Meat in Medical News

Charring Meat May Boost Risk of Pancreatic Cancer

Increases production of carcinogens thought to invite disease, study finds TUESDAY, April 21 (HealthDay News) -- You may love your steak well done, but eating burned or charred meat may increase your risk of pancreatic cancer, a new study suggests. Researchers used data on the meat...

Too Much Red Meat May Shorten Life Span

Major study finds an effect, but critics say meat offers important nutrients MONDAY, March 23 (HealthDay News) -- Diets high in red meat and in processed meat shorten life span not just from cancer and heart disease but from Alzheimer's, stomach ulcers and an array of other conditions ...

Too Much Red Meat May Shorten Lifespan

Major study finds an effect, but critics say meat offers important nutrients MONDAY, March 23 (HealthDay News) -- Diets high in red meat and in processed meat shorten life span not just from cancer and heart disease but from Alzheimer's, stomach ulcers and an array of other conditions ...

Z Trim to Be Distributed to Meat and Poultry Industries by World Technology Ingredients

MUNDELEIN, Ill., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Z Trim Holdings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ZTMH), manufacturer of multifunctional fiber ingredients, and World Technology Ingredients (WTI), a specialty ingredients company to the meat and poultry industries, today announced that Z Trim ingred...

AVMA Calls for Increased Veterinary Oversight in Meat Production; Cites USDA Audit Report Initiated After Hallmark/Westland Recall

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) today cited the release of a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report on pre-slaughter activities in U.S. meat plants as additional confirmation that the shortage of foo...

Red Meat Helps Spur a Food Poison Germ

The gut toxin uses molecules introduced by meat, dairy products, scientists say WEDNESDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they have found a bacterium that causes food poisoning by targeting a non-human molecule that's absorbed into the body through red meat. Subtilase ...

Rhode Island Hospital study finds local retail meat safe from antibiotic-resistant organisms

Providence, RI Rhode Island Hospital researchers report that findings from a new study of retail meat in the Providence, RI area indicate little to no presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The study, prompted by the identification of such organisms in retail meat in Canada, Europe and Asia, i...

Marinades Help Keep Grilled Meat Safe

Study found they reduce the amount of cancer-causing compounds FRIDAY, Aug. 22 (HealthDay News) -- You can have your steak and eat it, too, without producing harmful cancer-causing compounds, new research shows. As a matter of fact, marinating meat in antioxidant-rich spice blends c...

Soy Foods Beat Out Fresh Fish and Meat for 'Best New Products Tried By Consumers' While Demand and Profits Continue to Grow

NEW YORK, April 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Soy foods have staying power according to a new report from Packaged Facts, Soy Foods and Beverages in the U.S. The soy food and beverage market topped $2 billion in 2007, up 7% from 2006, due largely to snack bar and soymilk products. Sales of soy foods and ...

IMTEC to Become Technology Solutions Provider for Meat & Livestock Australia

LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) has selected IMTEC Corporation to develop new techniques for high-speed CT scans of livestock carcasses. Using IMTEC's 3D imaging technology software known as FlashCT, IMTEC will begin Phase 1 of a multi-year, 6 phase p...

High Meat Consumption Linked to Heightened Cancer Risk

U.S. study finds the more red meat and processed meat you eat, the higher the risk TUESDAY, Dec. 11 (HealthDay News) -- A quarter-pound hamburger or a small pork chop eaten daily could put you at increased risk for a variety of cancers, U.S. government health researchers report. Th...

Martek's life'sDHA(TM) Featured in Dalco Foods Wellness Line Meat Products

COLUMBIA, Md., Nov. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Martek Biosciences announced today that life'sDHA(TM), its patented, vegetarian form of DHA omega-3 fatty acid, essential for brain, eye and heart health, is now available in three new products from Dalco Foods' Wellness Line. The products inclu...

