Infection Information - September 8, 2008

Mad Cow Disease Reported In Alberta

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Friday that it has confirmed Canada's 14th case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy or mad cow disease.

CFIA said in a statement that the mad cow disease was found in a six-year-old beef cow in Alberta, according to the Canadian Press

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New Study Links Obesity To Ear Infections, Tonsillectomies

August 14, 2008 - Topics ear infection, obesity, infection, study and studies
Early research suggests that children with a history of severe ear infections or tonsil trouble are at an increased risk of becoming overweight later in life.

Children who get recurrent otitis media suffer damage to the nerves controlling taste and such infections may affect food choices, the researchers said at the 116th annual convention of the American Psychological Association in Boston

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University Of Texas Researchers Study Lyme-Like Mystery Disease

August 14, 2008 - Topics disease, research, study, lyme disease and education
Medical researchers will take an innovative approach to studying a Lyme-Like Illness that occurs in Texas and some other states.

There are conflicting reports about what causes Southern-Tick Associated Rash Illness (STARI), found in the southeastern and south central United States, and how infectious it is

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Study Finds HIV/AIDS Risk Higher Among Abused Indian Women

August 12, 2008 - Topics hiv, women, abuse, study and sex
Indian women who are physically and sexually abused by their husbands have more risk of HIV infection than other wives, according to a new study.

This first large-scale national study to examine the relationship between intimate partner violence against wives and clinically verified HIV infection appears in the Aug. 13 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association

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Tuna Salad Recalled By Stop & Shop For Fear Of Bacterial Contamination

August 12, 2008 - Topics flu, fda, food, headache and immune
Supermarket chain Shop and Stop is voluntarily recalling "Ready-to-Eat" tuna salad because it might have bacterial contamination.

On Sunday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the recall of 4,890 pounds of Home Made and Stop and Shop tuna salad brands as there was a chance for it to be contaminated with Listeria

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