and immune system damage increased risk of a range of cancers and neurological symptoms; though these worst-case scenarios are rare.
The United states'Department of agriculture s website is a good source of advice for dealing with mold contamination on a wide variety of foods.
Symptoms include nausea vomiting diarrhea abdominal cramps and fever. The onset of symptoms can occur hours after consumption of the tainted food.
The following in alphabetical order) are some possible food contaminants: Campylobacter Clostridium botulinum Clostridium perfringens Escherichia coli (E coli) Giardia lamblia Hepatitis a Listeria noroviruses rotavirus Salmonella Shigella Staphylococcus aureus and Vibrio vulnificus.
And here are some of the sources: meat and poultry soiled by animal feces during processing foods kept warm for too long unpasteurized milk
because you lose fluids from vomiting and diarrhea. Older people and others with inadequate immune systems can become extremely dehydrated.
Diarrhea can be much more than an inconvenience. Diarrhea can be lethal to older people. With the fluid you lose from diarrhea you also lose salts that your body needs.
Diarrhea can make a victim pass more than a quart of watery stools a day. Dehydration symptoms include thirst reduced urination dark urine dry skin fatigue dizziness
and fainting. You should see a doctor if your diarrhea lasts more than 3 days or if you have dehydration symptoms severe abdominal or rectal pain a fever of 102 degrees Fahrenheit or higher or blood in your stools.
In many cases of diarrhea the only treatment needed is lost replacing fluid and salts. Adults should consume broth non-citrus fruit juices flat ginger ale and ice pops.
As your condition improves you can start eating bananas plain rice boiled potatoes toast crackers and cooked carrots.
Smaller meals are recommended because they're easier to digest. Here are some tips to prevent food poisoning:
Do not eat the following foods: anything that contains raw eggs such as cookie dough or hollandaise sauce packaged foods with broken seals
or cans that are bulging or dented honey that hasn't been heat-treated soft cheeses alfalfa sprouts raw ground beef or fish.
Kids who play outside more often are less likely to develop nearsightedness obesity diabetes and Vitamin d deficiencies.
and we sometimes cannot detect pathogens that are generally common. The main ones are Nosema species
which are eukaryotic pathogens related to fungi and RNA VIRUSES such as`Deformed Wing Virus'she adds. In some of our experiments we want to infect bees with pathogens to see
if the microbiota protects against pathogens. In those cases we have to go to other beekeepers to try
and find the disease organisms. New to bee research and wanting to learn the basics of beekeeping Moran actually kept several colonies in her own yard for several years.
But we do keep an epinephrine kit around for possible cases of a sting of someone allergic who might not realize the risk.
The researchers also said that fecal microbiota transplants#procedures that involve transferring fecal matter from a healthy person into an infected person to help patients suffering from hard-to-treat gut infections with the bacteria Clostridium difficile#shouldn't be considered probiotics
With support from the U s. National Science Foundation (NSF our company Ecolyse Inc. based in College Station Texas is working to address this issue by developing products to treat bacterial contamination.
This is partly due to a general lack of awareness of industrial contamination. Certain industrial sectors however experience chronic detrimental effects of bacterial contamination.
For example the oil and gas industry faces staggering revenue losses due to product degradation by hydrogen sulfide consuming bacteria and the industry spends an estimated $7 billion per year for chemical biocide treatments.
cow urine as a treatment for numerous diseases including cancer diabetes and tuberculosis. But not any old cow urine will do according to the followers of the hardline Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) sect only the urine collected from a female virgin cow will suffice
Cow urine offers a cure for around 70 to 80 incurable diseases like diabetes Om Prakash of the RSS Cow Protection Department told Reuters. All are curable by cow urine. 7
in treating or preventing cancer Dr. Donald Hensrud of the Mayo Clinic told ABC News. Nonetheless the product has been studied by a handful of researchers.
A 2012 study published in the journal Ancient Science of Life suggested rats with diabetes that were fed Gomutra Ark had significantly lower blood glucose levels than rats in a control group did.
This study supports the traditional use of Gomutra Ark in diabetes the researchers wrote noting that it has a high therapeutic index
And a 2013 study in the International Brazilian Journal of Urology claimed that distilled cow urine might help to prevent the development of kidney stones in rats.
Cavities affecting the pulp of a tooth as well as the bone supporting the tooth can cause severe toothaches sensitivity pain when eating and abscesses in the mouth.
#Most Interesting Science News articles of the Week From a melted road at Yellowstone to growling seahorses a medieval case of downs syndrome to Nikola Tesla's birthday here are some of the coolest stories in Science this week.
