http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay)—Ground turkey from retail stores is often contaminated with fecal bacteria, and in many cases the bacteria are resistant to antibiotics, according to a report published in the June issue of Consumer Reports. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-bacterial-contamination-rife-retail-ground.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 03 May 2013 10:00:01 EST news286791980 (Medical Xpress)—When it comes to your Thanksgiving turkey, a Kansas State University food safety expert has two tips that could help keep your holiday meal safer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-turkey-thermometer-recipe-food-poisoning.html Health Mon, 19 Nov 2012 07:25:27 EST news272532313 In Turkey, the land of kebabs and sweet lokum, expanding waistlines are the target of a new anti-obesity campaign by the government to help one million Turks slim down over the next year. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-turkey-ballooning-weight-gain.html Overweight and Obesity Fri, 20 Jul 2012 04:51:45 EST news261978560 (AP) -- The head physician at a Turkish hospital says his team has performed the world's first quadruple limb transplant, attaching two arms and two legs to a young man. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-turkey-doctors-quadruple-limb-transplant.html Surgery Sat, 25 Feb 2012 12:39:48 EST news249394751 (AP) -- A Turkish doctor whose 25-member team performed the world's first triple limb transplant - two arms and a leg - says the leg has been removed due to tissue incompatibility. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-complication-triple-limb-transplant.html Other Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:12:07 EST news246453120 Next week, on Thursday, Nov. 24, thousands of people of all ages will turn out to participate in Cincinnati’s 102nd annual Thanksgiving Day Race. Some will be elite athletes, some will be first-timers and others will fall somewhere in between—and invariably some will experience foot and ankle injuries. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-dont-footing-afoul-turkey-day.html Health Fri, 18 Nov 2011 08:20:01 EST news240826496 People like to gripe about overly dry turkey on Thanksgiving. But nothing’s worse than a bird that goes up in flames. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-nasty-germs-flaming-turkeys-thanksgiving.html Health Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:10:05 EST news240579280 A new audit report issued today by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) shows that osteoporosis is a serious and growing problem throughout the Middle East and parts of Africa. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-burden-osteoporotic-fractures-middle-east.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:43:46 EST news238513419