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Avoid raw milk to cut risk of bird flu, officials urge
People drinking raw unpasteurized milk are at risk for potentially contracting bird flu, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned May 1.
May 2, 2024
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Pasteurized donor milk may lose essential hormones
Pre-term babies consuming donor breast milk may be missing out on important hormones, such as melatonin, which are crucial for healthy infant development according to La Trobe University research.
May 1, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US has found H5N1 flu virus in milk—here's why the risk to humans is likely low
Reports that the H5N1 virus has been found in raw and pasteurized milk in the United States have raised questions regarding the safety of H5N1-contaminated milk for human consumption. Although H5N1 influenza usually affects ...
Apr 30, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Nutritional interventions for moderate- to late-preterm infants show no effect
Routine nutrition interventions to support moderate- to late-preterm infants until full nutrition with mother's breast milk does not impact outcomes, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Apr 29, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pasteurized milk 'safe' from bird flu: US officials
Milk sold in US stores is "safe" from the bird flu because pasteurization effectively kills the disease, American health authorities said Friday, following spread of the infection among herds of cows.
Apr 27, 2024
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Pediatrics
Simulation of infant gut makes predictions about optimal milk formula
Doctoral candidate David Versluis successfully simulated an infant gut. This is crucial for research on improvements in formula milk. Currently, such research primarily relies on diaper contents, which is not optimal. Versluis ...
Apr 25, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Bird flu in humans? Experts see little risk
The discovery of traces of the bird flu virus in pasteurized cow milk in the United States sparked questions over whether the disease could spread to humans, but experts say there is little risk from food contamination.
Apr 25, 2024
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Health
Bird flu viral fragments found in pasteurized milk: US officials
US health authorities said Tuesday they had discovered fragments of bird flu virus in the nation's pasteurized cow milk supply during the course of a large study, but the samples likely posed no health risk to humans.
Apr 24, 2024
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'Be prepared,' CDC tells state leaders after bird flu found in Texas dairy worker
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said Monday they have met with state health leaders in Georgia and around the country, telling them to be prepared for more human cases of bird flu after a dairy worker ...
Apr 9, 2024
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A human contracted bird flu—how worried should you be about the virus?
Bird flu is always a concern for health officials, not only for its effects on food supply chains, but for its potential for causing infections in humans. However, rarely, if ever, do humans contract this virus.
Apr 5, 2024
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