While invoking not-so-delightful images food references in medical vernacular are useful aids in helping doctors identify many different ailments.
Americans Feel Most Attractive at This Age Medieval case of down syndrome: The skeleton of a child uncovered in 1989 in northeastern France is believed to be known the oldest case of Down syndrome.
Researchers not only studied the remains but also the burial practices used for the body to understand how the child was treated by the community.
Earliest Case of Down syndrome Discovered in Medieval Cemetery Remains of lost temple found: A 2500-year-old temple unearthed in northern Iraq may be lost a long temple to the god Haldi.
but researchers have observed certain biochemical abnormalities that are often present in the cells of people with autism the investigators said.
when a person has a fever. Intriguingly about one-half of parents of autistic kids report that their children's autism symptoms get better
when the kids have said fevers Talalay. It was because sulforaphane can also trigger a heat-shock response in cells that the researchers wanted to see
if administering the compound might have the same effect on autism symptoms as fever often causes.
How Off-road Tech Aids Conservation Google earth and Google street view have made it possible for anyone with an Internet connection to explore some of the world's most spectacular destinations right from their computer tablet or smartphone.
but while a few studies have shown it aids in lactose digestion the research is limited. Follow Michael Dhar@michaeldhar. Follow Livescience@livescience. We're also on Facebook & Google
Acidic foods and beverages may cause tiny lesions on tooth enamel" Wu said. " Calcium and phosphate help redeposit minerals back into those lesions. "
Calcium is also good for bones including your jaw.</</p><p>Pop a stick in your mouth after eating.
#Tobacco Plants May Contain Cure for Cancer, a New Twist in Protein Lipid Interactions This article was published originally at The Conversation.
tobacco grown to produce drugs used to treat cancers caused by tobacco. Mark Hulett Marc Kvansakul and others from the Biochemistry Department used a range of techniques to examine the structure and function of a protein called Nad1.
This protein is a type of defensin a molecule that protects the plant from fungal infections.
Of blebbing and lysis In addition to testing the action of Nad1 against various fungi including yeast the researchers tested its action on human cell lines known to come from lymphoma cervical and prostate cancer.
The leakage of ATP (a common molecule) was shown to happen within minutes of the introduction of Nadd1 to lymphoma cells.
Cervical cancers cells showed an increase in the uptake of a dye known as propidium iodide demonstrating a breach of their cell membranes.
There is unlikely to be a more satisfying experiment than one that results in the explosion of tumour cells.
One of the ways that the role of PIP2 was confirmed in this process was by testing cervical cancer cells with a mutation that strongly bind PIP2.
This research published in elife has the potential to lead to new approaches to controlling fungal infections
and cancer and certainly provides insight into mechanisms of cell death. Imagine fields of tobacco grown for their flowers instead of their leaves leading to an outburst of health conscious tobacco farming.
FDA officials cautioned that temporary tattoos can cause allergic reactions in a May 13 seminar on the agency's website.
or any cosmetic product the FDA wants to know she said. 8 Weird Signs of an Allergic reaction FDA authority Cosmetics (including temporary tattoos) do not have to receive FDA approval before they go on the market
if consumers provide voluntary reports of harm. Types of tattoos There are a number of temporary tattoos on the market said Bhakti Petigara Harp a chemist in the FDA's Office of Cosmetics and Colors.
but the dye is newer to the United states. Allergic reactions to these dyes can involve rashes and blisters.
Of course real tattoos come with their own set of risks including contaminated ink that has caused infection outbreaks.
Some people also have allergies to tattoo ink particularly if it's red. In February doctors reported the case of a man who developed an allergic reaction to his tattoo 20 years after getting inked as a side effect of a bone marrow transplant Follow Stephanie Pappas on Twitter and Google+.
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#Mini Longneck Dino Discovered in South america A long-neck relative of Apatosaurus and Diplodocus has been discovered in South america becoming the first of its kind ever found on that continent.
#Gluten-Free Diet Reduces Risk of Type 1 Diabetes in Mice Exposure to a gluten-free diet prenatally
or very early in life in the womb or through a mother's milk may reduce the risk of type 1 diabetes at least in mice a new study suggests.
In the study researchers used a type of mouse that is prone to developing type 1 diabetes.
