and 44 percent of cat owners believe that made in the U s. is a very important package claim as fear of contamination
study suggestscontrary to conventional wisdom a growing body of evidence shows that eating lean beef can reduce risk factors for heart disease according to recent research by nutritional scientists.
which can help lower the risk for cardiovascular disease. The DASH eating plan--Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension--is recommended currently by the American Heart Association to lower blood pressure
and reduce risk of heart disease. People following the DASH diet are encouraged to eat fruits vegetables low-fat dairy and protein predominantly from plant sources.
The Beef Checkoff Program and the National institutes of health-supported Penn State General Clinical Research center funded this research.
along with fruits vegetables and low-fat dairy to effectively help lower blood pressure in healthy individuals the researchers report in the Journal of Human Hypertension.
These differences remained even in an experimental hive that the researchers discovered was infected with deformed wing virus one of the many maladies that afflict honey bees around the world.
but who suffer side effects such as infection of the leads that connect the device to the heart from implanted mechanical pacemakers.
Eugenio Cingolani MD the director of the Heart Institute's Cardiogenetics-Familial Arrhythmia Clinic who worked with Marbã¡
n on biological pacemaker research team said that in the future pacemaker cells also could help infants born with congenital heart block.
but we hope to work with fetal medicine specialists to create a lifesaving catheter-based treatment for infants diagnosed with congenital heart block Cingolani said.
In the study laboratory pigs with complete heart block were injected with the gene called TBX18 during a minimally invasive catheter procedure.
Originally we thought that biological pacemaker cells could be a temporary bridge therapy for patients who had an infection in the implanted pacemaker area Marbã¡
#Preventing foodborne illness naturally: With cinnamonseeking ways to prevent some of the most serious foodborne illnesses caused by pathogenic bacteria two Washington state University scientists have found promise in an ancient but common cooking spice:
cinnamon. Recent findings published in Food Control journal online suggest Cinnamomum cassia oil can work effectively as a natural antibacterial agent in the food industry.
Our focus is on exploring plant-derived natural food bioactive compounds as antimicrobials to control foodborne pathogens
Sheng said about 110000 cases of illness are caused annually by non-O157 STEC. The U s. Department of agriculture Food safety and Inspection Service has a zero tolerance policy for the CDC top six non-O157 STECS in raw ground beef
and trimmings indicating any raw non-intact beef products containing these pathogens will be considered adulterated. This has led Zhu
She and her coworkers will study the potential of dandelions to inhibit bacteria related to bovine mastitis an infection in the mammary glands of dairy cows.
and vegetables in your diet reduces the risk of heart disease stroke diabetes and even some forms of cancer The World health organization WHO recommends a daily intake of at least 400 grams of fruit and vegetables.
Not even half of the children in this study eat fruit every day. The picture is a little bit brighter
but who suffer side effects such as infection of the leads that connect the device to the heart from implanted mechanical pacemakers.
Eugenio Cingolani MD the director of the Heart Institute's Cardiogenetics-Familial Arrhythmia Clinic who worked with Marbã¡
n on biological pacemaker research team said that in the future pacemaker cells also could help infants born with congenital heart block.
but we hope to work with fetal medicine specialists to create a lifesaving catheter-based treatment for infants diagnosed with congenital heart block Cingolani said.
In the study laboratory pigs with complete heart block were injected with the gene called TBX18 during a minimally invasive catheter procedure.
Originally we thought that biological pacemaker cells could be a temporary bridge therapy for patients who had an infection in the implanted pacemaker area Marbã¡
#Health risks posed by third hand tobacco smokeresearch led by the University of York has highlighted the potential cancer risk in nonsmokers--particularly young children--of tobacco smoke gases
However a new study published in the journal Environment International has estimated for the first time the potential cancer risk by age group through non-dietary ingestion and dermal exposure to third hand smoke.
Using observations of house dust composition they estimated the cancer risk by applying the most recent official toxicology information.
They found that for children aged one to six years old the cancer risks exceeded the limit recommended by the US Environmental protection agency (EPA) in three quarters of smokers'homes and two thirds of nonsmokers'homes.
The maximum risk predicted from the third hand smoke levels in a smoker occupied home equated to one extra cancer case per one thousand population exposed.
and whereas there is a general public awareness about the harms of second hand smoke there is little knowledge about the dangers of third hand smoke.
