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Universities Flunking On Food Safety

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The remarkable success in controlling many foodborne diseases must be considered one of the great achievements of public health in the past century. Due largely to public health laws, food regulatory agencies and continuous improvement by the food industry, we have almost eradicated human disease and death from many foodborne diseases such as scarlet fever,
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Rural Health-Care Gap Probed

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Rural residents make less use of the country’s health-care system and government policy-makers don’t really understand why, says a study done for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. “An important message for health-care policy-makers is that despite universal health insurance coverage, inequities in access to care still exist between rural and urban residents,” the study
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Nourish And Protect Your Skin

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Skin cancer is the most common malignancy in the world today. There are three main types of skin cancer: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma. Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer. Are you at higher risk for skin cancer? Ask yourself these questions. Do you have previous skin cancer history? Are
Hogs, Livestock

Swine Fever May Hit All European Russia

African swine fever (ASF), lethal to pigs though harmless to humans, has reached central Russia and may spread to all European parts of the country, the country’s chief veterinarian said June 28. “We are on the verge of a new wave of proliferation of the virus,” Nikolai Vlasov, who is also deputy head of the
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Letters – for Jul. 7, 2011

Manitoba should be proud Manitobans have a big reason to celebrate. On June 16, we became the first province in Canada to pass a life-saving law requiring public access to AEDs (automated external defibrillators). The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Manitoba (HSFM) congratulates the provincial government and all the parties involved for passing Bill 20,
Livestock

Saskatchewan Vet College Back In Action

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Saskatoon’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine resumed equine services at its Large Animal Clinic June 29. The University of Saskatchewan-based veterinary college voluntarily suspended equine clinical services June 21 following a confirmed diagnosis of equine herpes virus, Type 1 (EHV-1) in a Saskatoonarea horse brought to the clinic June 18. That horse, which was euthanized
Beef cattle, News

EU Clinches Deal On New Food-Labelling Rules

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European Union negotiators reached a deal June 15 on new food-labelling rules, which aim to fight rising levels of obesity in Europe by helping consumers to make more informed purchasing decisions. Under the agreement, all food products must carry labels showing their energy, salt, sugar, protein, carbohydrate, fat and saturated fat content, EU officials with
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Plate Replaces Pyramid In USDA Food Guidelines

The pyramid guide to healthy eating that many Americans grew up with has been scrapped, and in its place the Obama administration is serving up a dinner plate icon sliced up by food groups. The U.S. Department of Agriculture unveiled its new icon, MyPlate, recently to help guide Americans toward eating balanced meals. The dinner
Livestock

Disease Threats To Canadian Livestock Persist

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Despite a recent triumph in the battle against serious animal diseases, Canada must remain vigilant against new and old threats to its livestock industries, says the chief food safety officer. Climate change and global trade patterns are helping spread new viruses from Africa to Europe and other countries, Brian Evans, vice-president of the Canadian Food

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