THE NEW YORK TIMES – Sore throat. Stuffy nose. Fever, body aches and fatigue.
For many people, the immune system can clear those symptoms in about a week. But for others, flu can lead to severe illness, hospitalization or even death. Flu infections cause up to 710,000 hospitalizations and 51,000 deaths every year in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A recent analysis by the CDC unpacks some of the...
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A growing body of research suggests that vitamin D may play a subtler role in mood than previously assumed, becoming most influential only when levels drop to the low end of the spectrum.
Fusarium ear blight (FEB) (also called Fusarium head blight, FHB, or scab), is a fungal disease of cereals, including wheat, barley, oats, rye and triticale.
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FOOD SAFETY NEWS – A new report by Farm Forward analyzes five years of monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture inspection data from major poultry plants — and the findings are alarming.
Poultry plants producing chicken for household brands like Foster Farms, Costco and Perdue, routinely exceed the federal government’s maximum allowable levels of salmonella contamination.
According to the report, Lincoln Premium Poultry — a primary supplier for Costco — exceeded USDA’s standard in 54...
Food Safety News – The company linked to an outbreak of infant botulism closed one of its manufacturing plant this year after federal inspectors found numerous safety violations, according to a story by the New York Times.
ByHeart Inc. is implicated in the outbreak because a sample of its powdered infant formula collected from a California patient’s home tested positive for the same strain of botulism that is making babies sick.
The company has recalled all...