 |
|
|
 |
You Can Still Enjoy Sunny-Side Up And Over Easy
Contrary to some mistaken recent media reports, the 1999 FDA Food Code does NOT prohibit restaurants from serving sunny-side-up or over-easy eggs. The Food Code, which is FDA guidance on restaurant safety, says that if less thoroughly-cooked egg dishes are served in restaurants, consumers should be provided with an advisory -- on menus, brochures or other written aterials -- that there is an increased risk associated with eating undercooked eggs especially for vulnerable consumers. more
|
|
Information For Patients - Foodborne Diseases
Infectious diseases spread through food - so-called foodborne illnesses - are a common, distressing, and sometimes life-threatening problem for millions of people in the United States and around the world. Scientists estimate that the 76 million foodborne illnesses that occur each year in the United States account for 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths. Persons infected with foodborne organisms may have no symptoms or can develop symptoms ranging from mild intestinal discomfort to severe dehydration, bloody diarrhea, and death. more
|
|
|
|
Docetaxel, Gemcitabine Is A Promising Treatment Option For Older Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer
Weekly dosing of a combination of the chemotherapy agents docetaxel (Taxotere(R)) and gemcitabine (Gemzar(R)) is active and well tolerated in elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to results of a phase II study presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). more
|
|
Exposure to Patients With Meningococcal Disease On Aircrafts ---United States, 1999--2001
Neisseria meningitidis is a leading cause of bacterial meningitis and sepsis in children and young adults in the United States and is spread through direct contact with respiratory secretions. Persons in close contact with patients who have meningococcal disease are at increased risk for contracting the disease. Commercial aircraft are suitable environments for the spread of airborne pathogens, including N. meningitidis. A case of air-travel--associated meningococcal disease is defined as a patient who meets the case definition of meningococcal disease within 14 days of travel on a flight of at least 8 hours duration. Because of concerns about disease transmission aboard aircraft, CDC has developed recommendations to ensure a standard approach to management of airline contacts. This report presents a case of air-travel--associated meningococcal disease and presents guidelines for the management of persons potentially exposed to meningococcus during air travel. more
|
|
Bark Of African Bush Latest Cancer Cure Hopeful
Scientists are optimistic that they have made a very significant breakthrough in the fight against cancer. Laboratory tests of a two-pronged treatment involving a new drug and a sophisticated form of radiation therapy have produced startling results. The combination therapy completely destroyed cancerous tumours in 85% of mice to whom it was administered. And more than nine months after the treatment was stopped the animals were still clear of any sign of cancer. more
|
|
|
