McDonald’s has been hit with a fine of more than half a million dollars after a mouse infestation was found at one of its branches in England. The fast food chain was fined £475,000 ($596,500) after a rodent infestation was discovered by Waltham Forest Council’s environmental health officers at a restaurant on High Road in …
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The 25th Annual Food Safety Summit, the most established food safety event in North America offering Solutions for Today and Planning for Tomorrow will be held May 8-11, 2023 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. The event features a full program of extensive educational seminars, high level industry and government speakers, workshops, networking …
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At least 30 people were sickened and two people died after eating at a restaurant in Montana. The restaurant, Dave’s Sushi in Bozeman, MT, remains closed and health officials say there does not appear to be an ongoing threat to the public. There has not been a definitive source of the illnesses identified yet, but …
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THERE ARE FEW more satisfying feelings in the gym than the moment you set a pair of dumbbells back onto the weight rack and realize you’ve achieved a biceps pump. What might top that? If you’ve doubled up your workout and blasted your triceps, too. The subsequent flex in the mirror in your favorite muscleman …
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Your favorite dragon show will remain on schedule despite recent major shakeups in Hollywood. According to Variety, a source close to production says House of the Dragon, HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel/spin-off series, will continue filming. On May 2, the Writers Guild of America announced it had authorized a strike when talks with The Alliance …
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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A treatment to prevent runaway inflammation in patients with severe COVID-19 is a step closer after a University of Queensland-led study into how immune cells respond to the virus. Dr. Larisa Labzin and Professor Kate Schroder from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience with Dr. Sarah Londrigan at the Peter Doherty Institute …
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Short-terms clinical trials have demonstrated the health benefits of low-carbohydrate diets (LCDs) and low-fat diets (LFDs) for weight loss and heart protection. Now a study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine looks at the effects of these diets on mortality in middle-aged and older adults. In the study of 371,159 …
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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found a link between regular use of the internet and a lower risk of dementia. For the study, investigators followed 18,154 dementia-free adults aged 50 to 64.9 years for a median of 7.9 years and a maximum of 17.1 years. …
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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research published in Pediatric Investigation provides evidence that face masks reduce the release of exhaled particles when used by school-aged children. For the study, 23 healthy children were asked to perform activities that ranged in intensity (breathe quietly, speak, sing, cough, and sneeze) while wearing no mask, a cloth mask, …
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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Glucocorticoid therapy is widely used during pregnancies at risk of premature delivery to promote fetal lung maturation. While it is an effective treatment, it can also trigger heart and blood vessel problems. New research published in The FASEB Journal uncovers the mechanisms behind the cardiovascular-related effects of the most commonly used …