Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Health News: 55 sick: Norovirus linked to NC Cowfish Sushi Bar illness ♦ Seven E. coli cases linked to SC daycare ♦Drug-induced tissue regeneration demonstrated

55 sick: Norovirus linked to NC Cowfish Sushi Bar illness The Mecklenburg County Health Department believes norovirus is what caused customers and employees at Cowfish Sushi Bar and Grill to become sick. Cowfish Sushi Bar and Grill Twenty-one employees and 34 customers reported flu-like symptoms, prompting the restaurant
Seven E. coli cases linked to South Carolina daycare The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced Sunday that lab tests have confirmed seven cases of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) associated with a daycare in Greenwood, SC. Four of these individuals have infections with the same bacteria strain, DHEC noted, and two of them are in the hospital. DHEC issued a public...
Factory Farming: The ignored elephant in the room The World Expo, being held in Milan, Italy, from May 1-Oct. 1, 2015, and themed, “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life,” is bringing together 140 countries to unravel one of the world’s greatest challenges. Alongside the Expo, the U.S. brings its pavilion titled, “American Food 2.0: United to Feed the Planet.” Here the U.S. boasts...
A primordial form of energy production that still exists in mammals can be harnessed to achieve spontaneous tissue regeneration in mice, without the need for added stem cells, a scientist has demonstrated.

A world-first vaccine-style therapeutic approach to treat rheumatoid arthritis has been developed by researchers. Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease in which the immune system attacks healthy tissues, particularly in the joints, causing inflammation, pain and deformity.

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