New clues for battling botulism
Scientists have discovered new details about how 'cloaking' proteins protect the toxin that causes botulism, a fatal disease caused most commonly by consuming improperly canned foods. That knowledge and the cloaking proteins themselves might now be turned against the toxin -- the deadliest known to humankind. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - December 7, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Asda recalls jars of pickled beetroot that could be contaminated with BOTULISM bacteria
A batch of 'Asda Chosen By You Pickled Crinkle Cut Beetroot' might contain Clostridium botulinum, a bacteria that produces some of the world's deadliest naturally-occurring toxins. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 17, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
An ER Doctor's 5 Fast Home Remedies
photo credit: monkeybusinessimages/thinkstock "What whiskey will not cure, there is no cure for," goes an old proverb. Sore throat? Whiskey and honey. Arthritis acting up? Whiskey and raisins. To some, it's the original multi-tasking remedy. In my own home, I don't raid the bar (well, at least I don't raid the bar for medical treatments) -- but that doesn't mean I don't occasionally turn to my pantry for home remedies. Of course, being a physician, I'm more than a little skeptical of some home remedies -- so here are five that I can truly say are supported by medical evidence... or Grandma. 1. Honey -- Parents everywher...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - September 4, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Notes from the Field: Large Outbreak of Botulism Associated with a Church Potluck Meal — Ohio, 2015
(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - July 31, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Stool Transplants Save Lives. Why Don't We Use Them Early For Deadly C. diff?
Working in the hospital again always provides valuable perspective. I love (most of) the patient care, and seeing differences in patterns over time, as I only see patients episodically. One of the striking things this past week was how little progress we’ve made on treating acute C. difficile colitis, an infection caused by Clostridium difficile, a bacterium in the same family as bugs causing tetanus and botulism. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - July 23, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Judy Stone Source Type: news
14 Most Dangerous Summer Foods
This article originally appeared on Health.com.
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25 Fresh Corn Recipes for Summer
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12 Reasons Dehydration Is Bad for Your Body -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website. (Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post)
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 23, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Palatetraining: Parents Aim to Buy the Best Food but Need to Make the Best Food
(Counterclockwise from top right to bottom right: My palette of fresh organic homemade tricolor carrots, sweet potato, butternut squash, Fuji applesauce, sweet peas, green beans and banana purees.)
The other day a new parent told me, "I don't make my own baby food, but I only buy organic." She was confident and assured that her baby was getting "fresh organic fruits, vegetables, and whole grains" because of the "organic," "100 percent natural," made with "pure vegetables and fruits," "no artificial flavors," labels on the jar or squeeze pouch. She had no idea that she had begun her baby's relationship with a food imposter...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Infant botulism: Can it be prevented?
(Source: MayoClinic.com - Ask a Specialist)
Source: MayoClinic.com - Ask a Specialist - June 4, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Home-canned potatoes to blame for botulism outbreak
(Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - April 29, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Home-canned potatoes to blame for botulism
Local and state health officials say potato salad made with home-canned potatoes is to blame for the more than 20 cases of botulism in Lancaster, Ohio, last week. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - April 29, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Potato Salad Made With Home-Canned Potatoes The Likely Culprit Behind Deadly Church Potluck
LANCASTER, Ohio (AP) — Health officials say the likely source of the botulism outbreak that killed one person and sickened many others at an Ohio church potluck dinner was home-canned potatoes used in a potato salad.
The Ohio Department of Health said Monday that testing has narrowed the source to potato salad served at the April 19 potluck at Cross Pointe Free Will Baptist Church in Lancaster, which is southeast of Columbus.
A 55-year-old woman died, and officials have confirmed 20 other botulism cases, along with 10 suspected cases. A dozen people are still in the hospital. Patients have been treated with a botulism ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - April 28, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Source of deadly botulism outbreak in Ohio identified
Health officials zero in on the contaminated food that killed one person and sickened many others at church potluck dinner (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - April 28, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why Botulism Is Found in Canned Foods
A church potluck botulism outbreak in Ohio left one dead, and sickened at least 28 others. (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 24, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Ohio botulism outbreak grows
More cases are reported as investigators try to track down the source of the deadly bacteria (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - April 24, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Church potluck food tested after botulism outbreak
Investigators are trying to pinpoint which dish served at an Ohio church potluck was behind a botulism outbreak that killed one person and may have sickened dozens more.
Health officials will be testing 23 samples from Sunday's event at Cross Pointe F... (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - April 24, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
