21,000 diseased sheep to be culled in Pakistan
September 17th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 16 (IANS) Over 21,000 Australian Merino sheep imported from Bahrain, which were found infected with salmonella, actinomyces and E. Coli, will now be culled and disposed of, officials ... Read more...
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Chinese hotel fined after food poisoning
August 19th, 2012 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 19 (IANS) A five-star hotel in China's Hainan province was fined about $97,200 after 141 people was sickened by food poisoning, Global Times said Sunday.The Sanya City Food ... Read more...
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China hotel fined after 140 fall ill
August 19th, 2012 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 18 (IANS) A five-star hotel in south China's Hainan province was Saturday fined 618,000 yuan (around $97,000) after 141 people fell ill after having breakfast there, officials said.The ... Read more...
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Bharat Biotech receives $4 million award for new vaccine
June 18th, 2012 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 18 (IANS) Bharat Biotech and the University of Maryland Center for Vaccine Development (CVD) Monday announced that they had received a $4 million Strategic Translation Award from The ... Read more...
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Food poisoning could have lifelong consequences
March 21st, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 21 (IANS) Victims of food poisoning may develop a host of lengthy illnesses, including diabetes, arthritis, kidney failure and high blood pressure, experts say.Salmonella, E coli and other ... Read more...
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Deadly bugs lurk in raw vegetables
August 16th, 2011 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 16 (IANS) Germs like E. coli and Salmonella lurk in raw vegetables, where it might not be possible to remove them even with repeated washing, say US scientists.These ... Read more...
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Miracle preservative might keep food fresh for years
August 15th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 15 (IANS) The discovery of a natural preservative - capable of eliminating bugs that ruin meat, fish, eggs and dairy products within days - promises to cut down ... Read more...
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Drug-resistant salmonella found in turkey burgers
April 6th, 2011 - 12:20 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, April 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) US government officials have warned that a drug-resistant salmonella may be involved in a new outbreak.Officials announced that several people have been sickened by the bacteria ... Read more...
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Nano-based biosensor may allow early detection of cancer cells, pathogens
March 30th, 2011 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 30 (ANI): Kansas State University researchers are developing a nanotechnology-based biosensor that may allow early detection of both cancer cells and pathogens, leading to increased food safety and reduced ... Read more...
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Deadly bug can fight cancer
March 10th, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 10 (IANS) Scientists are enlisting salmonella, a deadly bug that turns thousands of people sick every year, to do the unthinkable -- fight cancer!University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer ... Read more...
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Salmonella could be used to fight cancer
March 10th, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 10 (ANI): Scientists are using salmonella - the bacteria commonly transmitted through food that sickens people - to fight cancers of the gut.They believe salmonella may be a valuable tool ... Read more...
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Scientists unravel salmonella’s ‘dirty bag of tricks’
February 7th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) Scientists have found out how the microbe salmonella infects millions with food poisoning and typhoid fever.
Yale University researchers tracked how salmonella is able to ... Read more...
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Deadly tool in Salmonella’s bag of tricks identified
February 4th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 4 (ANI): A Yale University study has shed new light on the potentially deadly bacterium Salmonella, a major cause of food poisoning and typhoid.Salmonella possesses a molecular machine that marshals ... Read more...
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Egypt, not India, top place for visitors getting struck with Delhi belly
December 16th, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 16 (ANI): If you think that India is the country where travelers are most likely to fall ill, you are wrong. Egypt is the top place for visitors getting struck ... Read more...
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Scientists develop new salmonella test that makes food safer
November 23rd, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 23 (ANI): Researchers from University of Missouri have developed a new test for salmonella in poultry and eggs that will produce faster and more accurate results than most currently available ... Read more...
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Common gut bug ‘fights Salmonella-induced inflammatory bowel disease’
November 2nd, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 2 (ANI): A research from U-M Medical School scientists showed that helicobacter pylori, a common stomach bacterium, reduced the severity of inflammation of the colon caused by Salmonella in mice,More ... Read more...
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Salmonella ‘could be used to cure cancer’
October 24th, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 24 (ANI): Scientists at Glasgow University have revealed that Salmonella, the bacteria known for causing food poisoning, could be used to cure cancer patients.
They discovered how a protein in the ... Read more...
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Salmonella alert over raw bean sprouts
October 8th, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 8 (ANI): Eating raw bean sprouts could be dangerous for your health, say scientists.Researchers warned of the dangers of eating raw bean sprouts after they were linked to at least ... Read more...
