Fresh produce outbreak grips five states over tainted tomatoes
Jerri Reges recalls severe cramps after a July 5 hoagie bite as salmonella sickened more than 300 people across Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia. Officials point to Roma tomatoes as the likely source while noting produce risks rise from raw consumption and hand-to-mouth transfer.
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Pittsburgh
Jerri Reges
Reges
West
Cabot
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Ohio
Virginia
West Virginia
Fat activists protest dieting obsession at NAAFA convention
Angry over fat jokes and a national dieting fixation activists from NAAFA gather in Newark to push fat acceptance. Marilyn Wann calls fatness a natural trait and rejects obesity as a disease while leaders urge sanity amid anti fat stigma. Medicare actions and health concerns frame the debate as critics warn obesity risk remains real.
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EW York
UN- N
Marilyn Wann
San Francisco
National Association
NAAFA
Newark
N.J
Mary Ray Worley
Madison
Wis
Kelly Bliss
Trinity Lansdowne United Methodist Church
Lansdowne
Salmonella and E. coli overview and risks
The article explains these bacteria commonly inhabit animal and human intestinal tracts and spread via contaminated food and water. Salmonella can appear on fruits vegetables eggs and poultry. E. coli links to undercooked meat and raw sprouts or lettuce. Symptoms appear within days, with diarrhea fever and cramps lasting up to a week or more, with higher risk for vulnerable groups.
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Mexico
United States
Food and Drug
Wider use of heart failure drug linked to more deaths
Canadian researchers report that expanding spironolactone use for congestive heart failure correlated with higher deaths from dangerous potassium buildup. Doctors may have overprescribed and skipped careful monitoring, despite the drug’s life-saving potential in right patients.
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New York
David N. Juurlink
Juurlink
United States
Canada
Institute For Clinical Evaluative Sciences
Hip replacement technique speeds up recovery time
Surgeons at UPMC Shadyside perform a minimally invasive hip replacement using two small incisions and nerve blocks to curb pain. The hour-long operation enables patients like Jay Dudek to walk within hours with little or no pain. The approach aims to improve early mobility and therapy outcomes.
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Pittsburgh
UPMC
Shadyside
Jay Dudek
Wheeling
Dudek
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
High carb intake linked to breast cancer risk in Mexico
A study found Mexican women with high carbohydrate consumption had more than twice the risk of breast cancer compared with those eating fewer starches and sugars. Researchers note this is early data and does not endorse high meat or fat diets as safer alternatives.
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Mexico
Institute study cautions on high carb diets and fats
The Institute of Medicine urges 45 to 65 percent calories from carbohydrates and no more than 20 percent from added sugars. Experts warn against high animal fat in low carb plans and advise choosing healthy fats. Willett and Mexican researchers report in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention with funders CDC and Mexican health agencies.
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Institute of Medicine
Sandra Schlicker
The
American Society For Clinical Nutrition
Walter Willett
Harvard School of Public Health
Willett
Instituto Nacional de Salad Publica
Cuernavaca
Mexico
U.S
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Ministry of Health of Mexico
American Institute For Cancer Research
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