- Details
- Written by Dana Sparks
- Category: Health News
Rochester, Minnesota - The possibility of listeria contamination in certain packaged vegetables has led to a voluntary recall in the U.S. and Canada. The California vegetable supplier, Mann Packing, says it is issuing the recall to prevent any potential contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency reportedly discovered the Listeria monocytogenes contamination risk during random sampling.
- Details
- Written by Micah Dorfner
- Category: Health News
Rochester, Minnesota - People commonly think of breast cancer when they hear about breast health, especially in October - Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But breast health encompasses so much more. Breast health begins with the awareness or sense of what is normal for your breasts.
- Details
- Written by Dr. Sanjay Bagaria
- Category: Health News
Jacksonville, Florida - HIPEC stands for hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. “Hyperthermic” means warm or hot. “Intraperitoneal” means inside the abdominal cavity, which is encased in a sac called the peritoneum. And “chemotherapy” is cancer treatment that uses powerful chemicals to kill fast-growing cancer cells in the body.
- Details
- Written by IVN
- Category: Health News
Washington, DC - The National Institutes of Health has announced funding for 110 new awards totaling $169 million for the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative, bringing the total 2017 funding investment for the program to $260 million. Maps of whole brains in action, the ability to identify thousands of brain cells at a time, and innovative brain scanners are just a few of the advances funded by the groundbreaking effort.
- Details
- Written by Dana Sparks
- Category: Health News
Rochester, Minnesota - When Renee Hill was diagnosed with breast cancer - stage 3 invasive ductal carcinoma - on her birthday in July 2016, she was overcome with an avalanche of emotions. And questions.
- Details
- Written by USDA
- Category: Health News
Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to concerns that poultry products produced by Mary’s Harvest Fresh Foods, Inc., a Portland, Oregon establishment, may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. A recall was not requested because it is believed that all products are no longer in commerce and are past their “Best by” dates.
Page 61 of 374
