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Turmeric spices up virus study

(Science Codex) The popular spice turmeric packs more than just flavor — it shows promise in fighting devastating viruses, Mason researchers recently discovered. Curcumin, found in turmeric, stopped the potentially deadly Rift Valley Fever virus from multiplying in infected cells, says Aarthi Narayanan, lead investigator on the new study and a research assistant professor with Read More »

August 17, 2012
| Filed under North America, Public Health, and Research
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FDA Issues Annual Food Safety Report to Congress

(Food Safety News) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s annual report to Congress, released this week, offers an overview of what the agency has been up to over the past year. In FDA’s latest report, which is required by the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act, one thing is immediately clear: FDA has an enormous food safety mandate. Read More »

August 17, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Biodefense BAA Supports Adjuvant Development for Emerging Diseases

(Global Biodefense) The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Division of Allergy, Immunology and Transplantation is renewing a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) in support of the Adjuvant Development Program to advance novel vaccine adjuvants towards licensure for human use. NIAID supports extramural research to develop new products to protect the public from the Read More »

August 17, 2012
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Anthrax experts say drought may be factor in recent livestock deaths in Colorado, Texas

(The Washington Post) Anthrax has killed more than 100 animals on ranches in Colorado and Texas within the past two weeks, and experts say the risk of infection may be greater with drought covering much of the United States. Anthrax outbreaks happen occasionally in livestock herds and wild animals in the U.S., usually west of Read More »

August 17, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Agriculture, and Policy & Initiatives
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Caesar Salad Kits Containing Recalled Cilantro Withdrawn from Market

(Food Safety News) A California-based company is recalling approximately 77,688 pounds of its Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad Kits because they include dressing made with cilantro that was recalled Friday for potential Salmonella contamination. Real Mex Foods of Vernon, CA issued a voluntary recall of the salad kits Thursday after the company was informed by a Read More »