http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Among likely voters surveyed across the nation, 66 percent support additional funding for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to carry out new responsibilities related to food safety, according to a Pew-commissioned poll released today by the bipartisan team of Hart Research and American Viewpoint. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-poll-americans-favor-funding-stronger.html Health Thu, 19 May 2011 11:00:43 EST news225021620 Researchers at the University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute have identified the Top 10 riskiest combinations of foods and disease-causing microorganisms, providing an important tool for food safety officials charged with protecting consumers from these costly and potentially life-threatening bugs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-pathogen-food-combinations-illness.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 29 Apr 2011 07:28:57 EST news223280921 Canada needs better regulation and oversight of food safety to protect Canadians as the current system is lax, states an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-food-safety-canada-lax-oversight.html Health Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:52:57 EST news221917969