Their recommendations state that rice-based formulas are an option for infants allergic to cow's milk
#Progress in allergic asthma research after ingestion of fruitsresearchers at the UPM suggest that the interaction between two proteins can be the responsible for the allergic asthma episodes after eating an infected fruit.
and Genomics (CBGP) of Universidad Politã cnica de Madrid (UPM) conducted infection assays of commercial kiwis with Alternaria alternata spores which is a pathogenic fungus involved in chronic asthma
This could trigger the involuntary ingestion of the fungus found in this fruit causing an asthmatic crisis in people allergic to Alternaria.
According to this research this protein can be a major cause of childhood asthma in US. When a pathogen infects a plant the defense response is activated producing an increase of certain proteins related to the defense (known as protein 5). Likewise the fungus increases the production of the proteins involved in attacks or virulence.
However the symptoms of rot by Alternaria alternata are seen not in some fruits for example in kiwifruit.
Fourteen days after the infection the kiwifruits showed a regular aspect without apparent development of the fungus
which is particularly important in processes of fungal infection. Researchers did observed not development of the fungus in kiwifruit
since Alternaria is described as a major cause of chronic asthma in children. These results suggest that patients allergic to Alternaria can suffer an allergy attack after eating infected kiwifruit.
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and raise serious implications for transplant patients those with leukemia and people who suffer from severe asthma.
In the three-year study researchers from Radboud University Medical Centre and The University of Manchester compared resistance profiles in 230 fungal samples collected from rural areas in West yorkshire
In the wild plants have to overcome the challenges posed by pathogens and predators in order to survive.
The problems often lead to the syndrome Colony Collapse Disorder which can cause whole bee colonies to fall apart.
The factors that had the greatest influence on the survival of the bees were infection with varroa mites problems with the queen and infection with the disease nosema.
#Study of noninvasive retinal imaging device presented at Alzheimers conferencea noninvasive optical imaging device developed at Cedars-Sinai can provide early detection of changes that later occur in the brain
and are a classic sign of Alzheimer's disease according to preliminary results from investigators conducting a clinical trial in Australia.
The researchers will present their findings July 15 in an oral presentation at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2014 in Copenhagen Denmark.
In preliminary results in 40 patients the test could differentiate between Alzheimer's disease and non-Alzheimer's disease with 100 percent sensitivity and 80.6 percent specificity meaning that all people with the disease tested positive and most of the people without the disease tested negative.
The optical imaging exam appears to detect changes that occur 15-20 years before clinical diagnosis. It's a practical exam that could allow testing of new therapies at an earlier stage increasing our chances of altering the course of Alzheimer's disease said Shaun
Frost a biomedical scientist and the study manager at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.
of beta-amyloid plaque in the brain is a hallmark sign of Alzheimer's but current tests detect changes only after the disease has advanced to late stages.
A few years ago we discovered at Cedars-Sinai that the plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease occur not only in the brain but also in the retina.
Studies involved patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's a group with mild cognitive impairment and a group of people with no evidence of brain abnormality.
and the postmortem investigation of human retinas of people who had died with Alzheimer's. Maya Koronyo-Hamaoui Phd assistant professor of neurosurgery in the Department of Neurosurgery and the Department of Biomedical sciences and Yosef Koronyo a research scientist were first authors of the original results that were published in a journal and presented
and polyphenols to defend against pest attacks and related injuries. In people phenols and polyphenols can help prevent diseases triggered
or promoted by oxidative-damage like coronary heart disease stroke and certain cancers. Overall organic crops had 18 to 69 percent higher concentrations of antioxidant compounds.
In a surprising finding the team concluded that conventional crops had roughly twice as much cadmium a toxic heavy metal contaminant as organic crops.
however with 130 compared with 72 in Texas. In the June issue of the journal Plant disease the UF/IFAS team outlined the first report of the disease
In a gastronomic tour of some of the many food descriptors used in medicine the author highlights imagery such as'anchovy sauce'to describe the pus from a liver abscess through'sago spleen'to indicate protein (amyloid) deposits to'oat
cell carcinoma'which describes the appearance of a highly aggressive form of lung cancer. Dairy products feature prominently in the medical lexicon:'
'milk patch'describes the appearance of healed inflamed membranes surrounding the heart (rheumatic pericarditis) while cafã au lait describes the telltale skin pigmentation of von Recklinghausen's disease--a genetic disorder characterised by nerve tumours.
And'egg shell crackling'denotes the grating sound indicative of the bone tumour ameloblastoma. Fruit is also popular as in'apple
'or'pear'shape to describe the appearance of fat distribution around the body or'strawberry cervix'which indicates inflammation in the neck of the womb brought about by Trichomonas infection.
