http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. It's ten years since SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) upset our complacency about infectious diseases and now we are faced by another "new" disease. H7N9 bird flu is currently spreading through China and so far there have been more than 108 cases and the virus has caused at least 22 deaths. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-evidence-h7n9-humansbut.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:48:55 EST news286440527 Studies on this disease recently completed by researchers from the Asia Partnership on Emerging Infectious Diseases Research (APEIR) developed a series of messages for policy makers that are highly relevant to the current outbreak. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-combating-h7n9-lessons-apeir-h5n1.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:30:21 EST news285834612 China's bird flu outbreak is "devastating" poultry sales, an industry group said Tuesday, as the H7N9 virus which has killed seven people triggered a new food safety scare. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-china-bird-flu-outbreak-spurs.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 09 Apr 2013 05:20:03 EST news284701958 A study at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine has identified a chicken-killing virus as a promising treatment for prostate cancer in humans. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-avian-virus-cancer-cells.html Cancer Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:02:33 EST news284655714 Mass poultry vaccination programmes introduced to combat Salmonella infections have led to a dramatic fall in the number of cases since the late 1990s, according to a researcher at the University of Liverpool. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-vaccination-responsible-fall-salmonella-infections.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:23:26 EST news277550600 (Medical Xpress)—Oil and water may not mix, but a University of Georgia study found feeding chickens a blend of plant-based oils in their drinking water can help prevent salmonella contamination before the meat reaches the dinner table—or even the grocery store. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-essential-oil-blend-salmonella-contamination.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 15 Nov 2012 07:10:03 EST news272184946 (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 (AP) -- The Agriculture Department wants consumers to know when there's less chicken in their chicken. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-govt-clearer-meat-additives.html Health Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:40:45 EST news230485233