Health briefs: diabetes talk in Big Spring and mental health month events
Health briefs note a May 30 diabetes education talk by Pat Garcia at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Big Spring. The piece also highlights West Texas Centers for MHMR May activities across 23 counties, a memory seminar at Odessa College and Chamber, with details on speakers, venues, costs, and contact numbers.
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Medical Center Hospital
Redeemer Lutheran Church
18Th Street
17Th Street
Center Avenue
Pat Garcia
Big Spring
West Texas
MHMR
National Mental Health Association
West Texas Centers For
Mental Health Authority
Mhmkr
Andrews, Borden
Crane
Dawson
Fisher
Gaines
Garza
Glasscock
Howard
Kent
Loving
Martin
Mitchell
Nolan
Reeves
Runnels
Scurry
Terrell
Terry
Upton
Ward
Winkler
Yoakum
Odessa College
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Alliance Hospital
Paul Mellor
Success Links Memory Inc
OC Continuing Education Workforce Training
Arleene Loyd
Chamber
No-peanut life for girl sparks cautious famil y strategies
Hannah Krater, 6, is allergic to peanuts and tree nuts, carries an EpiPen, and avoids any contact or ingestion. Her family notes rising food allergy awareness, while doctors warn of potential anaphylaxis and advise careful introduction of foods to children.
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Hannah Krater
M&m
Denise Krater
Scottsdale
Ariz
Hannah
William Morgan
Arizona Asthma & Allergy Institute
Morgan
Melissa Burbank
Mesa
Aziz
Melissa
Melodie
Peanuts and Nut Cross Contact Across Foods
The article warns that artificial nuts may be peanuts reflavored with pecan or walnut oils and that cross contact occurs in many foods. It notes dish types and product lines at bakeries and ice cream shops and cites the risk from shared equipment with peanuts. It also lists milk eggs peanuts tree nuts fish shellfish soy and wheat as major allergy sources.
Cherry industry clashes with federal health warnings
In Traverse City Michigan cherry sellers face FDA orders to drop unproven disease claims while marketing groups tout antioxidants and testimonials. Industry officials say government actions complicate marketing and research funding, while some producers resist the FDA stance and defend consumer choice.
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Traverse City
Mich
Olivene Robbins
Hickory
N.C
Robbins
Food and Drug Administration
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Bob Underwood
FDA
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Oalife
Oapa
Krater
Gabriel Utali
Preedom News Service
THE
Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
Jane DePriest
Cherry Marketing Institute