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News
Brand-name peanut butter on grocery store shelves is considered safe.
In all other cases, check the FDA recall list if you have any doubt about a product.
Although the number of cases reported is dwindling, officials expect there will be more cases before the outbreak is over.
HealthDay News
“U.S. officials have launched a criminal investigation into the salmonella [...]
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The addition of the children of legal immigrants likely reduced the number of Republicans willing to vote for what has been one of the most popular federal programs.
Washington Post
“The Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation yesterday to provide health insurance to 11 million low-income children, a bill that would for the first time spend federal [...]
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We track the bird flu because there are infectious disease experts who think it, or a strain much like it, may cause the next influenza pandemic. Pandemics go in cycles, and in an historical sense, we are overdue for one. In addition, physicians are worried about the fact that drug-resistant infections are showing up [...]
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Reuters
“The number of deaths related to the U.S. outbreak of salmonella has risen to seven with the death of a Minnesota woman in her 80s.
“The woman had been living in a long-term care facility, a spokesman for the Minnesota Department of Health said on Saturday.
“Her name and date of death were not released. It [...]
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The general advice to the public is to avoid products with peanut butter. The story below provides the most current list of products.
U.S. News and World Report
Source: U.S. News and World Report, January 19, 2009
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Update: WebMD
“The ongoing salmonella outbreak linked to six deaths may be associated with peanut-containing products besides peanut butter.
“At least 453 people in 43 states and one Canadian province have been sickened by the outbreak strain of Salmonella typhimurium.
“The FDA asked food makers nationwide to check whether their peanut-containing products include a recalled peanut paste [...]
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This study contradicts the general perception that direct advertising to consumers created higher, and at times, inappropriate demand for specific drugs.
That does not seem to be the case, although there are some who do ask for brand names—-patients who take three medications or females, for instance.
However, physicians are not reporting feeling pressured by patients [...]
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USA TODAY
…”about 367,000 other kids are in the same boat, according to a recent study that provides the government’s first estimate of how many children avoid meat. That’s about 1 in 200.( Emphasis added)
“Other surveys suggest the rate (1 in 200) could be four to six times that among older teens who have [...]
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News/Commentary
By Cheree Cleghorn, Editor
My father, in the recovery area from emergency surgery, was stirring beneath the sheets.
I asked if he were in pain, if he needed anything.
“Nope. I’m just doing foot circles so I won’t lose my muscle tone.”
At the time, I thought, oh, please, spare us, Mr. Athlete. This had been an emergency and [...]
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Update: The Washington Post has produced an excellent chart, using CDC date, to illustrate the hazards of mixing even hands-free cell phones and driving. Read the story and see the chart.
Reuters
“The National Safety Council, which campaigned to get U.S. states to enforce seatbelt laws, is taking on cellphones, saying on Sunday it was starting [...]
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