Health bits: Take care with egg preparation

Posted on : 23-06-2011 | By : Lincoln Fry | In : Healthy Food Posts

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Bacteria can spread very easily from eggs to other foods, as well as hands, utensils and worktops.

There can be bacteria on the eggshell as well as inside the egg, so take care when handling them.

Keep eggs away from other foods, both when they are in the shell and after you have cracked them.

Be careful not to splash egg onto other foods, worktops or dishes. Always wash and dry your hands thoroughly after touching eggs or working with them.

High spirits — and a will to achieve

Posted on : 23-06-2011 | By : Lincoln Fry | In : Healthy Food Posts

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It was the worst moment in a record-setting, all-women, ski trek to the South Pole that became the highlight for Sunniva Sorby. She was lugging a 200-pound sled into a 50-mile-an-hour headwind and minus-67-degree temperatures over 700 miles. She had caught bronchitis in the early going and had been battling it for 45 days and finally had to admit it: She was in trouble. She was hypothermic, could barely walk or breathe and could no longer carry her full load.

“The hardest part was asking for help in a world where it’s imperative that you take care of yourself,” says Sorby, who grew up in Montreal and recently returned to St. Sau

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Health Highlights: June 23, 2011

Posted on : 23-06-2011 | By : Abigail Mullagh | In : Healthy Food Diet

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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

High Court Rules on Generics’ Labeling

Companies that make generic drugs can’t be held responsible for not having label warnings about potential dangers of their drugs when the equivalent brand-name drug doesn’t do so, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

In a 5-4 decision, the high court ruled against a woman who sued PLIVA Inc. and other generic drug makers after she allegedly developed the neurological movement disorder tardive dyskinesia after taking metoclopramide, which is often used to treat heartburn, the Associated Press reported.

Her lawsuit focused on the fact that the generic drug’s manufacturers and distributors did not include warnings about tardive dyskinesia on the label.

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supplements UK

Posted on : 22-06-2011 | By : admin | In : Healthy Food Posts

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Glucosamine Sulphate has existed for a few years now, and is commencing to attain assistance as a new arthritis treatment solution. Primarily it was geared towards athletes, as a nutritional supplement created to improve healing and safeguard joints.

Glucosamine; Sulphate develops by natural means inside the joints, in muscles, suspensory ligaments and the cartilage, and so you can easily discover how it functions.

Naturally, anything which is useful for an athlete to aid restoration and take care of joints is likely to be appropriate to manage arthritis too. Read full article…