About 50 percent of the mouse pups whose mothers were fed a regular diet developed type 1 diabetes
The researchers from the University of Copenhagen in Denmarkspeculated that the difference in diabetes risk may be related to gut bacteria.
and type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system attacks the cells of the pancreas that produce insulin. 5 Ways Gut Bacteria Affect Your Health
if the mice pups in the study that didn't develop type 1 diabetes by the time they were 30 weeks old would end up developing type 1 diabetes later in life;
it could just be that the onset of the disease was delayed the researchers said. But the findings are interesting
people with celiac disease who have an immune-system reaction to glutenand people who are gluten-sensitive who feel better after they cut gluten out of their diets said Cynthia Wu a clinical dietitian at the Ohio State university Wexner Medical center.
Interestingly celiac disease is much more common in people with type 1 diabetes than in the general population:
About 10 percent of people with type 1 diabetes have celiac disease whereas 1 percent of the general population has celiac disease according to the American Diabetes Association.
The reason for the link is known not but both conditions are autoimmune diseases an dmay share similar genes as triggers Wu said.
To follow up on the mouse study a future study could look at information already collected from women who happened to followed a gluten-free diet in pregnancy
if they developed type 1 diabetes Hsiao said The study was published April 2 in the journal Diabetes.
In addition stress and depression have been linked to metabolic syndrome a condition that involves a number of risk factors for heart disease stroke and diabetes.
but high levels can raise the risk for developing heart disease. You don't want triglyceridesfloating around
However several studies conducted in recent years in other areas of the world including Africa suggest that certain species of head lice are capable of carrying infectious disease.
One study outlined in the May 2013 issue of the journal Emerging Infectious disease found that head lice in the Democratic republic of the congo could spread plague.
And another study outlined in the same journal in May 2014 found that human body lice carrying a pathogen that can cause trench fever among other diseases can also inhabit human hair.
The other eight of us sat around the dive hole staring into the vertigo-inducing dark-blue waters snacked some more (Fig Newtons this time#ou have to eat constantly in Antarctica to keep your body temperature up)
A new genetic analysis of bony nodules found in a 700-year-old skeleton from Italy reveal that the man had brucellosis a bacterial infection caught from livestock
and recurring fevers according to the researchers who analyzed the bones. This medieval Italian man joins many other long-dead people in getting a postmortem diagnosis of brucellosis.
Signs of the disease have been found in skeletons from the Bronze age and earlier. In fact the disease predates modern humans:
In 2009 researchers reported possible signs of brucellosis in a specimen of the human ancestor Australopithecus africanus who lived more than 2 million years ago. 10 Deadly Diseases That Hopped Across Species Disease hunters
The brucellosis-infected Italian came from Sardinia. He was buried in a medieval village called Geridu
Such nodules are often a sign of tuberculosis a lung infection caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis is the most common culprit in cases of calcified nodules study leader Mark Pallen a microbial genomist at Warwick Medical school in England said in a statement.
Instead of searching for a particular DNA signature shotgun metagenomics takes the approach of simply sampling all the DNA present just to see what turns Up to the researchers'surprise the man did not have tuberculosis.
Instead the bony nodule held the DNA signature of the bacterium Brucella melitensis the microbe that causes brucellosis.
Animal malady Brucellosis can be transmitted from livestock to humans in several ways. One possibility is that the man caught the disease from direct contact with animals perhaps
Brucellosis is called also Mediterranean fever. It still affects more than 500000 people around the world yearly though livestock vaccination
Today antibiotics are used to treat people with brucellosis and no more than 2 percent of infected people die from the disease according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The deadliest symptom of the disease is endocarditis the swelling of the lining of the heart.
The method of diagnosing the medieval man's brucellosis could be used to uncover other ancient diseases the researchers said.
or tingling feeling in the hands and feet a loss of balance a sore mouth or tongue and constipation.
Nearly one-third of people over age 50 suffer from atrophic gastritis a thinning of the stomach lining that interferes with Vitamin b12 absorption.
Pregnancy can also lower Vitamin b12 levels as can hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) if it causes the person to produce too much body heat according to the NIH.
Vitamin b12 supplements are purported to reduce the risk of breast cancer lung cancer and cervical cancer. Vitamin b12 supplements are said also to protect against the poisons in tobacco smoke.
Some people use Vitamin b12 supplements to help treat male infertility sleep disorders depression inflammatory bowel disease asthma multiple sclerosis allergies and the skin condition vitiligo.
Vitamin b12 supplements are touted frequently to prevent osteoporosis diabetes cardiovascular disease and stroke. Vitamin b12 is said also to help some sleep disorders some mental disorders
Supplement makers also say Vitamin b12 supplements can help treat conditions such as Lyme disease gum disease some skin infections liver disease and kidney disease.
