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Archive for August 2nd, 2008

Asthma patients now have another tool to protect themselves

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

Spring, summer and fall may be dangerous seasons for asthma sufferers because of air pollution. Therefore it is very important to know how contaminated the air is in the area where you are planning to travel, bike or jog. Until recently there was no way to find out easily the degree of contamination. Now we have a online pool, provided by medical data company Surveillance Data: www.azma.com. In this site you can check the air pollution according to your zip code. Check it out!

Mexican serrano peppers may be dangerous to eat

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

FDA warned public, that serrano peppers from Mexico may be infected with Saint Paul salmonella strain. The same can be applied to jalapenos. The reason: apparently water from at least one mexican farm was infected with swalmonella, resulting in jalapenos and serrano peppers contamination. So at least at this time no mexican jalapenos or serranos!
health, salmonella, Mexico, serrano, jalapeno, pepper, food, safety, FDA

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Vytorin is linked to increased cancer risk

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

FDA was asked by House Energy and Commerce Committee to turn over the results of so called Seas study from Oxford University. The reason is obvious: this study shocked medical society as well as investors. The researchers from Oxford University found that (more…)