MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'contaminated'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:23:59 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4230162&cid=t_180370_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fa-new-superbug%2F2010.12.04 Scientists have discovered a new, highly-transmissible gene that could, quite easily in fact, open a frightening new front in the ongoing global war against superbugs. The antibiotic-resistant gene, NDM-1, was first identified in 2008 a Swedish patient that had received hospital care in New Delhi. NDM-1 produces an enzyme that allows bacteria to destroy most antibiotics. It exists on plasmids, which are pieces of genetic material that are easily shared between bacteria including E coli and other species that can cause pneumonia, urinary tract infections, and blood stream infections. NDM-1 probably evolved in parts of India where poor sanitation and overutilization of antibiotics provide a perfect environment for the creation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The gene has been identified i... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4230162 Sat, 04 Dec 2010 15:00:17 +0100 4230162 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3737042&cid=t_180370_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fsummer-food-safety-how-to-keep-your-bbq-guests-alive%2F2010.07.08 Legendary soul chef Charles Gabriel talks with Dr. Jon LaPook about food safety during the summer grilling months. Watch CBS News Videos Online  How To Survive The Summer Barbecue  My mother was very proud of the fact that none of her four children ever became sick from her cooking. While it’s true she may have erred on the side of overcooking the turkey, being spared food poisoning is yet another in the long list of gifts from my mom. Every year, about 76 million Americans develop illness from food, more than 325,000 are hospitalized, and about 5,000 die. The most common cause is contamination with bacteria such as Salmonella, Campylobacter, Shigella, and E. coli — though other organisms such as viruses and protozoa can also be culprits. As summer begins, I thought it woul... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3737042 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:00:35 +0100 3737042 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2639618&cid=t_180370_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FBtIPxLvl6xg%2F Sometimes going into the hospital can expose you to all kinds of deadly disease and germs that you wouldn’t normally have crossed paths with. Such is the case for Madison, Wisconsin area patients who were told that they may have been exposed to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease due to contaminated instruments. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease symptoms “include rapidly progressing dementia, with death often coming within a year.” University Hospital says there is an “extremely low” risk that developed after it was confirmed that one woman had the disease. While the instruments used on the woman were sterilized, some health officials believe it is not enough to kill this deadly disease. The instruments, who were also used on 53 neurosurgery patients, have now been discarded. ... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2639618 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:02:01 +0100 2639618 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1980619&cid=t_180370_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F11%2F21%2Falamosa-colorado-water-water-everywhere-but-not-a-drop-worth-drinking%2F Did you know that this year marks the 100th year of America’s reliance on chlorine to disinfect drinking water? Jersey City, NJ was the first US city to routinely chlorinate it’s municipal drinking water, followed by Chicago’s union stockyards and many, many more cities around the country. Today, pretty much all U.S. public water systems rely on chlorine in some form for safe drinking water As a result, waterborne diseases such as cholera and typhoid are virtually eliminated. But as this guest post by the Chairman of Water Quality & Health Council highlights, there are always cracks in the system… The Waterborne Outbreak in Alamosa, Colorado by Chris Wiant, M.P.H, Ph.D. This year is the 100th anniversary of the first use of chlorination to help ensure safe drinking water suppli... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1980619 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:01:00 +0100 1980619 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1962902&cid=t_180370_117_f&fid=38158&url=http%3A%2F%2Famericanacupuncture.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fchinese-contaminated-milk-rice-drugs.html CHINESE PROTEIN POWDER   Here we go again.  The Chinese dairy farmers routinely added animal protein scraps to their milk to pass inspection checks of dairy companies.  This raised the protein content of their milk and prevented many of them from facing milk rejection.  The dairy companies caught on, and the clever Chinese switched to toxic melamine found in industrial plastics.  This mimicked protein in lab tests and again the milk passed inspection. The factory scraps of melamine kept disappearing but no one raised any questions. The melamine resulted in many kidney failures and some deaths.  The milk was made into candies and shipped to us and other countries.  All this has been recalled.   Additives have long helped farmers fool the dairy company tests from protein, fat content... Dr. Needles Medical Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1962902 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:52:00 +0100 1962902 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1886537&cid=t_180370_85_f&fid=36195&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealth.tesstermulo.com%2F%3Fp%3D537 I’ve previously posted the first batch of milk and milk products tested by BFAD for melamine.  I just want to repost it here now for continuity, plus the list of the second batch that has been recently released by DOH.  I’ll just update this post as needed. TESTED POSITIVE FOR MELAMINE Green Food Yili Fresh Milk (from first batch of tested products) Mengniu Drinks (from first batch of tested products Jolly Cow Slender High Calcium Low Fat Milk (1 Liter package) (from second batch of tested products) Lotte Strawberry Snack Koala Biscuit (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20081015-166544/Fourth-China-product-has-melamine–BFAD) TESTED NEGATIVE FOR MELAMINE First Batch released by DOH Anchor Lite Milk Anlene High Calcium Low Fat Milk Bear Brand Instan... Prudence, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1886537 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:45:50 +0100 1886537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1862985&cid=t_180370_85_f&fid=36195&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealth.tesstermulo.com%2F%3Fp%3D537 I’ve previously posted the first batch of milk and milk products tested by BFAD for melamine.  I just want to repost it here now for continuity, plus the list of the second batch that has been recently released by DOH.  I’ll just update this post as needed. TESTED POSITIVE FOR MELAMINE Green Food Yili Fresh Milk (from first batch of tested products) Mengniu Drinks (from first batch of tested products Jolly Cow Slender High Calcium Low Fat Milk (1 Liter package) (from second batch of tested products) TESTED NEGATIVE FOR MELAMINE First Batch released by DOH Anchor Lite Milk Anlene High Calcium Low Fat Milk Bear Brand Instant Chichok Milk Chocolate Farmland Skim Milk Jinwei Drinks Jolly Cow Pure Fresh Milk Kiddie Soya Milk Egg Delight Lactogen 1 DHA Infant Formula M&M Pea... Prudence, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1862985 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:11:50 +0100 1862985 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1834608&cid=t_180370_109_f&fid=35044&url=http%3A%2F%2Fadultaddstrengths.com%2F2008%2F09%2F27%2Fis-the-whey-based-protein-powderbardrink-you-eat-made-with-chinese-contaminated-milk-protein-aka-melamine%2F Do you know if it is? Do you know if it’s not? Most protein powders, protein bars and protein drinks are made with whey protein, which is made from milk. Is your government checking and letting you know if the whey protein products that you’re eating or drinking safe to consume? Especially since the whole Chinese baby milk scandal was because the biggest dairy companies in China where watering down there milk to make more money and using melamine to hide that since adding melamine increases the protein content in such poisoned milk products so the milk doesn’t look like it’s watered down. Melamine is a metabolite of cyromazine, a pesticide… Ingestion of melamine may lead to reproductive damage, or bladder or kidney stones, which can lead to bladder cancer In A... Adult ADD Strengths blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1834608 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 03:36:26 +0100 1834608