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		<title>Juice Products Association Refutes the Dr. Oz Show&#8217;s Apple Juice Testing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 07:39:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By James Lane Juice Industry States Apple Juice is Safe: The Dr. Oz Show is Needlessly Concerning Consumers with Information Based on Improper Test Methods The Juice Products Association (JPA), the trade organization representing the juice products industry, says reports about arsenic in apple juice on the Dr. Oz Show are misleading.  According to the JPA, the Dr. Oz Show may needlessly cause concern among consumers because the program fails to explain that arsenic is in the soil, water and air and therefore it is found in very low, harmless levels in many naturally sourced foods and beverages. &#8220;The results of tests for arsenic in apple juice that were shared by the Dr. Oz Show with the Juice Products Association should not be interpreted as fact,&#8221; said Gail Charnley, Ph.D., a toxicologist for JPA.  &#8220;Subsequent FDA testing of the same lots of juice from one of the named brands, using the appropriate method for testing arsenic levels in juice, found significantly lower levels of arsenic, all well under any FDA level of concern.&#8221; The FDA has established what it calls a &#8220;level of concern&#8221; at 23 parts per billion (ppb) for the presence of inorganic arsenic in apple juice. Two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Rocky Ford Cantaloupes Shipped by Jensen Farms</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 07:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By James Lane Jensen Farms recalls Rocky Ford cantaloupe due to potential link to a multi-state outbreak of listeriosis Fast Facts - The FDA is warning consumers not to eat Rocky Ford Cantaloupe shipped by Jensen Farms and to throw away recalled product that may still be in their home. - Jensen Farms is voluntarily recalling Rocky Ford Cantaloupe shipped from July 29 through September 10, 2011, and distributed to at least 17 states with possible further distribution. - The recalled cantaloupes have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria and may be linked to a multi-state outbreak of listeriosis. - The CDC reports that at least 22 people in seven states have been infected with the outbreak-associated strains of Listeria monocytogenes as of September 14. - Patients reported eating whole cantaloupes they purchased from grocery stores marketed from the Rocky Ford growing region of Colorado. - While all people are susceptible to Listeria, older adults, persons with weakened immune systems and pregnant women are at particular risk. What is the Problem? The FDA is warning consumers not to eat Rocky Ford Cantaloupe shipped by Jensen Farms of Granada, Colo. The majority of the patients reported eating cantaloupe marketed from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cannabis may relieve chronic nerve pain</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paola</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Smoking cannabis from a pipe can significantly reduce chronic pain in patients with damaged nerves, a study suggests. A small study of 23 people also showed improvements with sleep and anxiety. Writing in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, the researchers said larger studies using inhaler-type devices for cannabis were needed. UK experts said the pain relief seen was small but potentially important, and more investigation was warranted. Around 1 to 2% of people have chronic neuropathic pain &#8211; pain due to problems with signalling between nerves &#8211; but effective treatments are lacking. Some patients with this type of chronic pain say smoking cannabis helps with their symptoms. And researchers have been investigating whether taking cannabinoids &#8211; the chemicals within cannabis that effect pain &#8211; in pill form could have the same effect. But the team from McGill University in Montreal said clinical trials on smoked cannabis were lacking. The study used three different potencies of cannabis &#8211; containing 2.5%, 6% and 9.4% of the active ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol &#8211; as well as a placebo (dummy version). Under nurse supervision, participants inhaled a single 25mg dose through a pipe three times a day for five days followed by nine days off, for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Outbreak of salmonella in eggs increases the interest in food-safety bill</title>
		<link>http://www.hotindienews.com/2010/08/25/1030693</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The outbreak of salmonella in eggs is energizing efforts to pass a long-stalled food-safety bill that could prevent or mitigate such problems, according to federal officials, congressional supporters and independent experts.The bill, designed to overhaul a fractured food-safety system that hasn&#8217;t been updated in decades, would expand federal regulators&#8217; powers to police food manufacturers. The House passed a version in 2009, but the legislation has stalled in the Senate, despite bipartisan support. Among other things, the legislation would require more frequent government inspections of food manufacturing facilities and the creation of stronger mechanisms for tracing food-borne illness outbreaks back to their source. The bill also would give the Food and Drug Administration authority to order recalls of food that may be tainted with salmonella, E. coli O157:H7 and other contaminants. &#8220;The pending legislation is absolutely critical,&#8221; Jeff Farrar, associate FDA commissioner for food protection, said in a call with reporters. &#8220;There are just numerous important measures in that bill that will give us new authorities and resources. &#8221; About 550 million eggs have been recalled in the salmonella outbreak, which federal investigators have linked to two Iowa production facilities: Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms. The Centers for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recalling of 380,000 pounds of deli meats sold to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. May be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A subsidiary of Tyson Foods Inc. is recalling 380,000 pounds of deli meats that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Zemco Industries of Buffalo, N.Y., sold the deli meats to Wal-Mart Stores Inc., who made them into Marketside Grab and Go sandwiches, the U.S. Department of Agriculture&#8217;s Food Safety and Inspection Service said. There are no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of this product. Listeriosis can cause high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and nausea. The packages bear the vendor number &#8220;398412808&#8243; and the USDA mark of inspection. The meats were produced from June 18 to July 2, with &#8220;Use By&#8221; dates ranging from Aug. 20 to Sept. 10.]]></description>
