Health News: Tainted rice wine kills 19, leaves 172 ill ♦ A dairyman fights FDA over ban on ‘raw butter’ shipments ♦ Virus hijacks protein machine, then kills the host

Tainted rice wine kills 19, leaves 172 ill in Cambodia Laboratory tests found the deaths were caused by the high methanol level in the wine, where residents have been falling ill since Nov. 19 after drinking the tainted alcohol, have ordered all local brewers and rice wine sellers to close temporarily

CA dairyman fights FDA over ban on ‘raw butter’ shipments Mark McAfee, founder and president of Organic Pastures Dairy, has “lawyered up” before once again taking on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), over the interstate ban on transporting raw butter.

Virus hijacks protein machine and then kills the host A research team has established how a virus exploits one of its host's proteins when the virus is about to replicate its genetic material during an infection. The discovery may potentially form the basis for the development of new methods for treating viral infections.

Guidelines for surgical treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee released A new clinical practice guideline has been introduced for adults undergoing surgery to improve motion and relieve pain caused by osteoarthritis of the knee. The guidelines focus on the surgical procedure most commonly performed for this condition, total knee replacement.

12/15/14 Health News: Dangerous Pizza ♦ Canadian beef tainted With E. coli ♦ MEAT OR SEAFOOD ONLINE CAN BE UNSAFE ♦ Patients given less blood during transfusions do well

Federal system failed to keep E. coli tainted beef from Canadian tables

The federal system designed to keep Canadian food safe to eat failed in December to prevent ground beef contaminated with E. coli from being offered for sale to consumers. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency's December recall of 31,000 pounds of ground beef followed a positive test of a random sample by a federally-coordinated public health surveillance program, CBC News has …Continue Reading

ORDERING PERISHABLE MEAT OR SEAFOOD ONLINE CAN BE UNSAFE

If you’re thinking about ordering a Christmas ham online or sending a foodie gift basket to a loved one this holiday season, you might want to reconsider. Research funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows that there are some serious food safety risks associated with ordering raw and/or perishable meat, poultry, game and seafood...Continue Reading

FAMILY PIZZA NIGHT LEADS TO EMERGENCY SURGERY FOR WA MAN

For the Michael and Diane Norman family of Auburn, WA, a weekly tradition has been Pizza Friday. Diane, 48, would alternate picking up pizzas from different restaurants near their home south of Seattle, and she and her husband, their three sons, and their daughter and son-in-law would share them. “On this particular Friday (Sept. 19,...Continue Reading

Patients given less blood during transfusions do well

It's a simple premise -- now backed up by more evidence than ever: 'Why give more blood to anyone if you can't show it benefits them?' Research has found that for many patients, smaller blood transfusions after surgery are at least as beneficial as larger ones, both in the short term and the long term. Continue Reading