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Hot sauce recalled in Canada over microbial contamination
Photo illustration Lazeez Shawarma is recalling hot sauce because of possible microbial contamination, specifically Bacillus cereus. The recalled product has been sold in Ontario, Canada, according to a recall notice posted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.. Recalled products: BrandProductSizeCodesUPCNoneHot (Sauce)VariableAll units made fromMarch 8, 2023 up to and including March 18, 2023None Consumers, hotels
Talc-Cancer Lawsuits on Hold; Diet & Prostate Cancer; Active Surveillance Deep Dive
Oncology/Hematology > Other Cancers — News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues by Charles Bankhead, Senior Editor, MedPage Today April 21, 2023 A federal bankruptcy judge put a hold on about 40,000 lawsuits alleging that Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and other talc-containing products cause cancer, giving J&J subsidiary LTL Management another shot at reaching
Manufacturer’s Troponin Reference Values Don’t Apply to Kids
Pediatrics > General Pediatrics — Different thresholds for myocardial injury suggested for pediatric patients by Nicole Lou, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today April 21, 2023 New upper reference limits (URLs) for troponin assays were introduced for pediatric medicine, the goal being greater accuracy in defining myocardial injury in children. From a reference group of healthy
Private Practice: The Good and the Bad
In this series premiere of Practice Matters, Payal Kohli, MD, founder of Cherry Creek Heart in Denver, and the 9News/Daily Blast Live medical expert, discusses the pros and cons of owning a private practice, and what questions you should ask yourself before starting. The following is a transcript of her remarks: Hello everyone, and welcome
Youth Suicide Attempts by Poisoning Jumped During the Pandemic
Pediatrics > General Pediatrics — Findings raise concerns about long-term consequences, researchers say by Jennifer Henderson, Enterprise & Investigative Writer, MedPage Today April 20, 2023 Rates of suspected suicide attempts by poisoning increased among children and adolescents during the COVID pandemic, according to a retrospective study. Compared with 2019, the overall rate of suspected suicide
Oral Agent Shows Promise in Treatment-Resistant Migraine
Meeting Coverage > AAN — Gepant reduced number of monthly migraine days by Judy George, Deputy Managing Editor, MedPage Today April 20, 2023 Atogepant (Qulipta) bested placebo for migraine prevention in people with treatment-resistant episodic migraine, the ELEVATE trial showed. Across 12 weeks, episodic migraine patients who had failed previous oral prophylactic treatment had a
The conversation at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) annual meeting was dominated by the two randomized phase III trials that showed improved progression-free survival (PFS) for patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer treated with immunotherapy. But now the conversation turns to the practice. How do you select a frontline treatment for your patients?
Allergies or COVID Variant? Surgeon Swifties; 6-Figure Salary for 2-Day Workweek
Pop Medicine > Pop Medicine — Healthcare social media highlights from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff by Gillian Booth, Social Media Manager, and Katie Smith, Social Media and PR Intern April 20, 2023 Allergies or the new COVID variant? Oncologist Tatiana Prowell, MD, informed #MedTwitter that red, itchy eyes are associated with
15 Best Walking Shoes for Maximum Comfort in 2023
You might be itching to get outside these days—but not before picking up a great pair of walking shoes. If you’ve ever tried out a flashy new pair of shoes just to wind up with aching, nagging foot pain, you already know that supportive, comfortable shoes are key for your feet (and your mood, for that
Isolating infectious SARS-CoV-2 from hospital room air samples that were kept frozen for more than a year
A) Hospital room of patient with COVID-19 layout depicting the position of the sampling devices and the distance to the head of the patient. SKC 37mm closed-face cassettes allow efficient cut off for sampling aerosol and not droplets. They were used pointing downward to prevent accidental contamination by droplets. The Series 110A Liquid Spot Sampler