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Health Tip: Using a Dietary Supplement

Aug 27, 2008 08:47 PM PDT

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- More than half of Americans take a dietary supplement of some kind, the Cleveland Clinic says. Full Story

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Salmonella Outbreak Over, U.S. Says
Aug 28, 2008 04:02 PM PDT, HealthDay
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials declared Thursday that the nationwide salmonella outbreak has ended and that the consumer advisory against eating raw jalapeno and serrano peppers grown in Mexico has been lifted.
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Tainted deli meats outbreak in Canada spreads
Aug 28, 2008 01:52 PM PDT, AFP
AFP - Sixty-five people have either died or become sick likely from contaminated deli meats in Canada, health officials said Thursday, as a nationwide outbreak of listeriosis expanded.
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CDC: Salmonella outbreak appears to be over
Aug 28, 2008 12:51 PM PDT, Associated Press
AP - The government said Thursday that the salmonella outbreak that sickened at least 1,440 people appears to be over, but its ultimate source may never be known, partly because of shortcomings in the nation's food safety system.
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Salmonella outbreak over: CDC
Aug 28, 2008 11:35 AM PDT, Reuters
Reuters - An outbreak of an unusual strain of Salmonella that sickened more than 1,400 people and put 286 in the hospital appears to be over in the United States, federal health officials said on Thursday.
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Health Tip: Using a Dietary Supplement
Aug 27, 2008 08:47 PM PDT, HealthDay
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- More than half of Americans take a dietary supplement of some kind, the Cleveland Clinic says.
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Maple Leaf takes blame for food poison outbreak
Aug 27, 2008 03:37 PM PDT, Reuters
Reuters - The head of Canada's biggest meat processor said on Wednesday his company was fully accountable for a nationwide outbreak of listeriosis food poisoning, which has been linked to deaths of 15 people.
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Nuts and corn not source of colon ills: study
Aug 26, 2008 01:09 PM PDT, Reuters
Reuters - Contrary to popular belief and common medical advice, eating seeds, nuts, corn and popcorn does not cause the bowel disease diverticulosis or its painful complications, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Food Allergy Action Plan Can Keep Kids From Harm
Aug 25, 2008 08:46 PM PDT, HealthDay
HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Parents, teachers and school staff need to take measures to ensure the safety of the more than 2.2 million American students with food allergies, says the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
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Tainted deli meats in Canada kill 12
Aug 25, 2008 02:45 PM PDT, AFP
AFP - The death toll from an outbreak linked to contaminated deli meats in Canada rose to 12 Monday, with several other people sickened, health officials said.
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How to clear confusion from food allergy warnings
Aug 25, 2008 12:58 PM PDT, Associated Press
AP - It's one of the biggest frustrations of life with food allergies: That hodgepodge of warnings that a food might accidentally contain the wrong ingredient.
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