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March 30, 2006 • Hepatitis A
California film workers file suit in hepatitis A case
March 27, 2006 The Produce News Joan Murphy Los Angeles County health officials implicated lettuce in a hepatitis A outbreak on a movie set late last year, and now the law firm Marler Clark has filed lawsuits against a caterer and a lettuce distributor on behalf of sickened film crew …
March 30, 2006 • Hepatitis A
SCHOOL SHOT CLINIC
Thu, Mar. 30, 2006 Kentucky-A shot clinic is scheduled at Yates Elementary from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. today. Students, faculty and school aides who work with the afternoon Early Start class at Yates will receive immune globulin and hepatitis A vaccine at no cost. Hepatitis A vaccines are available …
March 30, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Hand washing is simple, effective means of preventing illness
3/28/2006 By: Emily E. Sickbert-Bennett, UNC Health Care Long before your mother taught you the importance of washing your hands as she lifted you up to reach the sink so you could wash before dinner, the effectiveness of hand washing was first recognized and described by a Hungarian physician, Ignaz …
March 30, 2006 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Nebraska Environmental Health Association (2006)
Bruce Clark and Patti Waller presented on the Legal Aspects of Food Safety at the Nebraska Environmental Health Association's annual meeting, held in Lincoln. …
March 29, 2006 • Salmonella
Grower GAPs programs urged for almond food safety
Trevor Suslow, an Extension postharvest pathology specialist at the University of California, Davis, detailed how growers can establish GAPs for their operations in a presentation during the 33rd Annual Almond Industry Conference in Modesto, California. In response to recalls of contaminated almonds in 2001 and 2004, the Almond Board of …
March 29, 2006 • Salmonella
Everyday Foods May Yield Medicinal Benefits
Grape seeds, chives and Korean pine nut oil might have more in common than their ability to add zest to meals. According to new research, all three foods may also help boost health and fight disease. The three studies were presented March 26-28 at the American Chemical Society annual meeting …
March 29, 2006 • Salmonella
Researchers Study Chives’ Protective Power
New research indicates chives might fight food poisoning. Laboratory tests at the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University have shown that chive extracts had strong antibiotic activity against dozens of salmonella strains, which comprise one of the leading causes of food-borne illness. Researchers said chive extracts might provide a …
March 29, 2006 • Outbreaks
March 28, 2006 • Outbreaks
March 28, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis appears in second school: Yates Elementary case is apparently not linked to other 3
March 28, 2006 Knight-Ridder Tribune Barbara Isaacs, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. A case of hepatitis A has been reported in a child in the morning session of Early Start at Yates Elementary School in Lexington. The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department, which is investigating the case, said yesterday that there is …
March 28, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Another Elementary Student Contracts Hepatitis A
March 28, 2006 Another Lexington elementary school student has been diagnosed with hepatitis A. The student attends Yates Elementary, but health officials say they don’t think this case has any relationship to three cases of the disease at another Lexington school. Two kindergarten students and a second grade student at …
March 28, 2006 • Salmonella
Thermal inactivation of salmonella on cantaloupes using hot water
The inactivation of Salmonella on cantaloupes using hot water was investigated, and the results of the study was published in the Journal of Food Science. Whole melons, inoculated with a cocktail of Salmonella isolates, were subjected to thermal treatments of various lengths in water at 65 degrees C, 75 degrees …
March 28, 2006 • Salmonella
More salmonella reported in chickens
Chances are higher today than they were just a few years ago that the chicken you buy will be contaminated with the bacteria salmonella. But the government hasn’t been doing much about the situation because it lacks the authority. Critics of government policy say there is a link between the …
March 28, 2006 • Outbreaks
March 27, 2006 • E. coli
THE FLANDER’S E. COLI INVESTIGATION
The Communicable Disease Epidemiologist Program at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has been notified that young boys William and Alexander Faber had both contracted E. coli O157:H7. When questioned, their mother recounted how the two boys had eaten hamburgers at the USAF Academy faulty picnic. The hamburgers …
March 27, 2006 • Outbreaks
March 26, 2006 • Salmonella
Playing It safe with eggs
To avoid the possibility of foodborne illness, fresh eggs must be handled carefully. Even eggs with clean, uncracked shells may occasionally contain bacteria called Salmonella that can cause an intestinal infection. The most effective way to prevent egg-related illness is by knowing how to buy, store, handle and cook eggs …
March 24, 2006 • Outbreaks
March 23, 2006 • Outbreaks
March 23, 2006 • Outbreaks
March 23, 2006 • Salmonella
National Salmonella contamination rising
USDA statistics indicate there has been a steady increase in Salmonella contamination in poultry over the last five years. Salmonella is a difficult pathogen for the poultry industry to combat, because it is naturally present in birds, and difficult to eliminate. The latest data on poultry contamination compiled by the …
March 23, 2006 • Outbreaks
March 23, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Three elementary school students test positive for hepatitis A
March 23, 2006 WLEX-TV (KY) The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department has confirmed that three students at a Lexington elementary school have tested positive for Hepatitis A, but also say there is no cause for alarm. The students, a second-grader and two kindergartners, attend Mary Todd Elementary. Officials say the two …
March 22, 2006 • Salmonella
Americans Eating Less Risky Foods
The number of Americans eating risky foods like undercooked ground beef, raw fish, oysters and runny eggs dropped by a third over a four-year period, reports All Headline News. The survey led researchers to conclude that media reporting and public health education efforts on risky eating habits and food-borne illnesses …
March 22, 2006 • Salmonella
Health Tip: Salmonella Can Make You Sick
Salmonella is a microscopic bacterium that lives in the intestinal tracts of animals and people. An infection, usually transmitted by contaminated food, can make you quite sick. Many raw foods contain salmonella, including uncooked chicken and other forms of poultry. But the good news is that proper cooking usually kills …
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