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(AP) -- The cow that was recently discovered with mad cow disease through routine testing in California had been euthanized after it became lame and started lying down at a dairy, federal officials revealed Thursday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-holstein-mad-cow-disease-lame.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 27 Apr 2012 03:57:40 EST news254717854 US food safety authorities on Thursday called a new case of mad cow disease in California "atypical" and said they were confident in measures to prevent the disease from spreading via animal feed. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-animal-beef-safe-mad-cow.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:05:48 EST news254653537 The United States scrambled on Wednesday to contain the fallout from the discovery of mad cow disease in California as the top beef exporter insisted the outbreak posed no threat to consumers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-mad-cow-fallout.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:15:21 EST news254560513 The first new case of mad cow disease in the U.S. since 2006 has been discovered in a dairy cow in California, but health authorities said Tuesday the animal never was a threat to the nation's food supply. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-mad-cow-california.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:22:20 EST news254506923 (AP) -- The lunch lady won't be serving up "pink slime" anymore at several school districts around the country. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-schools-pink-slime-meat.html Health Fri, 16 Mar 2012 05:21:55 EST news251094109 (AP) -- "Pink slime" just went from a simmer to a boil. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-schools-choice-beef-pink-slime.html Health Thu, 15 Mar 2012 05:07:42 EST news251006850 Foodborne disease outbreaks caused by imported food appeared to rise in 2009 and 2010, and nearly half of the outbreaks implicated foods imported from areas which previously had not been associated with outbreaks, according to research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, presented today at the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in Atlanta. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-cdc-outbreaks-linked-imported-foods.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:24:28 EST news250961060 Snacking is a dietary behavior that has increased in recent decades in the United States, while percentages of the population who are overweight and obese also have increased. Now, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) researchers with the Food Surveys Research Group (FSRG) in Beltsville, Md., have examined dietary intake survey data from more than 5,000 adults aged 20 years and older to focus on snacking habits, which are associated with increased caloric intake and decreased nutrient intake. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-snacking-calories-decreased-nutrients.html Health Tue, 13 Mar 2012 08:10:01 EST news250843253 Collecting data on what the U.S. population actually consumes is a key nutrition monitoring step. Nutritionists then translate "foods eaten" into "nutrients consumed." This snapshot of the population's food-nutrient intakes provides an overview of the nation's nutritional health status and health outcomes. Now, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) researchers are providing data on dietary supplement intakes also collected during the annual national government survey. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-population-food-supplement-intakes.html Other Thu, 08 Mar 2012 08:02:55 EST news250416170 The declining rate of smoking is unlikely to be a major contributor to the recent increases in the incidence of obesity. While quitting smoking might cause some people to gain weight, the amount gained will probably be small, reports a new study in Health Services Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-results-minimal-weight-gain.html Addiction Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:10:03 EST news248690305 Soy-based baby formula nourishes millions of America's infants. Now, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-funded scientist Jin-Ran Chen is taking a close look at the effects that soy formula, cow's-milk formula, and mother's milk have on bone development in infants. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-ongoing-formulas-mother.html Health Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:59:36 EST news246268712 Ever since 2006, when a deadly batch of spinach killed three people and sickened hundreds, U.S. farm producers, packers and others along the distribution line have argued over how best to protect consumers and assure them that leafy greens and tomatoes are safe. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-salads-safe-farm-major.html Health Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:24:18 EST news241968231 Publicly posting enforcement and testing data corresponding to specific meat, poultry, and egg products' processing plants on the Internet could have "substantial benefits," including the potential to favorably impact public health, says a new report from the National Research Council. The report adds that the release of such data could contribute to increased transparency and yield valuable insights that go beyond the regulatory uses for which the data are collected. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-publicly-meat-facilities-substantial-benefits.html Health Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:27:23 EST news241878414 Global food trade is a big and risky business. About one trillion dollars worth of food is traded every year around the world, but only a tiny portion gets tested for contaminants -- ranging from about one percent of imports in the United States to about 10 percent in Japan. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-lab-global-scientists-food-safety.html Health Sat, 17 Sep 2011 03:44:55 EST news235449873 (AP) -- Cargill Inc. announced a second recall of ground turkey products Sunday after a test showed salmonella in a sample from the same Arkansas plant tied to a recall issued last month. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-ground-turkey-recalled-salmonella.html Health Sun, 11 Sep 2011 13:52:16 EST news234967910 (PhysOrg.com) -- The U.S Department of Agriculture is warning residents in a variety of states to be on the lookout for the Heracleum Mantegazzianum, or giant hogweed. This plant in native to Central Asia but has turned up in numerous states within the U.S. and can cause burns, blisters and blindness. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-giant-hogweed.html Ophthalmology Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:27:54 EST news229606050