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  1. Poultry Exposure and Neurological Disease Poultry Exposure and Neurological Disease April 12, 2012

    Poultry workers exhibit an excess of a wide range of diseases, from thyroid conditions to schizophrenia and autoimmune neurological disorders such as myasthenia gravis. This may be due to exposure to viruses present in chickens and turkeys.

  2. Carcinogenic Retrovirus Found in Eggs Carcinogenic Retrovirus Found in Eggs April 11, 2012

    Avian leukosis/sarcoma virus has been found in 14% of retail egg samples.

  3. Chicken Dioxins, Viruses, or Antibiotics? Chicken Dioxins, Viruses, or Antibiotics? April 9, 2012

    The association between poultry and cancer may be explained by the presence in chickens’ and turkeys’ flesh of industrial carcinogens such as dioxins, oncogenic (cancer-causing) viruses, and/or the drugs that were fed to the birds.

  4. When nitrites go bad When nitrites go bad February 24, 2012

    Nitrites in processed meat form nitrosamines, a class of potent carcinogens found in cigarette smoke, which may explain why hot dog consumption has been associated with the two leading pediatric cancers, brain tumors and childhood leukemia.

  5. MRSA in U.S. retail meat MRSA in U.S. retail meat November 23, 2011

    More than a thousand retail meat samples have been tested for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) contamination in North America.

  1. Airborne MRSA Airborne MRSA November 22, 2011

    Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus “superbug” found not only contaminating the U.S. retail meat supply but isolated from air samples outside swine CAFOs.

  2. U.S. meat supply flying at half staph U.S. meat supply flying at half staph November 21, 2011

    An investigation finds 47% of U.S. retail meat tested is contaminated with staph (Staphylococcus) bacteria. Turkey appears most likely to harbor contagion.

  3. Anabolic Steroids in Meat Anabolic Steroids in Meat May 2, 2011

    The implantation of hormones into U.S. beef cattle may have adverse human health effects

  4. Acne & Cancer Connection Acne & Cancer Connection May 1, 2011

    The hormones present in cow’s milk may help explain the association between certain diseases and dairy consumption.

  5. Obesity-Causing Chicken Virus Obesity-Causing Chicken Virus April 26, 2011

    Are viral infections contributing to the obesity epidemic?

  1. Mad Fish Disease Mad Fish Disease April 10, 2011

    Researchers raise concerns about the feeding of cow brains to farmed fish.

  2. Drug Residues in Meat Drug Residues in Meat April 9, 2011

    The U.S. Inspector General cites the USDA for failing to safeguard the meat supply from drug residues.

  3. Toxic Megacolon Superbug Toxic Megacolon Superbug April 8, 2011

    Clostridium difficile is another “superbug” found in the U.S. meat supply.

  4. Chicken Out of UTIs Chicken Out of UTIs April 7, 2011

    Half of retail poultry samples were found contaminated with strains of E. coli linked to human urinary tract infections.

  5. Hepatitis E Virus in Pork Hepatitis E Virus in Pork April 3, 2011

    The discovery of infectious hepatitis E virus in retail pork products may help explain the purported association between liver failure and pork consumption.