Water melon oranges currant jelly grapes and cherry all find their way into visual clues for a range of conditions
Similarly a'blueberry muffin'rash is characteristic of congenital rubella while the appearance of a red blood cell is referred to as'doughnut'shaped.
There's even a reference to an entire dish as a skin condition called tinea versicolor is denoted by its'spaghetti and meatball'appearance.
Benefits of carotenoidswhatâ's more according to the researchers the inclusion of carotenoids in a diet can help to reduce risk of developing diseases such as certain types of cancer heart disease or damage to vision especially those related to an aging population.
which will include chronic respiratory illness--including COPD the third-leading cause of death worldwide--for the first time.
(ALAT) the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology (APSR) the European Respiratory Society (ERS) the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
and its untoward effects should not be underestimated. â#¢The potential benefits of electronic nicotine delivery devices including harm reduction
and as an aid to smoking cessation have not been studied well. â#¢Potential benefits to an individual smoker should be weighed against harm to the population of increased social acceptability of smoking
If we look at diseases of soybean we find that soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is at the top
and in this way improve soybean tolerance to both the pathogen and the extreme weather conditions. The review of research on the subject has been written along with Hartman and Schuyler Korban from U of
One intriguing direction Radwan described that shows promise is that there may be interactions between M. phaseolina and other soil pathogens such as soybean cyst nematode (SCN) and sudden death syndrome (SDS.
or decrease the incidence of charcoal rot as resistance to both pathogens might be controlled by two different pathways Radwan said.
He explained that biotrophic pathogens such as SCN need plant tissue to survive but the fungus that causes charcoal rot is necrotrophic meaning that it kills the plant tissue then lives on the dead plant cells.
We need to understand at the molecular level how these two pathogens interact when they are present in soybean fields.
and to breed soybean for resistance to both pathogens he said. Although no plants have complete immunity from the fungus some soybean lines have been shown to have partial resistance to it.
Parkinson's disease is a slowly progressive disease that affects a small area of cells within the midbrain known as the substantia nigra.
The decrease in dopamine results in one or more of the classic signs of Parkinson's disease that includes:
Parkinson's disease affects about 1. 2 million patients in the United states and Canada. Although 15 percent of patients are diagnosed before age 50 it is considered generally a disease that targets older adults affecting one of every 100 persons over the age of 60.
and it was believed at the time that the fungal contaminant Murcor circinelloides was only a potential danger to immunocompromised individuals.
and its ability to cause harm in healthy humans. When he heard about the Chobani recall after reports of people becoming sick from yogurt contaminated with Mucor circinelloides we thought the M. circinelloides strain could cause more serious problems than one might think. says Soo Chan Lee of Duke university an author on the study.
Unlike other strains of the fungus that particular subspecies is associated commonly with human infections. Whole-genome sequence analysis of the yogurt isolate confirmed it as being closely related to Mcc
and also revealed the possibility that this fungus could produce harmful metabolites that were previously unknown in this species. The researchers then tested the strain on mice where the fungus showed an ability to cause lethal infections
When people think about food-borne pathogens normally they list bacteria viruses and maybe parasites. Fungal pathogens are considered not as food-borne pathogens.
However this incidence indicates that we need to pay more attention to fungi. Fungal pathogens can threaten our health systems as food-borne pathogens says Lee.
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Sixth graders at North Attleborough Middle school in Massachusetts want to know the answer which could eventually be put to use healing wounds in space and On earth.
Eighth graders at Pennsauken Phifer Middle school in New jersey will examine the growth rate in microgravity of penicillium which future astronauts could grow as an antibiotic to treat infections.
and HIV Research (CDUHR) in the August 2014 edition of Pediatrics identifies how prevalent Hookah use is and
This portends a potential epidemic of a lethal habit growing among upper and middle class adolescents said Dr. Weitzman.
and public health officials to fill in the gaps in public understanding about the harm of hookah smoking.
but have lost their ability to produce certain defense chemicals making them vulnerable to attack by insects and pathogens.
#Developing better vaccine for mutating virus in cowsbovine viral diarrhea virus infections result in one of the most costly diseases among cattle with losses in U s. herds estimated at $2 billion per year according to professor Christopher
and makes the animal vulnerable to pneumonia and other respiratory diseases. Identifying persistent infectionswhen a pregnant cow becomes infected the developing calf is at risk.
