In the age-old debate “what came first, the Salmonella or the egg?”, it seems as though the answer is: the egg. A three year-old Texas boy and his family are suing an egg producer after they traced his Salmonella enteritidis to their product....
Osteoporosis Drug May Cause Atypical Femur Fractures
Health Canada announced on Tuesday that a class of drugs used in Canada for osteoporosis is linked to slightly higher risks of atypical femur fractures, which is rare but serious. If that’s not the definition of irony, I don’t know what is: a...
Dietary Supplement Containing Excess Selenium Leaves Consumers with Debilitating Injuries
Selenium is a mineral, which the body naturally absorbs. It is taken into the body in food and water. People use it for medicine. It has anti-oxidant properties.
Selenium is used for diseases of the heart and blood vessels, including stroke and...