Category: Diet & Nutrition
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Nestlé Prepared Foods Company is recalling specific lots of three Lean Cuisine frozen chicken meal products after bits of plastic were reported to have been found in the products. The health risk is considered high. The recall includes specific lots of the following products: 9.5-ounce packages of “LEAN CUISINE PESTO CHICKEN WITH BOW TIE PASTA” [...]
WHAT: This free support group is open to all patients who have had gastric bypass surgery at Virginia Mason. We will cover information on healthy eating and exercise and special topics. Patients interested in gastric bypass that have not yet had surgery are welcome, but be reminded that this group is meant to primarily support [...]
“Pass the Tofurkey!” Food Preferences What’s a vegetarian? What’s a vegan? What’s an eating disorder? Let’s talk about ways to accommodate food preferences, recognize problems, and make sure that everybody in the family gets appropriate nutrition. Free but registration required. Pizza with Pediatrics is a free monthly seminar hosted by Virginia [...]
Seattle’s Favorite Gourmet Cookies & Dessert Co is recalling its Orange Cranberry and Banana Nut Muffin Tops because they contain milk that is not declared on the list of ingredients. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of serious or life threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products, [...]
Nestlé is withdrawing Nestlé Farinha Lactea cereal in the U.SA., because it has learned the product may contain residual traces of a pesticide not currently approved for use on wheat in the U.S.
Taking vitamins E and C failed to prevent heart attacks and strokes in a large study of older men being released online today by JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study followed more than 14,600 male physicians over the the age of 50 years who were randomly assigned to take either a [...]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has safety tips to help you avoid food poisoning during the upcoming holiday season. Incompletely cooked turkey, inadequately refrigerated leftovers and other perils can lead to painful but avoidable bouts of illness. The very young, the very old, pregnant women and people with impaired immune systems are particularly [...]
Some cereals that are heavily marketed to children are more than 50% sugar by weight, according to Consumer Reports. The findings appear in the November issue of the magazine and are available online to subscribers. Consumer Reports tested the 27 top cereals marketed to children in the USA. Post’s Golden Crisp and Kellogg’s Honey Smacks [...]
Seattle supermarkets and other food retailers are now required to label certain food products so that customers can tell which country their food comes from. Under the new federal regulations that go into effect today (Sept. 30), retailers must provide “Country of Origin Labeling” for beef, lamb, pork, chicken, goat, wild and farm-raised fish and [...]
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Lost in translation: Lack of trained interpreters can lead to medical errors
Interpreter services at hospitals and other medical settings are often inadequate, forcing family members, including children, to step in, or the task falls to medical staff members who may not speak the language well.
Some insurers deny ER coverage to people who have been drinking
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Don’t bet on it.
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