How diets vary across London's 32 boroughs: Fascinating interactive maps reveal capital's biggest meat-eaters and dairy-dodgers (as well as where is buying the most fruit and veg...)
EXCLUSIVE: Just 10.2 per cent of food purchases in Newham, home to the likes of Stratford and West Ham, are red meat, poultry or fish. For comparison, the figure stands closer to 14.9 per cent in Enfield. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Expert's 10 best vitamin C-rich fruit and veggies to protect against winter illness
These can easily be added to every meal of the day for some added protection against colds and flu. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Salmonella in cantaloupes sickens dozens in 15 states, U.S. health officials say
FILE - Cantaloupes are displayed for sale in Virginia on Saturday, July 28, 2017. On Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning consumers not to eat certain whole and cut cantaloupes and pre-cut fruit products linked to an outbreak of salmonella…#virginia #malichita #vinyard #aldi #jscottapplewhite (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Salmonella in cantaloupes sickens dozens in 15 states, U.S. health officials say
U.S. health officials said at least 43 people have been sickened in 15 states by salmonella linked to certain whole and cut cantaloupes and pre-cut fruit products (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - November 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
FDA: Cinnamon May Be the Source of Lead in Recalled Fruit Puree Products
FRIDAY, Nov. 17, 2023 -- As the investigation into high levels of lead in fruit puree pouches that have now sickened 34 children continues, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has found evidence that cinnamon may be the source.The agency, in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 17, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
World ’s fastest supercomputers are helping to sharpen climate forecasts and design new materials
DENVER—
To really understand how a material behaves, researchers need to simulate its whirling electrons, which govern most of its chemical and electronic properties. But they have traditionally faced a trade-off. They could simulate up to a couple of hundred electrons with near-perfect accuracy. Or they could simulate a much larger number—while accuracy fell off a cliff.
The world’s most powerful supercomputers, operating at the far frontier of speed known as the exascale, have now begun to eliminate that trade-off.
At SC23, a supercomputing conference here, researchers this week reported simulating...
Source: ScienceNOW - November 17, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Lead Investigation of Fruit Pouches Expands to Cinnamon Shipments
The Food and Drug Administration said it is screening cinnamon shipments from several countries as part of its investigation of illnesses potentially linked to pouches of cinnamon-flavored applesauce. The federal agency said this week it believes the cinnamon used in these products could be the… (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FDA Looking at Cinnamon as Source of Lead in Fruit Puree Products
FRIDAY, Nov. 17 (Healthday News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday it has found early evidence that cinnamon may be the source of high levels of lead in fruit puree pouches that have now sickened 34 children.
The agency, in... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 17, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Suboptimal Intake of Fruits and Vegetables in Nine Selected Countries of the World Health Organization European Region
(Source: CDC Preventing Chronic Disease)
Source: CDC Preventing Chronic Disease - November 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Public Health Source Type: news
Cantaloupe recall: Throw out these fruits right now, FDA warns
Cantaloupes sold in at least 10 states are being recalled due to being contaminated. Here’s why. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Sofia Produce LLC, also known as Trufresh, is recalling fresh cantaloupes of all sizes due to the possibility of them being contaminated with…#fda #sofiaproduce #trufresh #arizona #newjersey #maryland #tennessee #illinois #michigan #wisconsin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vinyard Fruit and Vegetable Company Recalls Cantaloupe Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination
For Immediate Release – November 14, 2023 - Vinyard Fruit and Vegetable Company, located in Oklahoma City, OK, has initiated a voluntary recall of all fresh-cut cantaloupe products listed below because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious…#oklahomacity #salmonella #sophiafoods #llc #nogales #vinyard #oklahoma #check #dispose #jennifervogler (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why a watermelon symbolizes Palestinian solidarity
The watermelon — a long-time symbol of Palestinian solidarity and resistance — has reemerged online, at protests and as part of artwork worldwide to support Palestinians as the war in Gaza intensifies. Why it matters: The red, green, black and white fruit — which matches the colors on the…#palestinian #palestinians #gaza #israel #hamas #ministryofhealth #tiktok #effectcreatorrewards #sixdaywar #westbank (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Amid Fruit Puree Investigation, CDC Urges Doctors to Look for Lead Poisoning in Children
TUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2023 -- As the latest number of children exposed to lead after consuming pouches of cinnamon-flavored apple puree has climbed to 22, doctors should be on the lookout for the toxin in children, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Apart From EV Sales, World Is Failing To Keep Key Climate Goals on Track
The world is off track in its efforts to curb global warming in 41 of 42 important measurements and is even heading in the wrong direction in six crucial ways, a new international report calculates.
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The only bright spot is that global sales of electric passenger vehicles are now on track to match what’s needed — along with many other changes — to limit future warming to just another couple tenths of a degree, according to the State of Climate Action report released Tuesday by the World Resources Institute, Climate Action Tracker, the Bezos Earth Fund and ot...
Source: TIME: Science - November 14, 2023 Category: Science Authors: SETH BORENSTEIN / AP Tags: Uncategorized climate change healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
CDC Tells Docs to Look for Lead Poisoning in Kids, as Fruit Puree Investigation Continues
TUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2023 (Healthday News) -- Doctors need to be on the lookout for lead poisoning in children as the latest tally of kids exposed to the toxin after consuming pouches of cinnamon-flavored apple puree climbed to 22, the U.S. Centers for... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 14, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