If the infection occurs between 40 and 120 days of gestation the calf will be born persistently infected according to the U s. Department of agriculture.
It's like Typhoid Mary a BVDV Bossy he says. The animal will shed the virus for its entire life.
The results derived from the model in the Nature paper entitled A dynamic model of bovine tuberculosis spread
and control in Great britain demonstrated that the majority of herd outbreaks are caused by multiple transmissions routes--including failed cattle infection tests cattle movement and reinfection from environmental reservoirs (infected pastures and wildlife).
and why the epidemic has grown over the past 15 years. Using Animal health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency
whilst badgers form part of the environmental reservoir they only play a relatively minor role in the transmission of infection.
and the local environment that are driving the front of the epidemic. Imperfect cattle skin tests contribute to the spread by delaying the time until infected herds are detected for the first time
and incorrectly identifying herds as clear of infection says co-author Dr Ellen Brooks-Pollock of the University of Cambridge.
We found that the vast majority of infected farms don't spread the infection to any other farms before they clear infection themselves.
Only a small number of farms spread the infection and they can cause the majority of new cases argues Dr Brooks-Pollock.
and caught early then it might be possible to make substantial progress in tackling the epidemic.
The control measures the researchers investigated were designed to be idealized'control options to understand what measures in theory could stop the increasing epidemic.
#Food allergies: A new, simple method to track down allergensalthough food allergies are common sufferers often don't know exactly what in foods cause their allergic reactions.
This knowledge could help develop customized therapies like training the body's immune system to respond to certain proteins found in foods.
However determining which protein in a food causes an allergic response to a patient requires time-consuming tests that often ignore rare or unexpected allergens.
The method has been tested successfully in the context of cow milk allergy. Food allergies are becoming widespread in the Western world today affecting around 6-8%of children and about 3%of adults.
These types of allergies occur when the body's immune system mistakes a harmless food protein for a threat
and attacks it as it would normally do with a bacterium or a virus. This causes symptoms like swelling rashes pain and even life-threatening anaphylactic shocks.
Cow milk allergy is common among children preventing them from breast feeding and drinking milk although some outgrow the allergy by six years of age.
Allergies including food allergies are caused when our immune system produces antibodies to destroy enemy molecules like those from bacteria and viruses.
In the case of milk allergies the antibodies are called Ige. Medical doctors can diagnose milk allergies by simply detecting an overproduction of Ige
but that does not tell them which one of the numerous proteins in milk--and other foods--is causing the allergic response.
The team of Hubert Girault at EPFL has developed a highly sensitive method that uses a patient's Ige to determine specifically which protein induces allergic responses in them.
The method uses a well-established technique called immunoaffinity capillary electrophoresis (IACE. First Ige antibodies from the patient's blood are isolated by interaction with magnetic beads that are coated with a different type of antibody.
The bead antibodies recognize and bind the patient's Ige antibodies. This takes place inside a long and narrow glass tube only 50 micrometers in diameter called a capillary.
As the milk's proteins pass over the patient's Ige antibodies the ones that cause allergies are caught by them
The beads are washed then with a strong chemical that causes the allergy-inducing protein to dissociate from the patient's Ige antibodies.
The method offers a personalized way to identify the exact proteins that can cause food allergies to a patient which can help develop an effective treatment.
Finally it provides higher accuracy than conventional allergy-testing methods as it can detect tiny amounts of allergic proteins
which have restricted or banned fishing practices that harm parrotfish such as fish traps and spearfishing. Other countries are following suit.
They are docked usually tail without analgesia as a preventative measure to reduce the chances of flies laying eggs on dirty tails
and they may also experience bacterial infections such as'joint ill'or'navel ill'.'However the long-term consequences of these early life challenges are understood not well.
or experienced a mild simulated infection shortly after they were born showed more pain-related behaviour
Furthermore the lambs of those mothers who had experienced a mild infection in early life were less sensitive to pain during the first few days of their lives than were other lambs.
Our study suggests that infection and tail-docking during the first few days of life may have long-term effects on an individual's development and behaviour and on that of her own offspring.
Flies spread disease and a host of pathogens that cost farms hundreds of millions of dollars in annual losses.
#Foodborne bacteria can cause disease in some breeds of chickens after allcontrary to popular belief the foodborne pathogen Campylobacter jejuni is not a harmless commensal in chickens
This rather changes our view of the biology of this nasty little bug says Paul Wigley of Institute for Infection and Global Health at the University of Liverpool an author on the study.