Combining avocado oil and Vitamin b12 in a topical treatment can supposedly improve psoriasis or eczema symptoms and Vitamin b12 is said also to help reduce ringing in the ears and swollen tendons.
Vitamin b12 supplements can treat a deficiency but dietitians recommend getting your Vitamin b12 from food if possible before trying a supplement.
Some autoimmune conditions such as pernicious anemia attack and destroy intrinsic factor according to the NIH's Office of Dietary Supplements.
People with celiac disease or Crohn's disease may also have difficulty absorbing the Vitamin b12 from food or vitamin supplements.
High levels of homocysteine are commonly found in people with osteoporosis dementia heart disease cognitive impairment and depression.
For example one study of 5522 people with vascular disease showed a Vitamin b supplement did not reduce the risk of dying from heart attack.
Vitamin b12 supplements most likely won't reduce your risk for heart disease according to the NIH's Office of Dietary Supplements.
whether Vitamin b12 supplements have an effect on diabetes high cholesterol or preventing arteries from reclogging after a stent procedure according to the U s. National Library of Medicine.
and a reduced risk of osteoporosis. However more studies are needed to see if Vitamin b12 could help reduce osteoporosis risk according to the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State university.
Some preliminary studies have found a weak link between Vitamin b12 and a reduced cancer risk
but the connection is still unclear. One study compared blood samples and diet questionnaires of 712 breast cancer patients and 712 women without breast cancer.
Diet questionnaires (taken from 1980 through 1990) and blood samples (taken in 1990) showed that higher levels of Vitamin b12 were associated with a lower risk of breast cancer
but only among women who had not yet hit menopause. Levels of folate and Vitamin b6 had a stronger link to breast cancer risk in the study according to the March 2003 paper published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Preliminary evidence has not found that Vitamin b12 blood levels affect lung cancer according to the National Library of Medicine
but combining folic acid thiamine riboflavin and Vitamin b12 may help prevent cervical cancer. Low levels of Vitamin b12 are linked commonly to health problems
but recent research found that having abnormally high levels of Vitamin b12 in the blood may indicate a cancer risk.
Researchers examined lab tests and cancer diagnoses of more than 300000 patients in a Danish medical registry from 1998 to 2010.
Only 6 percent of the people in the study had Vitamin b12 levels higher than the recommended upper limit
and these people had a higher risk of being diagnosed with cancer within one year of their abnormal blood tests especially a cancer related to smoking (lung cancer)
or alcohol according to the December 2013 paper published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
And people diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and dementia often have low Vitamin b12 levels. However studies have not conclusively shown that Vitamin b12 supplements will improve memory or thinking skills in the elderly in Alzheimer's patients in dementia patients or among stroke survivors.
The NIH's Office of Dietary Supplements says that more large clinical trials are needed to prove
if Vitamin b12 supplements have an effect on allergies multiple sclerosis psoriasis and other immune system problems. And there is too little evidence to see
if Vitamin b12 has an effect on Lyme disease signs of aging fatigue or chronic fatigue syndrome according to the National Library of Medicine.
However Vitamin b12 is possibly effective at preventing age-related macular degeneration a common eye condition that leads to vision loss.
Limited research supports that Vitamin b12 supplements are effective at treating shaky leg syndrome eczema and canker sores.
when to the skin to treat psoriasis according to the National Library of Medicine. Vitamin b12 may increase the risk that an artery narrows around a stent a device that widens a blocked artery.
And Vitamin b12 supplements can potentially harm the optic nerve and cause blindness in people with the rare hereditary condition called Leber's disease.
Common treatments for heartburn and GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) also known as acid reflux such as H2 blockers and proton-pump inhibitors may contribute to a Vitamin b12 deficiency.
and the gout treatment colchicine. The diabetes drug metformin may interfere with the body's absorption of Vitamin b12 not through stomach acid but because of the drug's effect on calcium
which is needed also to absorb Vitamin b12. More research is needed to determine if calcium supplements may help Vitamin b12 absorption in diabetes patients according to the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State university.
Potassium supplements may reduce the body's ability to absorb Vitamin b12 as can heavy drinking for more than two weeks according to the National Library of Medicine.
