No yoke! Eggs from genetically-modified chickens could be used to fight cancer and arthritis  
A study by  the University of Edinburgh found modifying the farm animal's DNA causes their eggs to contain proteins that are often lacking in people suffering from common diseases.
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 28, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Gene modified chickens 'lay medicines'
Researchers at the Roslin Institute are breeding chickens which produce human proteins in their eggs.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 28, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Hens that lay human proteins in eggs offer future therapy hope
(University of Edinburgh) Chickens that are genetically modified to produce human proteins in their eggs can offer a cost-effective method of producing certain types of drugs, research from the University of Edinburgh suggests. Researchers say the findings provide sound evidence for using chickens as a cheap method of producing high quality drugs for use in research studies and, potentially one day, in patients.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 27, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Chicken therapy helps 'to calm' autistic children
A learning centre uses chickens to teach autistic children trust and behaviour skills.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 26, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Stop snuggling hedgehogs, CDC urges amid salmonella outbreak
First, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said not to kiss or snuggle with your chickens; now, the agency is cautioning against PDA with pet hedgehogs.
Source: CNN.com - Health - January 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Redomestication of Wolves
On landscapes around the world, environmental change is bringing people and large carnivores together--but the union is not without its problems. Human-wildlife conflict is on the rise as development continues unabated and apex predators begin to reoccupy their former ranges. Further complicating matters, many of these species are now reliant on anthropogenic, or human, foods, including livestock, livestock and other ungulate carcasses, and garbage. Writing in BioScience, Thomas Newsome, of Deakin University and the University of Sydney, and his colleagues use gray wolves and other large predators as case studies to explo...
Source: BioScience Press Releases - January 23, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: news

British scientists hope gene-edited chickens will help ward off the next pandemic
British scientists are developing gene-edited chickens designed to be totally resistant to flu in a new approach to trying to stop the next deadly human pandemic.
Source: CBC | Health - January 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news

You ’re Not Imagining It: Food Recalls Are Getting More Common. Here’s Why
Lately, it’s felt like there’s a new food recall each week, striking everything from romaine lettuce to Ritz crackers. And a new report from the non-partisan Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) says that phenomenon isn’t in your head: Food recalls are actually getting more common. The total number of food recalls in the U.S. increased by 10% between 2013 and 2018, hitting a peak of 905 in 2016, according to the report. Class I recalls — those based on a “reasonable probability” that contaminated food could cause health problems — of meat and poultry rose by 83% during this time p...
Source: TIME: Health - January 17, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthytime onetime public health Source Type: news

Don ’ t Rinse the Bird. A Myth to Dispel Before the Holidays.
Many home cooks wash the chicken or turkey before cooking, but that only increases the risk of food-borne illness.
Source: NYT Health - December 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: LYDIA ZURAW, KAISER HEALTH NEWS Tags: Cooking and Cookbooks Food Contamination and Poisoning Salmonella (Bacteria) Hygiene and Cleanliness Fruit Meat Chickens Vegetables Cleansers, Detergents and Soaps Source Type: news

Morning Break: Flavored E-Cig Ban? Celiac Vax; Super Chickens
(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - November 9, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

CDC Never Said That You Shouldn ' t Dress Up Your Chickens For Halloween
Now you can proceed with your plans to recreate the royal wedding or the Avengers: Infinity War with your chickens for Halloween.
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - October 30, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Contributor Source Type: news

Grant to improve poultry production worldwide
(University of California - Davis) UC Davis researchers are leading an international effort to identify genes crucial to breeding chickens with enhanced resistance to Newcastle disease and heat stress. Their project--the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Genomics to Improve Poultry--recently received a $5 million award from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to continue its work improving poultry production in Africa and throughout the world.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - October 25, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

US warns against dressing pet chickens in Halloween costumes over salmonella fears
An antibiotic-resistant strain has sickened 92 people across 29 states after they came into contact with raw chicken pet food, raw chicken products and live chickens.
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 23, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

CDC warns against dressing pet chickens in Halloween costumes over salmonella fears
An antibiotic-resistant strain has sickened 92 people across 29 states after they came into contact with raw chicken pet food, raw chicken products and live chickens.
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 23, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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