An amino-acid based diet may help provide relief for patients with eosinophilic gastritis or gastroenteritis (EoG/EoGE), a small prospective study found. All 15 participants experienced a complete histologic remission in both the stomach (from 50 to 11 eosinophils per high-power microscopic field of gastric or duodenal biopsy sample [eos/hpf], PP= Read More
New American guidelines for chronic coronary disease (CCD) modify management considerations for a heterogeneous group that includes people with or without angina, a history of coronary revascularization, and previous acute coronary syndrome. For one, the American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Cardiology (ACC) say that outpatients with CCD should no longer initiate beta-blockers …
American Guidelines Sour on Beta-Blockers for Chronic Coronary Disease Read More »
The average cost of wastage associated with dose reductions or discontinuations of oral cancer drugs was found to be considerable, according to an economic evaluation of 22 medications. Looking at the best-selling oral anticancer drugs in 2021 and FDA-approved oral anticancer drugs prescribed between January 2020 and August 2022, the median cost of wastage from …
Cost of Wasted Cancer Drugs May Exceed $4,000 Per Patient Read More »
A second booster with an mRNA bivalent vaccine offered the best protection against severe COVID-19 due to the Omicron BA.5 variant in older adults, and protection appeared to wane less than with the monovalent shot, a large retrospective study out of Italy showed. Among over 2 million people ages 60 and up, the relative vaccine …
Bivalent COVID Shots May Hold Up Better Against Severe Omicron Read More »
The following story contains spoilers for Secret Invasion Episode 5, “Harvest.” SAY WHAT you will about the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but one of the most fun things that the ever-expansive superhero franchise has established is the fact that any character, big or small, can come back at any point. When Sir Ben Kingsley was revealed …
Secret Invasion Brings Back O-T Fagbenle’s Rick Mason From Black Widow Read More »
Marvel’s Secret Invasion is the latest entry in the extended MCU (counting both television and movies). With only six total episodes, the show is tasked with constantly keeping the stakes high, and providing enough mystery and intrigue to keep the stakes high and audiences guessing. So far it’s delivered, with major character deaths and twists. …
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TONONTO — IAFP 2023 in Toronto this week was not his first rodeo. We are talking about Jose Emilio Esteban, our new USDA Undersecretary for Food Safety. This week’s International Association for Food Protection annual meeting and conference was the first opportunity for him to engage with the larger food safety community and for them …
Letter from the Editor: Now you can call him Mr. Undersectary Read More »
TORONTO — Last night, the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) announced its award winners at its annual meeting’s Awards Banquet. IAFP presented awards recognizing excellence in food safety to the following organizations and individuals: Gavel Presentation to the Incoming PresidentAssociation members saw their organization’s presidential gavel change hands on the final evening of the …
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Spanish health officials are investigating four confirmed and three probable foodborne botulism cases. The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) said cases have occurred in several different regions. There is a common link to consumption of different packaged brands of Spanish omelet (tortilla de patata), which is made with potatoes and eggs, purchased …
TORONTO – Using crowdsourced data for foodborne outbreak investigations can work but poses a number of challenges, according to a session at the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) conference. Jennifer Beal, from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Laura Gieraltowski, from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave the U.S. perspective …
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