FDA: Thousands of Bags of Rice Recalled Over Possible Rodent Contamination Health.com July 19, 2024 Lundberg Family Farms has recalled one-pound pouches of its Sustainable Wild Blend Gourmet Rice after a “foreign object that appears to be of rodent origin” was detected in the product, according to a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notice. The company voluntarily pulled 4,600 cases—over 27,500 individual bags—of the rice from shelves as part of … Read More from FDA: Thousands of Bags of Rice Recalled Over Possible Rodent Contamination Read Article
‘Diagnose, treat and prevent:’ Scientists develop test and vaccine for common veterinary infection Phys.org July 19, 2024 Eight years after the market release of VANGUARD crLyme, a first-of-its-kind vaccine designed to prevent Lyme disease in dogs, the Marconi laboratory in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine is on the precipice of completing another medical innovation. Project leaders Richard T. Marconi, Ph.D., and Edward Schuler, … Read More from ‘Diagnose, treat and prevent:’ Scientists develop test and vaccine for common veterinary infection Read Article
The plague rarely affects humans, though the US sees about 7 cases a year. Here’s why AP July 18, 2024 Colorado health officials have confirmed a human case of the plague, the rare bacterial infection infamously known for killing tens of millions in 14th century Europe. Today, it’s easily treated with antibiotics. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates there are seven human cases of plague per year in the U.S., and in February, … Read More from The plague rarely affects humans, though the US sees about 7 cases a year. Here’s why Read Article
