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by Hal Kleinman
on May 17, 2013
At least 44 people are sick with what looks like Salmonella infection after staying at the Holiday Inn Bordeaux in Fayetteville, North Carolina. At least five have been hospitalized, according to state public health officials.
by Hal Kleinman
on May 17, 2013
Norovirus is still the leading cause of illness from contaminated food in the U.S., causing an estimated 70,000 illnesses and 800 deaths. It is fast-moving, highly-contagious, and difficult to prevent. Worse, it morphs every 2-3 years into a new strain, so any immunity to an old strain won’t protect you.
by Ken Suggs
on May 15, 2013
People of good will still understand, when reminded, that the courtroom is one of the few places where the powerless have a voice, where they can take a stand against powerful corporations that pollute our environment and threaten our safety—and win.
by Leah Barron
on May 14, 2013
Congratulations to our environmental comrades-in-arms, Kanner and Whiteley, L.L.C., for helping to wrest over $340 million from BP for Gulf restoration. The New Orleans law firm represented the State of Louisiana after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, and it recently helped obtain a major settlement with BP that will restore four barrier islands and create two fish research hatcheries in the Gulf of Mexico.
by Rob Jenner
on May 13, 2013
Evidence continues to mount that drug manufacturers failed to adequately test Depakote, Depacon, Depakene, Stavzor and their generic equivalents before putting them on the market, with serious consequences for pregnant women and their children.
by Rob Jenner
on May 10, 2013
Two FDA decisions affecting parents and their children and teens are generating a lot of public outcry. One involves doing further investigation of the health effects of caffeine, especially in food products marketed to youth, and the other is a proposal that tanning beds should carry a skin cancer warning aimed at those under 18.
by Howard Janet
on May 9, 2013
Some common ailments seen by primary care doctors are frequently misdiagnosed and can lead to serious harm, according to a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers.
by Howard Janet
on April 30, 2013
Wrong, missed or delayed diagnoses by doctors may be responsible for as many as 80,000 deaths and another 80,000 severe injuries each year, according to a new study published this month by Johns Hopkins University.
by Howard Janet
on April 29, 2013
How are meat processing companies like Las Vegas? They, too, believe that “what goes on here, should stay here.” In other words, what happens at their slaughter and packing houses should be private, and that no one who witnesses abuse, cruelty or unsafe food conditions should be able to report it.
by Hal Kleinman
on April 26, 2013
A new Salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers from Mexico has so far sickened 73 people in 18 states, and at least 14 have been hospitalized. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expects at least five more cases to be reported.
