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Antiretroviral Treatment Programs Should Take Poverty, Hunger Into Account, Report Says
Programs that provide access to no-cost antiretroviral drugs have had a significant impact on people living with HIV/AIDS, but they also should take into account the effects of poverty and hunger, according to a report recently released by the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, PlusNews reports.
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Iced Tea's Hidden Risk Of Painful Kidney Stones
Mark Mulac was once an "avid lover" of iced tea, downing up to six glasses a day of the popular summertime thirst-quencher. "I was a junkie on a bender. I had to have it every day," said Mulac, a resident of Brookfield, Ill. "Iced tea was very refreshing, cheap to buy and easy to make." Unfortunately, Mulac was forced to go cold turkey. Iced tea helped to bring on an excruciating bout of kidney stones that led to surgery at Loyola University Hospital in Maywood, Ill.
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Woman Brain Damaged After Detox Diet Gets Settlement
Dawn Page, 52, a conference organizer and mother of two, from Faringdon, near Swindon in Oxfordshire, UK, received 810,000 pounds in an out of court settlement following allegations that the detox diet she followed on the advice of a nutritional therapist caused her brain damage. Page told the High Court she was told to drink more water and reduce her salt intake, as part of The Amazing Hydration Diet.
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Study Finds Cranberry Juice Creates Energy Barrier That Keeps Bacteria Away From Cells
For generations, people have consumed cranberry juice, convinced of its power to ward off urinary tract infections, though the exact mechanism of its action has not been well understood. A new study by researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) reveals that the juice changes the thermodynamic properties of bacteria in the urinary tract, creating an energy barrier that prevents the microorganisms from getting close enough to latch onto cells and initiate an infection.
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Prestigious Food Technology Career Award Received By Wrigley Science Institute Executive Director
Gilbert A. Leveille, PhD, executive director of the Wrigley Science Institute (WSI) has been selected as the 2008 recipient of the prestigious Institute of Food Technologists' Nicholas Appert Award, one of the highest honors in food science and technology. Dr. Leveille received this lifetime achievement award at the 2008 IFT Annual Meeting and Food Expo on June 29, 2008 and joined an esteemed panel of Nicholas Appert Award recipients that has spanned 65 years.
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Tufts Friedman School Symposium: 'Nutrition Agenda 2008' September 24th To 26th
Eileen T. Kennedy DSc, Dean of Tufts University's Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy announced the 3rd Annual Friedman School Symposium, a conference for nutrition professionals that will examine critical issues facing industry, policy-makers, academics and thought leaders in the coming year. The conference will be in Boston, September 24th to 26th, 2008.
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Salmonella Saintpaul Contaminated Jalapenos Found In Texas
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday that a sample of jalapeno pepper from a food distribution centre in McAllen, Texas, was a genetic match to the strain of Salmonella Saintpaul strain behind the current outbreak of Salmonella that has so far infected over 1,200 people nationwide.
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Agricola Zaragoza, Inc. Recalls Jalapeno Peppers Because Of Possible Health Risk, USA
Agricola Zaragoza, Inc. of McAllen, TX is recalling Jalapeno Peppers distributed since June 30th, 2008 because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
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Regular Meals Important For The Health
It is obvious to most people that our health is affected by what we eat; now, however, scientists have shown that it is also a matter of how often we eat. People who eat at irregular times run a greater risk of developing insulin resistance and what is known as metabolic syndrome, according to a study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet.
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Pregnant Women Urged To Be Extra Vigilant When Choosing Food Options
Yesterday, Monday 21st July, safefood and the HPSC urged pregnant women to be extra vigilant when consuming certain types of food and issued advice on how to avoid the risk of listeriosis. During 2007, 9 cases of pregnancy associated Listeria were reported in Ireland, five of these were among women for whom English was not their first language. "Listeria is a bacterium found in many types of food", said Dr.
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Action On Food Security Should Start At Home, UK
The NFU has today welcomed the launch of Defra's consultation on UK food security on a changing world but expressed its disappointment at the continued emphasis on international factors. Peter Kendall said, "The NFU has always maintained that food security cannot be uniquely tackled at the national level, but that should not preclude British farming from playing a crucial part in addressing this global issue.
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Breastfeeding Mums To Get The Help They Need, Australia
The Rudd Government will provide $5 million to help establish a 24-hour toll-free national helpline to support breastfeeding mothers and their families, and to support research into breastfeeding. There is strong evidence of the links between breastfeeding and prevention of obesity and asthma in children as well as prevention of chronic diseases such as breast cancer and cardiovascular disease.
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New York Restaurants Can Be Fined For Not Showing Calories
As of midnight last Friday, big chain restaurants in New York City can now be fined between 200 and 2,000 dollars if they do not show calorie counts on their menus. Since May, city health inspectors have had the authority to cite restaurants that did not comply with the new ruling, but the right to fine them has only just come into force. Over 12,000 restaurants have been cited up to 12th July, according to the New York Times.
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Disease Prevention Programs Could Generate Substantial Savings In Health Care Costs, Report Finds
Investing $10 per person per year in community disease prevention programs could save the U.S. $2.8 billion in health costs over two years and $16.5 billion over five years, according to a study released on Thursday by Trust for America's Health, the Miami Herald reports.
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Study Finds Environmentally Friendly, Economical Method To Keep Grapes Fresh
Table grapes are subject to serious water loss and decay while making the long trip from the vine to dinner tables around the world. Mold and browning of the stems are the two main factors that reduce grape quality during shipping and storage in retail produce sections. Pads placed over the fruit packed in boxes are one way of ensuring that consumers get fresh, appealing fruits. The pads release sulfur dioxide, or SO2 , a chemical used to prevent mold and decaying of table grapes.
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Blueberries: Superfood or Superhype? - July 23, 2008
Q. I hear so much about blueberries and their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. People like Dr. Oz on the Oprah show say they are superfoods. But when I look them up on ND, it seems that there are many other...
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