Folic acid can correct a condition called megaloblastic anemia which is caused by low Vitamin b12 levels. A person who has this condition won't experience symptoms of anemia
Gender Norms Affect Teen Cancer Risk Teenage girls who see themselves as the most feminine and teenage boys who perceive themselves as the most masculine may be more likely to behave in ways that increase their risk of cancer
of which are associated with cancer risk and other serious health issues such as indoor tanning cigar smoking tobacco-chewing cigarette smoking
7 Things to Know About Your Ticker This method could be useful for certain patients such as those who develop infections from electronic pacemakers
Babies still in the womb cannot have a pacemaker study researcher Dr. Eugenio Cingolani director of the Cardiogenetics-Familial Arrhythmia Clinic at Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute in Los angeles said in a statement.
and have symptoms such as fatigue fainting or even cardiac arrest. Such patients may have electronic pacemakers put in to monitor the heart rhythm which sends electrical pulses to keep the heart beating normally.
In the study the researchers used pigs with a condition called complete heart block in which the heart beats very slowly.
whether this low level of infection has long-term consequences the editorial said. In addition it could be problematic if the virus ends up in multiple places in the heart and forms more than one biological pacemaker.
and lung cancer research continues to identify more diseases that are caused directly by smoking. Now liver and colorectal cancers have been added to the list of cancers for
which there's sufficient data to infer smoking is linked not merely to but actually can cause the diseases according to the newest Surgeon general's report released today (Jan 17).
Cigarette smoke contains thousands of compounds including 69 known to be carcinogens chemicals that are involved directly in causing cancer.
Carcinogens can result in tumors by damaging the genome or disrupting the cell's metabolic processes.
Smoking is responsible for more than 90 percent of lung cancers. But traces of tobacco carcinogens have been found in other organs as well.
In colorectal cancer tumors often originate in the glands and the cells that cover the inside of the bowel.
These cells then might form polyps which can progress into malignant or cancerous tumors. Reviewing large previous studies the researchers found an increased risk of colon and rectal cancer particularly after smoking for two or more decades.
In some studies smokers were up to twice as likely to develop colorectal cancer as nonsmokers.
The report authors also looked at other cancers such as prostate cancer and concluded that smoking is not a cause for this type of cancer
although it increases risks of dying for those diagnosed with prostate cancer. Examining breast cancer the researchers concluded the evidence suggests smoking can cause the disease.
Even a finding that is'suggestive'is a pretty strong finding Glantz told Livescience. If I give a glass filled with clear liquid
and say this might give you breast cancer but I'm not absolutely positive I don't think you want to drink the liquid.
Other new entries in the official list of smoking-caused diseases include Type 2 diabetes rheumatoid arthritis erectile dysfunction macular degeneration that can blind older people and cleft palate birth defects.
In addition to carcinogens in the cigarette smoke there's a lot of inflammatory agents Glantz said. Smoking causes these diseases partly by triggering inflammatory processes
and increasing the general inflammatory environment. Looking over the past 50 years of the war on smoking the report authors warned that the disease risks from smoking by women have risen sharply
and are now equal to those of men for lung cancer and pulmonary and heart diseases. Since the landmark 1964 report nearly 21 million people have died prematurely because of smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke according to the report.
Heart and metabolic diseases attributed to smoking accounted for 40 percent of tobacco-related deaths the report revealed.
When people think about smoking they usually just think cancer. Most people don't really appreciate how big the risks of heart diseases are said Glantz.
The anti-smoking movement has had achievements too the report authors noted. Today fewer than 20 percent of Americans smoke down from 42 percent in 1964.
Lowering Salt Cuts Strokes and Heart attacks (Op-Ed) This article was published originally at The Conversation.
and a 40%drop in deaths from coronary heart disease. So where does this leave the salt debate?
and the cholera epidemic in the 19th century the long-lasting denial of the harm of tobacco smoking in the 20th century global warming and climate change in the 21st century) when the translation of science into practice clashes with vested interests.
High blood pressure causes strokes and heart attacks and a reduction in blood pressure reduces them. The effect is related to the size of the fall in blood pressure.
It is therefore conceivable that a moderate reduction in salt intake in a population would help reduce stroke and heart attacks through a reduction in blood pressure.
and heart attacks would need a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial. However it has been argued that such a mother of trials#will never be possible.
A randomised clinical trial of tobacco smoking and lung cancer was carried never out in humans to prove#that smoking causes lung cancer
for the prevention of both cancer and cardiovascular disease. The BMJ Open study is another contribution to the bulk of supportive evidence suggesting though not proving a plausible connection between the reduction in salt intake achieved in the last eight years in the UK with a national programme (1. 4g less salt per day) and the reduction
of average population blood pressure (3. 0/1. 4 mmhg) and cardiovascular mortality (42%in stroke and 40%in ischaemic heart disease) during the same period.
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