in California, now in its fourth year.
"Rivers are siphoned off, not just for the animals but also for crops grown to feed animals on factory farms," Anderson said in a statement released with the ad.
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California Gov. Jerry Brown has taken drastic measures to address the ongoing crisis, which has killed more than 12 million trees and left half a...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - May 19, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
