Scientists supercharge shellfish to tackle vitamin deficiency in humans
(University of Cambridge) Cambridge scientists have developed a new way to fortify shellfish to tackle human nutrient deficiencies which cause severe health problems across the world. The team is now working with major seafood manufacturers to further test their microencapsulation technology, or " Vitamin Bullets " . (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 19, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Technique fishes valuable nutrients out of shrimp processing water
(American Chemical Society) The seafood industry requires large amounts of water for food processing. Before used water is discharged, some organic matter, including protein, is typically removed. This sludge is usually landfilled or converted into biogas, which results in the valuable nutrients it contains being lost from the food chain. Now researchers report inACS Sustainable Chemistry& Engineering a method to recover these nutrients from shrimp processing water so they can be incorporated in food or feed. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - July 8, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Coronavirus live news: India records its highest daily rise in cases; EU border rules could bar US visitors
Indian army called in after record rise in Delhi cases; deaths in Latin Americapass 100,000; Brazil records39,436 new casesFrance says 460,000 people have deleted contact-tracing appGlobal report: seven US states report record Covid-19 hospitalisationsThousands gather for Russia ’s Victory Day parade as cases pass 600kUK coronavirus updates – live2.55pmBSTChina ’s appetite for salmon and other seafood has crashed after a resurgence in coronavirus infections in Beijing was traced to chopping boards for imported salmon in a wholesale food market in the capital,Reuters reports.Exporters all the way to Europe are feeling...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 24, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Damien Gayle (now); Sarah Marsh and Helen Sullivan (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus outbreak World news US news UK news Australia news Brazil Science Infectious diseases Source Type: news
Research in land plants shows nanoplastics accumulating in tissues
(University of Massachusetts Amherst) As concern grows among environmentalists and consumers about micro- and nanoplastics in the oceans and in seafood, they are increasingly studied in marine environments, say Baoshan Xing at UMass Amherst and colleagues in China. But little was known about nanoplastics in agricultural soils. Xing and collaborators at Shandong University, China, say that now they have direct evidence that nanoplastics are internalized by terrestrial plants. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - June 22, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Coronavirus Fears in China Find a New Target: Salmon
Suppliers and restaurants are scrambling after an outbreak in Beijing triggered fears that salmon may have spread it. Officials later absolved the fish of blame, but consumers are avoiding it anyway. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - June 18, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Amy Qin Tags: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Seafood Restaurants Salmon China Norway Faroe Islands Beijing (China) Source Type: news
Beijing closes 2 food markets as more COVID cases confirmed
China's capital went 56 days without a new coronavirus transmission, but now a meat and seafood market are closed and many school kids' return has been delayed. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - June 12, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Seafood processor tied to large outbreak in Lincoln County
A Newport seafood processing plant is the site of a major outbreak of Covid-19 cases, according to the Oregon Health Authority and media reports.
The OHA reported Sunday that 65 cases had been identified at Pacific Seafood in Lincoln County. However, the Oregonian reported later that day that company disclosed 124 cases at the facility. OHA officials explained that more cases had been discovered after the agency issued its daily summary.
A ccording to the OHA, it began investigating the outbreak… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - June 8, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Christopher Bjorke Source Type: news
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Seafood HACCP/CGMP for Foods/Adulterated/Insanitary Conditions (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - May 29, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
Nigeria: Seafood Industry Braces Up for Post-COVID Blue Economies
[Vanguard] The Norwegian Seafood Council, NSC, has concluded plans to use the Nigeria's seafood industry to reboot the economy and get its workforce up and running again despite the coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 27, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Your Body ’s First Responders
B vitamins aren’t glamourous…
With the exception of vitamin B12, you may not be familiar with what the other B vitamins do.
That can be a problem.
B vitamins are critical nutrients for your immune system.
And you may think you’re getting enough when you’re not. If you read ingredient labels, you often see B vitamins listed. The packaging may even say, “fortified with B vitamins.”
But these are not really vitamins at all. They are “chemical copies” that have no real nutritional value.
Today, I’ll show you how B vitamins help you beat infections and how to get the best s...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - May 6, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dr.A.Sears Tags: Health Source Type: news
Last supper: Fish use sharp barbs and spines to fight off hungry seals
(Monash University) Research by Australia's Monash University reveals the steep price some marine mammals are willing to pay for food, after a stranded fur seal was discovered with more than a dozen facial wounds inflicted by its seafood prey. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 4, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
How did coronavirus start and where did it come from? Was it really Wuhan ’s animal market?
It ’s likely Covid-19 originated in bats, scientists say. But did it then spread to pangolins and humans?Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIn the public mind, the origin story of coronavirus seems well fixed: in late 2019 someone at the now world-famous Huanan seafood market in Wuhan was infected with a virus from an animal.The rest is part of an awful history still in the making, with Covid-19 spreading from that first cluster in the capital of China ’s Hubei province to a pandemic that has killed about 211,000 people so far.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 28, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Graham Readfearn Tags: Coronavirus outbreak Infectious diseases China Asia Pacific Science Medical research Microbiology Animals Australia news Source Type: news
"Don't Blast": blast-in-place (BiP) operations of dumped World War munitions in the oceans significantly increase hazards to the environment and the human seafood consumer - Maser E, Strehse JS.
The seas worldwide are threatened by a "new" source of pollution: millions of tons of all kind of warfare material have been dumped intentionally after World War I and II, in addition to mine barriers, failed detonations as well as shot down military plane... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 21, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
How did coronavirus start and where did it come from? Was it really Wuhan's animal market?
It ’s likely Covid-19 originated in bats, scientists say. But did it then spread to pangolins and humans?Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIn the public mind, the origin story of coronavirus seems well fixed: in late 2019 someone at the now world-famous Huanan seafood market in Wuhan was infected with a virus from an animal.The rest is part of an awful history still in the making, with Covid-19 spreading from that first cluster in the capital of China ’s Hubei province to a pandemic that has killed about 80,000 people so far.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 15, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Graham Readfearn Tags: Coronavirus outbreak Infectious diseases China Asia Pacific Science Medical research Microbiology Animals Australia news Source Type: news
