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Cheese Mites and Maggots
May 4, 2012
Cheese manufacturers use spider-like insects and fly larvae to impart particular flavors and aromas to certain cheeses.
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Avoiding Epilepsy Through Diet
September 5, 2011
Avoiding pork tapeworm parasites (cysticercosis) is not as easy as just avoiding pork.
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Pork Tapeworms on the Brain
September 4, 2011
Neurocysticercosis, infection with pork tapeworm larvae brain parasites, is an increasingly serious public health problem in the United States, potentially causing headaches, dizziness, seizures, other neurological disorders and sudden death.
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Allergenic Fish Worms
May 6, 2011
The role of a parasitic worm in allergic reactions to chicken and fish.
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What’s in a Burger?
May 3, 2011
Cleveland Clinic pathologists dissect fast food burgers to see what’s inside.
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Arsenic in Chicken
February 7, 2011
The poultry industry feeds their birds millions of pounds of arsenic-containing drugs every year.
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Brain Parasites in Meat
January 11, 2011
What percentage of U.S. lambs are infested with toxoplasma parasites?
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USDA Parasite Game
January 10, 2011
What percentage of retail beef samples are infested with sarcocystis parasites?
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Plant-Based Omega-3 Supplements
October 6, 2010
By choosing algae-based sources of long chain omega-3 fatty acids, one may be able to get the benefits of fish consumption without the risks.
