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Frozen Stuffed Chicken Products & Microwave Ovens: A Recipe for Salmonella

Frozen Stuffed Chicken Products & Microwave Ovens: A Recipe for SalmonellaTHURSDAY, Dec. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- After repeat U.S. outbreaks of salmonella tied to frozen, breaded and stuffed chicken products, researchers are now pointing to microwave cooking as a key driver of illness.Because they’re breaded, the popular products — for example, chicken stuffed with broccoli and cheese, chicken cordon bleu, or chicken Kiev — can look cooked. But under that breading the meat is raw, noted researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.And therein lies the danger: Almost one-third (29%) of respondents to a recent questionnaire said they typically cooked the products in a microwave oven, which the CDC team said may not have the heat to kill off any hidden salmonella germs.Overall, 8% of the almost 4,200 adults surveyed this summer...

On World AIDS Day, White House Announces Plan to End...

1 December 2022
On World AIDS Day, White House Announces Plan to End Epidemic by 2030THURSDAY, Dec. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The United States will renew its focus on ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030, with new funding and a five-year strategy, the White House said Thursday. The Biden administration announced its ambitious plans on World AIDS Day. Among the plan's components are requesting $850 million in the 2023 budget for HIV prevention and care programs. Biden also proposed a new $10 billion national PrEP program. This could give access to preexposure prophylaxis and services for people without insurance or low coverage.Global goals include reaching UNAIDS targets for reducing new infections and reaching targets for all age, gender and population groups. It would also include improving equity for adolescent girls, young women and children, CNN reported."Our...

Signs That COVID Infection Might Harm the Liver

1 December 2022
Signs That COVID Infection Might Harm the LiverTHURSDAY, Dec. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 may harm the liver, a small study suggests.The virus appears to increase liver stiffness, a sign of potential long-term injury, but it's too early to tell if that portends serious liver disease, the researchers said."COVID infections have been observed to cause inflammation and damage to a number of different organ systems like the brain, the intestines and the liver," said researcher Dr. Theodore Pierce, an abdominal radiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.Stiffness is an indicator of liver damage, such as fibrosis, a buildup of scar tissue. Scarring can diminish healthy liver tissue and, over time, cause it to stop functioning normally. Fibrosis can lead to liver cancer and liver failure.Pierce said it is too soon to...

First FDA-Approved Fecal-Based Treatment Helps Fight a...

1 December 2022
First FDA-Approved Fecal-Based Treatment Helps Fight a Tough SuperbugTHURSDAY, Dec. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first fecal microbiota treatment, aimed at helping adults battling tough-to-treat Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infections."Today's approval of Rebyota is an advance in caring for patients who have recurrent C. difficile infection [CDI]," said Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. "Recurrent CDI impacts an individual's quality of life and can also potentially be life-threatening," Marks said in an agency news release. "As the first FDA-approved fecal microbiota product, today's action represents an important milestone, as it provides an additional approved option to prevent recurrent CDI."Prior to this approval, the infection has...

AHA News: What's New With the Flu? Here Are 7 Things to Know

1 December 2022
AHA News: What`s New With the Flu? Here Are 7 Things to KnowTHURSDAY, Dec. 1, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Don't call it a comeback if it was never really gone, but the flu is poised for a breakout year.Like the killer in a horror movie franchise, this season's flu is bringing fresh twists to a familiar theme. Here are seven things you should know to stay safe.Early seasonSeveral factors make this flu season unique, including an early start, said Dr. Ellen Eaton, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the flu hospitalization rate was the highest it has been in early November since 2010-11.The early arrival bodes ill, said Dr. Margot Savoy, senior vice president for education, inclusiveness and physician well-being at the American Academy of...

The 'Great Resignation' Is Taking a Toll on U.S. Health Care

1 December 2022
The `Great Resignation` Is Taking a Toll on U.S. Health CareTHURSDAY, Dec. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The nationwide shortage of health care professionals -- a so-called "Great Resignation" of providers -- is impacting patient care in ways large and small, a new HealthDay/Harris Poll shows.One in four Americans (25%) have noticed or personally experienced the impact of staffing shortages in health care, second only to staff shortages in the retail sector (35%), the poll found.Further, more than two in three (68%) of people who needed health care during the past six months experienced delays or challenges in getting the care they need.More than half (57%) blamed staffing shortages for the lack of care, and experts told HealthDay Now that these folks aren't wrong.Nurses, doctors and other health care workers are burned out after three years of...

FDA Moves to Ease Restrictions on Gay Men Giving Blood

1 December 2022
FDA Moves to Ease Restrictions on Gay Men Giving BloodTHURSDAY, Dec. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) – U.S. Food & Drug Administration policies that have limited blood donations from men who have sex with men may soon ease.At the moment, FDA policy does not allow blood donation from men who have had sex with other men in the past three months. That's already a shorter timeframe than in the past, when the agency required a one-year gap.The agency is now considering switching to questionnaires that focus on individual risk, rather than blanket limitations, CNN reported.“The FDA remains committed to gathering the scientific data related to alternative donor deferral policies that maintain a high level of blood safety,” the agency said in a statement issued Wednesday. “We anticipate issuing updated draft guidance in the coming...

Two Veterinary Meds Show Promise Against a Tough Foe: Bed Bugs

1 December 2022
Two Veterinary Meds Show Promise Against a Tough Foe: Bed BugsTHURSDAY, Dec. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Two common drugs that veterinarians use to kill parasites on pets could be the solution to getting rid of bed bugs.Both fluralaner and ivermectin, which are used to kill fleas and ticks on household pets, could also kill bed bugs. The newer, longer-lasting fluralaner showed especially strong potential.This new research comes from a North Carolina State University (NCSU) study that examined the drugs and their effectiveness in controlling bed bug populations on poultry farms.Entomologists and veterinary scientists from NC State's College of Veterinary Medicine tested bed bug death rates in different experiments.One included mixing blood with each of the drugs on a lab bench and letting the bugs eat it. In the other, bed bugs fed off chickens...

Green Spaces Give Mental Boost, Even When White With Snow

THURSDAY, Dec. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- If you need a body image boost, go outdoors. Whether you’re in green space, a blue space near a river or the ocean or even a snowy environment, it can...

CDC Will Test New Areas for Polio in Wastewater

THURSDAY, Dec. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) – U.S. health officials will begin testing wastewater for poliovirus in select locations around the country, including possibly at sites in Michigan and...
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