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2023

Grilling Plant-Based Burgers This Memorial Day? Safe Cooking Temperatures May Change

Grilling Plant-Based Burgers This Memorial Day? Safe Cooking Temperatures May ChangeSUNDAY, May 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The last thing you want to invite to your Memorial Day cookout is foodborne illness. An expert from Virginia Tech offers some suggestions for keeping it at bay, even when cooking something you may have less experience with, such as plant-based or turkey burgers instead of beef patties. “If you choose the classic ground beef burger, it should be cooked to an internal temperature of 160° F, or 71° C,” said Melissa Wright, director of the Food Producer Technical Assistance Program in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Department of Food Science and Technology at Virginia Tech. “There are many alternative burger options, and knowing the correct internal temperature for each type is the best way to make sure your long weekend...

Huge Mass of Sargassum Seaweed Is Targeting Florida's...

26 May 2023
Huge Mass of Sargassum Seaweed Is Targeting Florida`s Coast, With Hazards to HealthFRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Be cautious when heading to Florida's beaches this summer, an expert warned, as a 5,000-mile floating mass of sargassum seaweed has begun washing up on the state's shores. It can be low risk in some instances, but it also has the potential for triggering serious respiratory health issues. “The sargassum itself is not dangerous. It can have different jellyfish and sea creatures in it that could be a source of sting,” said Dr. Sarah Shafer, medical toxicologist and an assistant professor in the department of emergency medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. However, “once the sargassum washes up on the beach, in 48 hours it will start to break down and lose toxic gasses. As it decomposes, we have to worry about potential exposure...

Switching to Plant-Based Diet Helps Your Heart, Major...

26 May 2023
Switching to Plant-Based Diet Helps Your Heart, Major Study FindsFRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Vegetarian and vegan diets lead to lower blood levels of cholesterol and fats, according to a major new analysis of all evidence from clinical trials published since 1982.Compared to people eating an omnivorous diet, those following a plant-based diet experienced an average reduction in total cholesterol levels of 7% from levels measured at the start of the studies, a 10% reduction in “bad” LDL cholesterol levels, and a 14% reduction in apoliprotein B, a blood protein used to estimate cholesterol level, the analysis found.Those results showed that plant-based diets can play a significant role in reducing blocked arteries, thereby lowering the risk of stroke and heart attacks, researchers concluded in the review published May 24 in the...

FDA Grants Full Approval to Paxlovid to Treat COVID-19

25 May 2023
FDA Grants Full Approval to Paxlovid to Treat COVID-19THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Americans with COVID-19 have been taking Paxlovid since it was approved under emergency use in late 2021. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted full approval to the drug.This approval will allow drugmaker Pfizer to sell the medication at market rate once government supplies are used up.Paxlovid is the fourth antiviral drug and first pill approved by the FDA to treat COVID. It’s meant to keep at-risk adults from progressing to severe COVID symptoms, including hospitalization and death."Today's approval demonstrates that Paxlovid has met the agency's rigorous standards for safety and effectiveness, and that it remains an important treatment option for people at high risk for progression to severe COVID-19, including those with...

Salmonella Infections in 6 States Linked to Papa Murphy's Raw Cookie Dough

24 May 2023
Salmonella Infections in 6 States Linked to Papa Murphy`s Raw Cookie DoughWEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Tuesday that a salmonella outbreak involving 18 people in six states has been linked to Papa Murphy's raw cookie doughTwo individuals were hospitalized in connection with the infections, the CDC said in its alert. No one has died. Those sickened were in Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Utah and Missouri. Illnesses were reported between February and May, according to the CDC.In interviews with some of the sick people, the agency learned that several reported having eaten the dough. Investigators are now working to determine what ingredient within the dough may be contaminated.It’s likely that more people are ill in the outbreak than investigators know about because some...
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