| FDA Plots To Disolve Labelling Requirement For Irradiated Foods
(NewsTarget) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided to relax its stance on food labeling to allow some foods which have been irradiated to be labeled as "pasteurized" instead.
The proposed rule changes would allow companies to label food as pasteurized when the treatment of irradiation doesn't cause any material change in the product or any material change in the consequences that may arise from ingesting the product. This could include changes to the texture, smell, taste, and shelf life; as well as the nutritional, organic or functional properties of food.
"This move by the FDA would deny consumers clear information about whether they are buying food that has been exposed to high doses of ionizing radiation. . . an industry attempt to make consumers buy products that they otherwise might avoid," said Wenonah Hauter, executive director of Food & Water Watch, a national consumer advocacy group that "challenges the corporate control and abuse of our food and water resources."
Companies looking to take advantage of the new labeling allowances simply will need to prove to the FDA that irradiating food kills microorganisms as effectively as pasteurization.
SFGate: World Views
The paper notes that ongoing investigations and other, already completed trials have shown that the equivalent of millions of dollars "of city and corporate funds were diverted for political ends during...Chirac's mayoral reign....Half a dozen of his former subordinates have been sentenced to suspended prison terms over affairs arising from his mayoral years, while his presidential immunity has until now shielded him from proceedings." .
Toshiba Introduces FaCTor64 Study to Improve Early Diagnosis and ...
Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. today announced faCTor64, the Screening For Asymptomatic Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Among High-Risk Diabetic Patients Using CT Angiography, Following CorE 64: A Randomized Control Study. Toshiba's CorE 64 (Coronary Evaluation on 64) study is taking place across seven countries comparing the use of CT as the primary diagnostic tool for detecting cardiovascular diseases and disorders, as compared to cardiac catheterization. It is estimated that approximately 16-million Americans have coronary heart disease (CHD) of which 500,000 die annually. Most people with CHD have no symptoms and about 300,000 per year have their first presentation of CHD as either heart attack or sudden death. Nonetheless, there is no accepted detection test for the presence of CHD, as there is for breast cancer or colon cancer.
Prince of pot or dope of Vansterdam?
'It's not love of the spotlight," snaps Marc Emery. "It's because I'm competent in the spotlight." The Prince of Pot is dressed in an Armani suit. He figures it will help his cause. "If you're not well-groomed and -dressed, people see you as a pothead," he points out, fingering his green, swirl-print tie. "I am best for the spotlight," he carries on, crouched forward, ready to provoke. "When you look at who should be representing our culture, I just can't see anybody who's been better at it than I have been." But listen to him for an hour and you begin to wonder if Mr. Emery, who is a hero in Vancouver - or rather, Vansterdam, the centre of Canada's tolerated cannabis culture - is, indeed, the best representative. .
don't 4get ur pills: Text Messaging for Health
Kate Hemond, a nanny who cares for six children, was considering salmon for their supper recently. Standing at the fish counter of a Whole Foods market near Boston, she pulled out her cellphone to text message a service that could tell her whether the farmed Atlantic or the wild Alaskan contained polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, which are known toxic substances. "If one fish had higher levels, we wouldn't want to serve that to the children," said Ms. Hemond, 24 years old. The new text-messaging service that Ms. Hemond uses -- which culls government advisories and scientific studies to provide environmental information on 90 species of fish -- is part of an emerging wave of technology that allows consumers to get instant health information through their cellphones. Text messaging is fast, cheap and private.
GE Brings Molecular Imaging Into Treatment Planning Arena
GE Healthcare's next-generation volume PET/CT application is stepping beyond helping clinicians diagnose, stage, treat and monitor tumors and other lesions in the body. As demonstrated at today's opening of the 49th annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiation and Oncology in Los Angeles, PET VCAR (Volume Computer-Assisted Reading) is equally valuable for Radiation Therapy planning.
"PET VCAR optimizes tumor management, enabling early quantification and understanding of treatment effectiveness for precision treatment planning," said Gene Saragnese, vice president and general manager of Molecular Imaging and CT Business at GE Healthcare. "But it also is being used to measure the effectiveness of that treatment by identifying, delineating and quantifying areas of metabolic activity in PET/CT scans and, through its advanced registration capability, for quick comparison of tumor response over time."
PET VCAR complements GE's approach to personal patient management and the need to assess each patient individually.
Herbal Tonic for Energy, Shingles, Herpes and More
(NewsTarget) The adrenal glands often become 'depleted' as a result of the constant demands placed upon them. They are the "fight or flight" glands that can become exhausted by too much stress. An individual with adrenal exhaustion will usually suffer from chronic fatigue, may complain of feeling anxiety-ridden, and will, more often than not, have a reduced resistance to allergies and infection. The adrenal glands secrete several important hormones that help maintain the balance of many body functions. Stress of any kind, fasting, temperature changes, allergies, infections, drugs, and exercise all stimulate the adrenals to release their hormones. When the adrenals release too few or too many hormones, the body responds differently to the everyday stresses of life. The adrenal cortex is involved in the production of such as cortisol, aldosterone, and androgens such as DHEA.
TheStar.com | living | Top 10 health signs not to ignore
A fever is often a sign the body is fighting some kind of bug, possibly something like a urinary tract infection. But a persistent, low-grade fever can be caused by some kinds of cancers and even tuberculosis. Drug reactions can also cause fevers. If you have a low-grade fever that lasts for more than two weeks, see a doctor. 8. Shortness of breath: Gasping or wheezing or having a hard time catching your breath when you haven't been doing any strenuous exercise is one of those two-by-four signs. You need to be evaluated by a doctor. Stat. Breathing difficulties can be caused by asthma, heart problems, anxiety or panic attacks, pneumonia, a blood clot in the lung and other serious conditions. 7. Unexplained bowel habit changes: Bowel patterns alter slightly with diet, travel and age but there are some changes that signal something other than a mild bout of constipation or a short-term stomach bug is at play.
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