Chicken in Medical News

Salty Chicken Doesn't Fly: New Survey Reveals Shoppers Feel Deceived By 'Natural' Labeling of Saltwater-Injected Poultry

Foster Farms maintains commitment to 100% Natural and launches new consumer awareness campaign exploring economic and health impact of 'plumped' chicken LIVINGSTON, Calif., May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Amidst an increasing national focus on sodium as a critical health issue, West Coast poultry prod...

Salt Takes Center Stage in Chicken Producer's New Consumer Campaign

West Coast-based Foster Farms Reaffirms Commitment to Never Injecting Its Fresh Chicken with Saltwater LIVINGSTON, Calif., March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- As leaders from the medical, health and food industries gather today at an Institute of Medicine meeting to explore strategies to reduce sodium i...

Was it the chicken salad or the swim?

A new study finds swimming, having a private well or septic system, and other factors not involving food consumption were major risk factors for bacterial intestinal infections not occurring in outbreaks. Outbreaks linked to food, such as the current Salmonella outbreak involving peanut butt...

Electrolyzed Water Gives Boost to Eliminating Food-Borne Bacteria Such as Salmonella, E. coli and Listeria Murray's Chicken to be First Poultry Processor to Utilize New Technology in its Food Sanitation Process

"Clean" Process Coincides with Murray's Chicken's Green and Sustainable Commitment as it partners with EAU Technologies for Empowered Water(TM) ATLANTA, April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In keeping with their commitment to producing the healthiest, sustainable and most natural chicken possi...

Good Clean Food's New Line of All-Natural Simmer Sauces for Chicken Hits Market Shelves

Company expanding product line, sauces earning media attention, bi-coastal distribution underway PORTLAND, Maine, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Maine's Good Clean Food today announced the launch of its new line of all-natural simmer sauces for chicken. The new sauces -- Cacciat...

Farewell chicken tenders

CHICAGO --- For lunch, Joy Hesemann loved to dive into a platter of deep-fried, crunchy chicken tenders with a side of ranch dressing. At night, she'd fry up ground beef for Hamburger Helper or another boxed meal for her family's dinner. Later, she'd plop in front of the TV or computer screen and ...

Arsenic in Chicken Feed may Cause Health Complications

This piece of news may vie for space with stories on bird flu. After all, it is about the popular// delicacy, chicken. Earlier it was thought that pets may be the only ones who need to be wary of some food additives. Now, according to an insight, an arsenic-based additive that forms an ingredient i...

Students Sick after consuming Chicken Dish

A few students of Pinewood elementary in Prince George, Canada are down with food poisoning after a meal of chicken strips were served to them as part of the school’s// weekly hot lunch program. Incidentally a case of food poisoning was registered only after school authorities got concerned whe...

Better to Chicken Out of This

For those for whom the very word ‘bird flu’ sets them in jitters, take a grip. The Japan Broadcasting Corporation has announced the presence of avian influenza or bird flu, //in a Japanese farm, the first incident since 2005. Around 2400 birds have died from the disease at a farm situated i...

Yes, Chicken Soup Can Help

Welcome to another cold season. If you’re like most adults, you’ll likely have two to four colds in 2007. Children, especially preschoolers, have it worse//, getting as many as eight to 10 colds annually. The January issue of Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource offers insights on how you can avo...

Salmonella enteritidis In Chicken Meat Causes Sickness

Salmonella enteritidis is a type of salmonella bacteria.It is usually found in eggs infected by foecal germs. The U.S. Agriculture Department //reports that this bacteria is now found more often in chicken meat. Tests conducted during the years 2000 to 2005 show a fourfold increase of salmonella en...

Indian Chicken Back On Bhutanese Platter

Chicken from India is back in Bhutan - processed, sealed, frozen and selling real fast. // About 3,000 kg of meat, which arrived here from Phuntsholing on the India-Bhutan border, sold out in a few hours to hotels, restaurants and home consumers, a report in the state-run daily Kuensel said. ...

India to Revive Exporting of Processed Chicken to Bhutan

Nearly seven months after banning the import of poultry products following an outbreak of bird flu in India, Bhutanese officials are making// arrangements to allow "restricted" processed chicken from the country. A processing unit in India's West Bengal state has been identified from where th...

