Wednesday, October 23, 2013

10/23/2013 Daily Health News: Peanut Butter Test for Alzheimer's, Food Executives Charged of Crime, Power Plant Threatens Shrimp Farms, Salmonella

NEW POWER PLANT THREATENS AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY IN BANGLADESH
The government of Bangladesh is advancing plans to install a coal-based thermal power plant in the area of Rampal in the Bagerhaat district. This project is only 10 kilometers away from the Sundarbans, an environmentally critical area, and threatens its very existence. The Rampal power plant will have hazardous impacts on agriculture and food security,... Continue Reading

Peanut Butter Test may Detect Alzheimer's Disease: Study
Researchers noticed that patients in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease had a huge discrepancy in smell sensitivity and could detect the peanut butter farther away while using just their right nostril. A simple test involving a tablespoon of peanut butter and a ruler may help doctors detect Alzheimer's disease.continue reading

CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS OF FOOD COMPANY EXECUTIVES
Food industry executives, listen up. Barring any last minute plea bargains, six of your brethren are going to jury trials soon on criminal charges for food safety offenses.  . Continue Reading

WHY DOES FSIS LIKE FOSTER FARMS’ SALMONELLA BETTER THAN CARGILL’S SALMONELLA?
Is it because Foster Farms was selling tainted chicken in pieces and Cargill was selling tainted ground beef and turkey? Friday, the CDC reported a total of 317 individuals infected with multiple outbreak-strains of Salmonella Heidelberg have been reported from 20 states and Puerto Rico

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