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		<title>White House says federally funded stem cell research should continue and is exploring how to respond to a judge&#8217;s order halting it.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. &#8212; The White House says federally funded stem cell research should continue and is exploring how to respond to a judge&#8217;s order halting it. President Barack Obama, who last year ordered stem cell research expanded, &#8220;thinks that we need to do research, he put forward stringent ethical guidelines and he thinks that his policy&#8217;s the right one,&#8221; Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton told reporters Tuesday. Burton said the administration was exploring all possible avenues &#8220;to make sure that we can continue to do this critical lifesaving research&#8221; after a federal judge Monday ruled Obama&#8217;s policy on stem cells illegal. He issued an injunction that temporarily blocks government rules expanding stem cell research. Asked if it might take new legislation from Congress to counter the ruling from U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, Burton said all possibilities were being explored. In his ruling, Lamberth concluded that federally funded stem cell research violated the will of Congress, which has prohibited federal funding for research in which a human embryo is destroyed. President George W. Bush had allowed federally funded research on 21 existing stem cell lines. Obama expanded &#8211; up to 75 so far &#8211; the number of stem cell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A massive recall of eggs possibly tainted with salmonella bacteria is now at more than half-a-billion and could grow</title>
		<link>http://www.hotindienews.com/2010/08/23/1030467</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A massive recall of eggs possibly tainted with salmonella bacteria is now at more than half-a-billion and could grow, the top US food safety official said Monday. &#8220;It is the largest egg recall that we&#8217;ve had in recent history,&#8221; Margaret Hamburg, head of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), told NBC television. &#8220;We may see some additional recalls over the next couple days, even weeks, as we better understand the network of distribution of these eggs contaminated,&#8221; she said. Hamburg added that US officials were &#8220;continuing to investigate aggressively to determine the exact source of the contamination as we move forward with the recall.&#8221; There are no known salmonella deaths due to the eggs, but health officials said the outbreak has sickened hundreds of people across the United States. The recalls affect two chicken egg processors &#8212; Hillandale Farms and Wright County Eggs, both in the midwestern state of Iowa &#8212; and cover at least 14 US states, from California to Arkansas. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned that the outbreak could actually be larger than reported, because most people who get sick from salmonella do not seek medical treatment. The FDA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to help the survivors of the Floods in Pakistan</title>
		<link>http://www.hotindienews.com/2010/08/23/1030430</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pakistan has been hit by massive floods that have been ongoing since the beginning of August. Current estimates are that over 15 million people have been directly affected. One -fifth of the country is underwater and the threat of further flooding continues. Humanitarian organizations are providing basics including clean water, medicine and shelter to those that can be reached. If you wish to donate, please scroll down to see a list of organizations responding to this crisis. Action Against Hunger&#8217;s Response to the Floods in Pakistan Donation Phone #: 212-967-7800 Donation Address: Action Against Hunger 247 W 37th Street 10th Floor New York, NY, 10018 United States Website: http://www.actionagainsthunger.org Action Against Hunger &#124; ACF International&#8217;s first priority is to contain the spread of water-borne illnesses. It will provide access to clean water through water trucking, repair water points, disinfect contaminated sources, and distribute purification tablets. The response will also include constructing emergency latrines and public sanitation facilities, distributing thousands of hygiene kits, organizing hygiene promotion campaigns, and helping communities clear the streets of rubble and debris. ACF is also planning “cash-for-work” programs to help families regain their livelihoods and will distribute household items. ACF will also provide vouchers to purchase [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flood survivors in Pakistan Need Help. Please Help!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.hotindienews.com/2010/08/23/1030356</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 15 million people are affected by Pakistan’s worst flooding in 80 years, with at least 1,600 fatalities, according to estimates from the government of Pakistan. While the severity of their needs has not yet been fully assessed, the number is greater than those who were affected by the 2005 South Asia tsunami (5 million), the 2005 South Asia earthquake (3 million), or the 2010 Haiti earthquake (3 million). The estimate of 290,000 homes destroyed or seriously damaged is almost the same as those destroyed in Haiti. Below are organizations that are working on relief and recovery in the region Church World Service Distributing food packages and shelter material for families affected by the floods in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. Click here to donate. International Rescue Committee Bringing help to victims of the monsoon floods. Click here to donate. Oxfam Conducting emergency aid effort for the victims of the flood. Click here to donate. Save the Children Providing humanitarian relief in the shape of emergency health care and provision of non-food items and shelter. Click here to donate. UNICEF Providing assistance in the areas of water and sanitation, health, and nutrition. Click here to donate. World Food Programme [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Crisis in Pakistan affects flood survivors</title>
		<link>http://www.hotindienews.com/2010/08/23/1030352</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Up to 1.5 million flood victims in Pakistan were being treated for a variety of ailments and conditions, including acute respiratory infections, diarrhea and skin infections, according to Maurizio Giuliano with the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has called a Tuesday meeting of senior Pakistani health officials, local officials, U.N. agencies and other international group to look into the emerging health crisis, state-run TV reported. The World Health Organization announced Sunday that cases of acute diarrhea have topped 204,000. The number of skin diseases &#8212; such as scabies &#8212; has topped 263,300. More than 204,600 Pakistanis have reported acute respiratory infections as filthy waters surround homeless flood victims, WHO said. Thousands have cases of suspected malaria. &#8220;Strong water and sanitation interventions, such as providing clean drinking water supply and addressing environmental hazards, are urgently needed to prevent outbreaks of waterborne diseases in&#8221; Charsadda, Nowshera and Peshawar, WHO said. Meanwhile, the half-million residents of Shahdadkot frantically tried to flee their homes over the weekend as a wall of water threatened to burst mud berms and drown the entire city in Pakistan&#8216;s Sindh province. Three weeks into the worst natural disaster in Pakistan&#8217;s history, [...]]]></description>
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