Epidemic Studies Call For A Ban In Sales Of Fresh Chicken In New Zealand

Reports indicate New Zealand is recording the world's highest infection rates for the Campylobacter bacteria. In this regard the researchers from the// University of Otago are seeking a ban on the sale of fresh chicken. A study conducted by the university's Wellington School of Medicine and H...

India: Chicken and Eggs Safe for Consumption

Health Minister Ambumani Ramadoss expressed satisfaction at India’s efforts to effectively curtail the bird flu outbreak,// which has also received international acclaim. Now, chicken and eggs are absolutely safe to eat, since there has been no human instance of bird-flu. "It is perfect to ea...

Fresh Cases of Bird-Flu Prepares the Ground for More Chicken Martyrs

India: Samples taken from 13 new towns and villages in western India have tested positive for bird flu, implying that bird flu had indeed spread its wings// in many more regions, even beyond the areas from where it was formerly reported. According to, state animal husbandry commissioner Bija...

Jharkhand To Host Chicken Festival

A chicken festival has been planned in Jharkhand improve the business of farmers, that has been affected due to the bird flu scare//. A variety of mouth-watering chicken dishes would be on the platter. The dishes to be served during the festival March 26 will include - chicken tikka, reshmi keb...

Bhopal Residents Relish Chicken despite Bird Flu Scare

Nothing, not even the bird flu scare deters the Bhopal residents from relishing their favorite chicken. With the reduction in the chicken prices, the people, specifically in the old quarters of the city //, are enjoying a royal feast of chicken. 'No doubt, the sale of chickens has gone down d...

Priyadarshan’s New Ad To Boost Chicken Sale

Priyadarshan along with Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty and Fardeen Khan has come together to shoot an advertisement// that will promote the consumption of the chicken, which was down due the recent bird flu scare. "This bird flu scare has really hit the poultry business...and so unnecessarily. Lik...

The Costliest Flu Ever – This Bird-Flu Scare, A'int chicken feed

Punjab’s poultry industry seems to have taken a severe beating after the bird-flu fears sunk its sales, and rendered a strong blow to a thriving// industry. It is estimated that nearly Rs 40 crore losses have been recorded, because of the fall in the consumption of chicken and eggs. Poultry...

Chicken Prices Show an Upward Trend – Consumers, Not Scared Chicken Anymor

The prices of live chicken and eggs appear to have scaled up following the improvement in chicken consumption, after the initial fear of a bird flu outbreak abated.// According to an official of the National Egg Coordination Committee (NECC), “There has been some improvement in the movement o...

Move Over Chicken - Rabbit Meat, All Set to Bridge the Gulf

Kerala: Rabbits might soon find themselves on the plane to the gulf, not so much for greener pastures but to suit the changing palates of people in the Gulf. // The demand for rabbit meat has increased following the bird flu scare, and is much like the oasis in the desert, for what was a dry gulf ...

Poultry Farmers Organize Chicken Party

Poultry farmers of Gujarat in India are in bad financial shape following the bird flu scare in the region. To build confidence of the public the poultry farmers organized a "chicken party" here to boost up the sales of poultry// products. "We organized the party to remove the fright from people's ...

Poultry Owner Comes Up With Novel Idea To Boost Up Chicken Sales

A poultry owner in Jharkhand has come up with a novel idea to boost up the sales of the chicken, which has been down due to bird flu scare. He has announced a handsome reward of Rs. 100,000 for those who prove a bird flu case in the state.// "No bird flu case has been registered in the state....

Don’t Chicken Out

If you have been crying fowl all these days and devouring every bit of the Flu news, here is something, like a breath of fresh air. God’s Own Country// , as recent as yesterday, has demonstrated a dare-chicken attitude, expressing their love of the bird delicacy – Flu or no flu. The Kerala Chicken...

Indian Railways Reverts To Serving Chicken on Menu

After the cooling down of the bird flu scare, the Indian Railways has decided to revert back to the staple diet of the non-veggies and has decided to bring back the chicken on its menu. // "Indian Railways have withdrawn the order prohibiting the serving of chickens and eggs in any form from rai...

Delhi Sees Sharp Decline In Chicken Prices

The ripple effect caused by the bird flu threat has resulted in poultry products dipping to an unbelievable 60 percent down in the Indian capital. One can see that in Gazipur wholesale market chickens being sold for just Rs. 12 per kg. // Only those chickens that were certified by the veterin...

