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Drug resistant salmonella poisoning linked to raw chicken says the CDC

Posted on October 18, 2018
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has tracked a drug-resistant salmonella outbreak, which has affected 100 people in 29 states, back to certain raw chicken products.  The Salmonella infections have been linked to raw chicken products, but regulators have not identified any one specific source, product, or common supplier.
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Combo drugs promising new treatment for cancer but costs skyrocket

Posted on June 6, 2016
Cancer researchers are touting the most significant progress in cancer treatment in years-combinations of drugs and a breakthrough using drugs which marshall the body's own immune system to battle cancer. However, the combined cost of the multiple drugs is staggering. For example Merck & Co's drug Keytruda and Bristol Myers Squibb's Opdivo are being...
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Off topic: how genetically modified polio cells can cure cancer

Posted on May 16, 2016
This particular blog has nothing to do with whistleblower cases. There is a developing breakthrough coming from research done at Duke University which has the potential to effectively treat many forms of previously untreatable cancer, including gliobastoma, brain tumors. It targets the cancer with viruses. In this case the polio virus which is modified...
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Drinking water from wells in Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire spiked bladder cancer by 20% from arsenic

Posted on May 2, 2016
A new study has found that drinking water from private wells, particularly dug wells established during the first half of the 20thcentury, may have contributed to the elevated risk of bladder cancer that has been observed in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont for over 50 years. Other risk factors for bladder cancer, such as...
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First Zika Virus sexual transmission reported in Texas

Posted on February 2, 2016
The first known case of sexual transmission of the Zika virus in the U.S. was reported in Texas on Tuesday by local health officials. Those officials said it likely was contracted through sex and not a mosquito bite. Two days ago the World Health Organization declared an international public health emergency. The virus which is...
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First case of Zika virus found in Massachusetts-why no vaccine research sooner?

Posted on January 28, 2016
Massachusetts state health officials have announced the first confirmed case of the Zika virus. In addition, today, The World Health Organization issued an alert saying officials expected between an estimated 3 to 4 million infections in the US over a one-year period, State Health officials say an infected resident...
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DuPont trial over C-8 chemical perfluorooctane sulfonate exposure starts Monday

Posted on September 14, 2015
Residents near a DuPont plant in West Virginia say that the company emitted a toxic chemical into their drinking, C-8 a checmical actually called Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid or perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), making them sick, they say. On Monday, DuPont will face the first trial involving Carla Marie Bartlett who says she developed kidney cancer from...
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Off topic: new invention measures levels of oral bacteria and disease

Posted on July 9, 2015
Charles Michael Yim who created a smartphone breathalyzer product is now launching a second product. Instead of analyzing a person's blood alcohol level, it will measure your mouth's bacteria and hydration levels to prevent tooth decay. In addition, although not touted for this, recent studies show correlations between the byproducts of poor oral health...
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Popcorn lung lawsuits increasing for lung damage of workers in popcorn factories

Posted on June 25, 2015
Bronchiolitis obliterans is a medical term relating to a life threatening form of lung disease where the small airways are compressed by scar tissue. It has many causes including inhaling a chemical called Diacetyl, used in artificial butter flavoring for popcorn. Damage to the lungs from this chemical has come to be known as...
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Sabra recalls 30,000 cases of hummus nationwide due to Listeria concern

Posted on April 9, 2015
The Sabra Dipping Company has recalled 30,000 cases of Sabra hummus sold nationwide due to a possible Listeria contamination.The potential for contamination was discovered when a routine, random sample collected at a Michigan store on March 30 tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria is a food-borne illness that can cause...
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