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Meet the woman whose cancer cells helped save millions of lives
October 4th, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 4 (ANI): An African/American woman who died in 1951, has been hailed as the person who contributed the most to science, after the cancer cells that were removed from her ... Read more...
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Farm animals new source of drug resistant superbugs
September 23rd, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 23 (IANS) Potentially deadlier strains of food poisoning bugs are spreading in farm animals in Britain.
These superbugs have become resistant to antibiotics used in treating infections in both animals ... Read more...
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Japan confirms first case of NDM-1 gene, the antibiotics-resistant superbug
September 7th, 2010 - 9:33 pm ICT by BNO News
TOCHIGI, JAPAN (BNO NEWS) – Japan confirmed the first case of the NDM-1 gene, which is resistant to almost all antibiotics, officials said.The bacterium was found in a male patient in his ... Read more...
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America Informs Russia That The American Egg Recall Does Not Negatively Impact Poultry
August 30th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Washington, August 30, 2010 (Just Flashed): The federal government of America headed by Barack Obama attempted to restore confidence in Russia on Friday by declaring that the recommenced American chicken imports are ... Read more...
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One Of Largest US Egg Companies Issue Recall Due to Salmonella
August 18th, 2010 - 8:31 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Aug 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A nationwide recall on eggs which were packaged between the dates of May 16 and Aug 13 has been issued by one of the largest ... Read more...
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Low-fibre diets lack in allergy preventing bacteria
August 10th, 2010 - 12:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 10 (ANI): A new study showed that diets lacking in fibre also lack in bacteria that are good for us.According to the New Scientist, Paolo Lionetti of the University of ... Read more...
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The Recall Of Pet Food Expanded In America
August 3rd, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
August 3, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G), in the previous week, had to announce a recall of some products of their dry pet food assortment. P&G after ... Read more...
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Hong Kong asks people not to eat meat products
August 2nd, 2010 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, Aug 2 (IANS) Hong Kong authorities Monday advised people not to eat ready-to-eat meat products produced in Canada, as they suspect those may be contaminated with bacteria.
The Centre for Food ... Read more...
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Mechanism affecting Salmonella virulence, drug susceptibility discovered
July 30th, 2010 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 30 (ANI): Scientists have uncovered the mechanism behind Salmonella's virulence and its susceptibility to antibiotics.Although the mechanism had not been recognized before, the scientists were intrigued to find evidence of ... Read more...
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Cell phones ‘carry 18 times more bacteria than toilet handles’
July 28th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 28 (ANI): You may want to dump your mobile phone after reading this - mobile phones are covered with up to 18 times more living bacteria than the flush handle ... Read more...
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Mobiles have 18 times more bacteria than toilet handle
July 28th, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS) The average mobile phone carries 18 times more potentially harmful germs than a flush handle in a men's toilet, tests have revealed.
One of the phones in the test ... Read more...
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Washing raw chicken ‘ups food poisoning risk’
July 24th, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 24 (ANI): Washing whole chicken before cooking it increases the risk of food poisoning, a new research has warned.The study by Which? has revealed that an estimated three-quarters of consumers ... Read more...
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Five-second rule for fallen food is bogus
July 21st, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 21 (ANI): The so-called "five-second rule" should be changed to the "zero-second rule", say scientists at Clemson University, claiming that food that falls on the ground for even five ... Read more...
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FDA Says Raw Milk Is Not Worth Risk of Contamination
July 21st, 2010 - 2:20 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
July 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Raw milk contains too much harmful bacteria, according to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , such as E coli and salmonella which makes the possible ... Read more...
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Is drinking raw milk worth the risk?
July 20th, 2010 - 9:08 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, July 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There have been several arguments why drinking raw milk could be dangerous to your health. The chief reason amongst them is the risk of getting ... Read more...
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Consumption Of Raw Milk Worth The Risks-Say Advocates
July 20th, 2010 - 6:55 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 20, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Consumption of raw milk has been banned by the FDA across the country due to serious health issues. However, drinking the milk in its ... Read more...
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Salsa being linked to food poisoning
July 13th, 2010 - 8:24 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, July 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) New research released this week revealed that the Guacamole and Salsa, which are served in the restaurants may be aiding food borne diseases in the United ... Read more...
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