Campylobacter jejuni is the most frequent cause of foodborne bacterial gastroenteritis in the world and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate it affects approximately 1 3 million people per year in the United states. Chicken is the most common source of infections.
Infection of chickens had previously not been considered to cause disease and the bacteria were thought to be part of the normal microbiota of the birds.
In the study Wigley and his colleagues experimentally infected birds from four commercial breeds of broiler chickens.
and inflammation did to the extent that one breed showed damage to the gut mucosa and developed diarrhea.
Interestingly the breeds did not differ in the levels of bacteria we found in their intestines after infection even
The most important finding says Wigley is that Campylobacter infection directly impacts broiler chicken health and welfare.
On the positive side we now know that chickens produce a robust immune response to infection
and blue holiday to the fullest the American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) offers some star-spangled tips.
but allergy and asthma sufferers need to be aware of the triggers which can sometimes ruin their good time said allergist Michael Foggs MD ACAAI president.
Fireworks Campfires and Asthma Don't Mixfireworks and campfires are a staple of the 4th of July
but smoke can cause asthma symptoms to flare. Allergists recommend keeping your distance from campfires
and Swellingif you suffer from hay fever and you've ever experienced an itchy mouth scratchy throat
or vegetables you may have oral allergy syndrome. Oral allergy syndrome is caused by cross-reacting allergens found in both pollen and raw fruits vegetables or some tree nuts.
An allergist can help you determine if your reaction to certain foods has to do with oral allergy syndrome
and possibly get you eating your favorite fruits and veggies again. Changes in Weather Can Heat up
or a refreshing cool breeze sudden changes in the weather can trigger an asthma attack. Allergists are experts in diagnosing
and treating allergies and asthma and can develop a plan to keep symptoms in check no matter the season or the temperature.
Keeping an eye on the weather and knowing how changes might affect your asthma will go a long way towards helping you enjoy the summer season.
Consider indoor activities and exercise on hot high pollen and humid days and watch out for ozone alert days
and possibly allergy shots that can save your life. Cannonball! Everyone into the Pool! While some people are convinced they are allergic to chlorine the truth is that chlorine is not an allergen.
However the smell of chlorine is an irritant for some causing allergy-like eye and nose itching and discomfort.
Some people with asthma also experience difficulties when coming in contact with chlorine. Skin sensitivity to chlorine is treated often by washing the affected area with clean water to remove traces of the remaining irritant.
In some cases a corticosteroid cream may be prescribed. Hives can be treated with an antihistamine. Story Source:
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#Almonds reduce the risk of heart disease, research showsscientists have found that eating almonds in your diet can reduce the risk of heart disease by keeping blood vessels healthy.
Research found that they significantly increase the amount of antioxidants in the blood stream reduce blood pressure
and middle-aged men as well as on a group of young men with cardiovascular risk factors including having high blood pressure
and lower blood pressure potentially reducing their risk of heart disease. Almonds are known to contain a range of beneficial substances such as Vitamin e and healthy fats fibre
#Some dogs and cats prone to sunburn: How to protect your animal from skin damageexcessive sunbathing damages the skin.
Particularly vulnerable petshouse pets with white or short fur are at particular risk of sunburn.
The short hair allows UV rays penetrate down to the sensitive skin and cause sunburn.
or if an animal is highly sensitive it is up to us to protect it from further damage. â#Treating sunburn in animalsif sunburn is reddened visible as warm
If the skin changes present as a secondary infection antibiotics may be indicated. The affected animal will need to be protected well from the sun in future to prevent permanent damage.
Certain preexisting conditions can increase skin sensitivitysome illnesses and genetic defects that result in a thin coat can make the skin more sensitive to sunburn.
Any longer-term stimulus that results in a loss of fur is a possible factor. These can include parasitic infections chronic skin conditions or congenital hairlessness.
 In some cases exposure to the sun can worsen an existing condition. Animals with autoimmune skin diseases must be protected carefully from the sun for example.
And areas of the skin that were covered by fur but are exposed suddenly due to hair loss such as scar tissue after an operation
or injury should be observed carefully and shielded as needed Damage caused by sun exposurein animals sunburn results in an acute inflammation of the skin that can cause itching
or even pain depending on the individual animal. Frequent sunburns can lead to pre-cancerous conditions
or even actual skin tumours. â#oewe sometimes see squamous cell carcinoma on the heads of white outdoor cats as the result of chronic sun exposure.
The affected areas of the skin then need to be surgically removedâ#Horvath-Ungerbã ck explains.
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