Infections

FDA: Avoid jalapenos from Mexico, not US

iht.com     10 mins ago   363 related          

Only jalapeno peppers grown in Mexico are implicated in the nationwide salmonella outbreak, the government announced Friday in clearing the U.S. crop. The Food and Drug Administration urged consumers to avoid raw Mexican...                

Congress OKs $48B for AIDS Fight

cnn.com     6 hrs ago   114 related          

— The House voted Thursday to triple money to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis around the world, giving new life and new punch to a program credited with saving or prolonging millions of lives in Africa alone. The 303-115...                

Drugs Add 13 Years to Lives of HIV Patients

go.com     9 hrs ago   68 related          

Cocktails of HIV Drugs Help Patients Live an Average of 13 Years Longer By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cocktails of HIV drugs help patients live an average of 13 years longer -- if they are...                

Catholics To Pope: Lift Birth Control Ban

cbsnews.com     1 hr ago   45 related          

Dissident Catholic Groups Publish Letter Citing "Catastrophic Effects" Of Church's Ban (AP) More than 50 dissident Catholic groups from around the world have written an open letter asking Pope Benedict XVI to lift the church's...                

Yale study shows why cigarette smoke makes flu, other viral infections worse

brightsurf.com     4 hrs ago   17 related          

A new study by researchers at Yale School of Medicine could explain why the cold and flu virus symptoms that are often mild and transient in non-smokers can seriously sicken smokers. Published in the Journal of Clinical...                

Three new cases of West Nile in Boulder County

dailycamera.com     1 hr ago   91 related          

Three local women have tested positive for West Nile Virus, Boulder County health officials said this afternoon, bringing the total number of cases in the county to four this year. Two of the women are in their 50s and one is...                

Food Industry Bitten by Lobby's Success

go.com     6 hrs ago   65 related          

AP Enterprise: Industry eases rules for tracking foodborne illness; bitten by lobbying success By LARRY MARGASAK Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON July 25, 2008 (AP) One of the worst outbreaks of foodborne illness in the U.S....                

Tracing tomatoes from field to fork — a new system

iht.com     2 hrs ago   10 related          

When there's an urgent need to trace fruits and vegetables in a crisis like the salmonella outbreak, a lot of the pieces for a rapid-response system are in place. But nobody has quite figured out how to put them together to...                

Bill seeks to compensate tomato growers

upi.com     5 hrs ago   10 related          

WASHINGTON, July 25 (UPI) -- The tomato industry is seeking compensation for losses incurred after a salmonella outbreak prompted the U.S. government to issue a tomato warning. Rep. Tim Mahoney, D-Fla., has introduced a bill to...                

Early cessation of breastfeeding by HIV+ women in poor countries and child survival

brightsurf.com     7 hrs ago   5 related          

A new study by researchers from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health addresses one of the most challenging issues in infant health and preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission in poor countries. In these...                

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