Railways Not To Include Chicken & Eggs In Menu

Bird flu threat in India has pushed the Indian Railways to take off chicken and egg related dishes from the menu.// A standing instruction has been issued to all the Zonal Railways and other railway departments that cater to the passengers. An official quoted that such a decision was tak...

U.S. Chicken Producers to Test Flocks for Bird Flu

Seeking to reassure people that chicken is safe to eat, U.S. chicken producers will begin testing all their flocks to ensure that they are free from hazardous forms of avian influenza//. Samples will be taken for testing on the farm before the birds are moved to processing plants, under a progr...

Punjabis Transfer Taste From Chicken To Prawns

Chandigarh: The all-pervasive "tandoori chicken" is being slowly nudged away from the plates of food connoisseurs in Punjab and Prawns and lobsters are taking its place//. This seems evident from the response of a large number food lovers who are thronging the ongoing seafood festival in Cha...

Fatter Chances of Cancer With Bacon and Skinned Chicken

Recent studies point out that, consumption of bacon and other processed meat can substantially raise the risk of bladder cancer.// Dr Dominique S Michaud and other researchers from Boston’s Harvard School of Public Health have seen that people who consume more than 5 portions of bacon every wee...

Carcinogens found in Grilled chicken

A dangerous carcinogen known as PhIP is present in grilled chicken served in seven national restaurant chains which has prompted the Physicians Committee// for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) to file a lawsuit against the restaurants. The lawsuit was filed under California's Proposition 65 in The ...

Chill Out With Chilly Chicken

The country’s poultry farmers have begun championing their favorite cause and passion. After the obituary for chicken delicacies, post bird-flu scare, the farmers have made a strong bid this Sunday at the capital,// with a chicken mela that would dish out all varieties of chicken goodies – Chicke...

To Eat Or Not To Eat: Confusion Over Tandoori Chicken

The bird flu threat over India has raised serious doubts about consumption of chicken in Punjab, commonly known as the land of butter and tandoori chicken. // Sales of chicken has already dropped by 30-50% over the past three days. Punjab is known for its famous chicken tikka butter masala, r...

Bird Flu Scare Does Not Reduce Demand For Chicken

The bird flu scare is not discouraging people from Hong Kong from buying poultry from southern China. Chicken happens to be the traditional dish consumed during the // ar New Year holiday. One seller at a market close to the border said Hong Kong residents would ask vendors to kill and pluck the bi...

Shatters Guinness Book of Records Mark

...d an army of hens working around the clock to provide 1,000 eggs, combined with 80 pounds of margarine, with 200 pounds of matzo meal and 20 pounds of chicken base. Noam Sokolow, owner of Noah's Ark, who directed the planning and "deli development" of the behemoth ball, said, "This culinary caper real...

Crisco(R) Announces the Crisco Live Smart, Cook Smarter Contest Winners

... and original dishes. From salads and starters, to chicken and seafood, the winning recipes demonstrate a few...nner Up: Veronica C., Glastonbury, CT - "Caribbean chicken with Roasted Jalapeno Mango Sauce" Runner Up: Leah L., Ada, OK - "Brilliant Southwest Citrus chicken Salad" Runner Up: Francis G., Andalusia, AL ...

Photos: Balance Nutrition and Taste, Reduce Food Waste!

...n advance with your child's input. Recycle leftovers by turning baked chicken into a soft taco or chicken salad. Participate in the school lunch program in full or buy a la ca...

Alternative Therapies for Fighting Eczema Hold Promise, But Dermatologists Caution They Are No Substitute for Proven Medical Treatments

...cture, homeopathy and holistic medicine outside of the form of medicine taught in most U.S. medical schools. But people use the term for anything from chicken soup to any lotion or potion sold on the Internet to a new dietary supplement. Unfortunately, a great deal of snake oil can hide under the umbrella of...

U.S. Expects 160 Million Doses of Swine Flu Vaccine by October

...charged with overseeing vaccine production, told the AP that the H1N1 swine flu vaccine is proving more difficult to grow in the standard way (using chicken eggs) than typical seasonal flu vaccines. In fact, the yield is just 30 percent of normal. The Department of Health and Human Services is responsib...