Oct 6, 2010 0
A recent study has found that pregnant women can safely have at most a couple of drinks in a week without affecting the health of their newborn.
According to the article published in Journal of Epidemiological and Community Health, it was found that children born to light drinkers showed no deficits in their socio-emotional and cognitive abilities.
May 8, 2010 0
Think twice before you eat that salad as there is now a romaine lettuce recall 2010. This recall applies to all Romaine Lettuce coming from Freshway Foods which are sold under the Freshway and Imperial Sysco brands throughout 23 US states.
Primarily affected are romaine lettuce with expiry date on or before May 12. The reason for this is because FDA found E. coli bacteria in an unopened bag of shredded romaine lettuce.
May 2, 2010 0
The Food and Drug Administration or FDA has approved Provenge – a vaccine that will be used for the treatment of prostate cancer.
The said vaccine uses a patient’s own immune cells to fight off the disease. This is certainly first of its kind as it is for the direct treatment and not just the prevention of cancer.
