Orthodox Jewish nurses fight back against anti-vaxx propaganda
An organization known as PEACH has been sending its booklets of largely debunked pseudoscience to Orthodox Jewish communities, fueling measles outbreaks, but nurses are trying to stop it. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 26, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Kale Is One of the Most Contaminated Vegetables You Can Buy. Here ’s Why
Each year, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) publishes its Dirty Dozen list, which ranks the 12 pieces of produce that contain the highest amounts of pesticide residues.
This year, one of the dirtiest fruits and vegetables turns out to be kale, occupying the third spot on the EWG’s list of most contaminated. Strawberries top the list, followed by spinach. (The full 2019 Dirty Dozen list, ranked from most contaminated to least, include strawberries, spinach, kale, nectarines, apples, grapes, peaches, cherries, pears, tomatoes, celery and potatoes.)
The list is compiled from the results of regular testing done by t...
Source: TIME: Health - March 20, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized Diet/Nutrition Source Type: news
Perspectives of healthcare professionals in England on falls interventions for people with dementia: a qualitative interview study - Burgon C, Darby J, Pollock K, van der Wardt V, Peach T, Beck L, Logan P, Harwood RH.
OBJECTIVE: To explore the experiences of healthcare professionals working in falls prevention and memory assessment services in providing assessments and interventions for falls risk reduction in people with dementia. DESIGN: This is a qualitative ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 18, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Medicaid expansion debate under way in Georgia General Assembly
Georgia Democrats and Republicans agree lack of access to quality health care is one of the biggest challenges facing the Peach State. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - February 1, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Dave Williams Source Type: news
Fruit recalled nationwide over listeria fears
The peaches, plums and nectarines, sold in stores including Walmart, Costco and Fairway, all came from a plant in New York, which sources from Chile. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 28, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Jac. Vandenberg, Inc. Recalls Fresh Peaches, Fresh Nectarines and Fresh Plums Because They May Be Contaminted with Listeria Monocytogenes
Jac. Vandenberg, Inc. of Yonkers, New York is recalling 1,727 cartons of Fresh Peaches, 1,207 cartons of Fresh Nectarines and 365 cartons of Fresh Plums because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - January 25, 2019 Category: Food Science Source Type: news
Medical marijuana panel cancels meeting
Georgia lawmakers apparently know all they need to know about how to increase the availability of medical marijuana in the Peach State.
A legislative study committee that met three times this summer and fall to consider the issue has canceled a fourth meeting that had been scheduled for this week in Savannah, Ga.
"We are confident that the fantastic testimony obtained during previous commission hearings will help us shape a produ ctive in-state model for the expanded distribution of low-THC medical… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - October 22, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Dave Williams Source Type: news
Medical marijuana panel cancels meeting
Georgia lawmakers apparently know all they need to know about how to increase the availability of medical marijuana in the Peach State.
A legislative study committee that met three times this summer and fall to consider the issue has canceled a fourth meeting that had been scheduled for this week in Savannah, Ga.
"We are confident that the fantastic testimony obtained during previous commission hearings will help us shape a produ ctive in-state model for the expanded distribution of low-THC medical… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - October 22, 2018 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Dave Williams Source Type: news
Country diary: my baby and I move through different landscapes
Airedale, West Yorkshire:My six-week-old daughter still can ’t see very well, but her sense of smell is fierce, and we can both hear the magpies, which are everywhereShe ’s only six weeks old but I’m sure she can smell the smothering perfume of the rosebay willowherb that crowds the lake edge. A new baby’s senses develop lopsidedly, out-of-sync: our daughter’s eyesight is still finding focus – she can’t see the wood pigeons bombing across the pale dishwa ter sky, framed by the edges of her pram – but her sense of smell is fierce. This unfamiliar air, for her, must be rich in plant odour. The greenery everyw...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 20, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Richard Smyth Tags: Autumn Biology Children Birds Yorkshire Environment Rural affairs Plants Trees and forests Animals UK news Wildlife Science Society Source Type: news
Wearing a Pink Ribbon for Breast Cancer Awareness? Here ’s How Awareness Ribbons Became a Thing
With Monday marking the beginning of October’s annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month observance, supporters will be donning their pink ribbons as a show of support for ongoing research for a cure. It’s a ritual that repeats itself for any number of causes, such as teal ribbons for ovarian cancer to red ribbons for AIDS awareness.
But when did ribbons begin to be used as symbols for various causes?
The Library of Congress’s Folklife Center has studied the history of such awareness ribbons in American culture, and found that many citizens assume that the tradition is older than it is. Among the most frequen...
Source: TIME: Health - October 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Olivia B. Waxman Tags: Uncategorized breast cancer news society Source Type: news
What Are Common Cross-reactivities with Other Allergens?
Discussion
The most common allergic foods are cow’s milk (most common), egg, peanut, tree nut, soy, wheat, fish and shellfish. Egg, milk, soy and wheat tend to occur in young children and these are more likely to be outgrown over time. Peanut, tree nut, shellfish, and fish occur at all ages and are less likely to be outgrown. Peanut and tree nut allergies also tend to be more severe than other foods. Ninety percent of food fatalities were attributed to tree nuts and peanuts. In a study of anaphylaxis in schools, food was the most likely trigger (54%) with nuts and fruits being the most commonly identified foods. Co-f...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - September 3, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Blood Pressure Drug Recalled For Possible Life-Threatening Label Error
(CBS Local) – A potentially life-threatening label mix-up has led to a nationwide recall of a high blood pressure medication, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Accord Healthcare Inc. is voluntarily recalling one lot of 12.5 mg hydrochlorothiazide tablets after a 100-count bottle of the drug was found to contain 100 tablets of another drug, spironolactone.
Accord Healthcare is recalling some bottles of Hydrochlorothiazide tablets USP, 12.5 mg, which is prescribed for high blood pressure, because they may contain the wrong pills. Photo Credit- ACCORD HEALTHCARE
Both medications are used to treat ...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - August 29, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News blood pressure FDA Local TV Recall talkers Source Type: news
Guidance for evaluating the safety impacts of intersection sight distance - Eccles K, Himes S, Peach K, Gross F, Porter RJ, Gates TJ, Monsere CM.
NCHRP Research Report 875: Guidance for Evaluating the Safety Impacts of Intersection Sight Distance is a resource for practitioners involved in the planning, design, operations, and traffic safety management of stop-controlled intersections. It provides i... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 29, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Origins and spread of Eurasian fruits traced to the ancient Silk Road
(Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History) Studies of ancient plant remains from a medieval archaeological site in the Pamir Mountains of Uzbekistan have shown that fruits, such as apples, peaches, apricots, and melons, were cultivated in the foothills of Inner Asia. The archaeobotanical study, conducted by Robert Spengler of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, is among the first systematic analyses of medieval agricultural crops in the heart of the ancient Silk Road. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - August 14, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Weird new fruits could hit aisles soon thanks to gene-editing
Supermarkets stocked with peach-flavoured strawberries and seedless tomatoes on horizon, scientists saySmooth or hairy, pungent or tasteless, deep-hued or bright: new versions of old fruits could be hitting the produce aisles as plant experts embrace cutting-edge technology, scientists say.While researchers have previously produced plants with specific traits through traditional breeding techniques, experts say new technologies such as thegene-editing tool Crispr-Cas9 could be used to bring about changes far more rapidly and efficiently.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 19, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Tags: Food science Genetics Agriculture Farming Environment Biology GM Source Type: news
