June 25, 2012 Making Our Arteries Less Sticky Mushrooms appear to have an anti-inflammatory effect on human arterial lining cells in vitro, which...
June 22, 2012 Blocking the First Step of Heart Disease By preventing the buildup of cholesterol in our bloodstream, we can prevent atherosclerosis in our...
June 21, 2012 Arterial Acne Atherosclerotic plaques in coronary arteries may be more aptly described as pimples, initiated by the...
June 20, 2012 Zero Tolerance to Acceptable Risk The fish and poultry industries propose moving from a zero tolerance policy on certain dangerous...
June 19, 2012 Unsafe at Any Feed In a national survey, fewer than half of the participants realized meat contaminated with fecal...
June 18, 2012 Not So Delusional Parasitosis Delusional parasitosis is a form of psychosis characterized by the false belief that one is...
June 15, 2012 Maggot Meat Spray Given their inherent resistance to food-poisoning bacteria, maggots can be used to create an antibacterial...
June 14, 2012 Viral Meat Spray Bacteria-eating viruses (bacteriophages) have been approved as meat additives to reduce the risk of Listeria...
June 13, 2012 Tongue Worm in Human Eye A case report (and video) of the worm-like, bloodsucking parasite Linguatula serrata, found in organ...
June 12, 2012 Don’t Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is A profile of the study “Dirty Money: An Investigation into the Hygiene Status of Some...
June 11, 2012 Hand Washing Compliance of Retail Deli Workers How often do retail deli workers wash their hands, at both independent and chain stores?...
June 8, 2012 Some Dietary Supplements May Be More Than a Waste of Money People taking dietary supplements may, in some cases, be paying to make themselves sick. This...