One Quarter Of U.S. Poultry And Meat Tainted With Resistant Bacteria

47% of poultry and meat samples were found to be contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, and half of those with bacteria resistant to three or more classes of antibiotics, researchers from the Translational Genomics Research Institute wrote in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. Strains of drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus, also known as S…

Food Allergies And Restaurant Staff

A new study published in Clinical & Experimental Allergy reveals that there is no association between a restaurant worker’s knowledge of food allergy and his or her confidence in being able to provide a safe meal to a food allergic customer. Food allergies are common, affecting 2% of adults and as much as 8% of children in the UK alone…

Ban Weight Loss Drug Tied To Kidney, Liver Damage Says Consumer Group

The weight loss drug orlistat (known as Alli and Xenical) should be banned because of increasing evidence that it causes liver damage, kidney stones and pancreatitis, says Public Citizen, a US consumer advocacy group…

IOM Report To Be Released April 20 On Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy And Nutrition

Nutrition research is pointing to ways that nutrients or diets may lessen the effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI), raising the possibility that the U.S. Department of Defense might be able to use nutritional approaches to help personnel who receive a TBI…