Large avian flu outbreaks more likely to involve duck meat industry, experts find

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that 73% of avian flu outbreaks in the UK would not spread beyond the initial infected farm, but larger outbreaks are more likely to involve the duck meat industry. A team from the Universitys Faculty of Veterinary Science and Department of M...

Establishment of Topps Meat Recall Registry for Victims of E. Coli Poisoning

RADNOR, Pa., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement was issued today by the law firms Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP, and Janet, Jenner & Suggs, LLC: Out of public health concerns and in light of the recent 22 million pound recall of potentially E. coli contaminated ground be...

Mardi Gras Gives Everyone a Big Fat Break Because Carnival Means 'So Long' to Meat

John Hopkins' project offers delicious recipes to get us through NEW YORK, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For centuries Mardi Gras -- also known as Carnival, or Fat Tuesday -- has been a time to consume the last bits of fat and meat in millions of homes in preparation for Lent, a t...

Mardi Gras Gives Everyone a Big Fat Break Because Carnival Means "So Long" to Meat

John Hopkins' project offers delicious recipes to get us through. (Vocus) February 13, 2009 -- For centuries Mardi Gras - also known as Carnival, or Fat Tuesday - has been a time to consume the last bits of fat and meat in millions of homes in preparation for Lent, a ti...

Red Meat Increases Breast Cancer Risk

Women in the post-menopause stage run the risk of breast cancer if they eat red meat, one more study suggests.// Older women who ate one a day 57 grams of red meat had a 56% increased risk compared with those who ate none. And those who ate the most processed meat, such as bacon, sausages,...

EU to Look at Cloned Meat Safety

Europe's food watchdog is to assess whether meat and dairy products from cloned animals// are safe to eat. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was asked by the European Commission to look into the future impacts of livestock cloning. At present, there is no specific regulation...

US Government Pushes Ahead With New Meat Inspection System

The US government is to push ahead with a new risk-based meat inspection system in April despite concerns raised by industry and consumer groups. // Federal meat inspectors will be conducting "robust" risk-based inspection (RBI) in 254 processing plants in 30 locations starting in April, said...

Diabetics - Beware of Red Meat !

A recent study suggests red meat and foods rich in heme iron may increase risk of heart disease in diabetics. // Dr Lu Qi , lead researcher of the study says, patients with type 2 diabetes should avoid foods high in "heme" iron, like chicken liver, clams and oysters. Dr Qi and his collea...

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...

Red alert to women against red meat consumption

Recent studies have come up with incriminating evidence that warns non-vegetarians who binge on red meat to do so with caution.// One study has pointed out that eating more than one and a half servings of red meat raises the risk of developing hormone related breast cancer and another study that v...

Fear Over Maple Leaf Meat Being Contaminated

Canada's largest meat processor, Maple Leaf Foods, on Tuesday decided to recall its ham and turkey products, as it doubted tampering of its meat // products with an unknown contaminant. The incident took place on Sunday night when Maple Leaf Employees found syringe casings at the company's pl...

Cured Meat may be Harmful to Lungs

The nitrogen-containing compounds that food producers use to cure meats may become reactive in the body and could affect the lungs, says a new study. // Previous studies have found a link between processed meats and cancer, but the latest study by Graham Barr at Columbia University Medical Cen...

Q fever Cases Rise to 24 in Meat Factory

Confirmed cases of Q fever among staff at a meat factory have increased to 24 according to health officials yesterday.// 11 workers from the Scotbeef meat processing company in Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire, have been reported to have been hit by the rare flu-like illness last week. H...

Poultry Meat Industry Free of Bird Flu in NZ

A comprehensive testing programme for notifiable avian influenza has clearly demonstrated that the New Zealand Poultry meat industry is free of the disease according// to Poultry Industry Association executive director Michael Brooks. The testing programme has tested the presence of highly pat...

Q-fever Outbreak Among Meat Factory Workers

Q-fever, a rare infection caused by the Coxiella burnetii organism, has been confirmed in workers at the Scotbeef Meat Processing Company in Bridge of Allan.// A spokesman for Scotbeef said that most of the workers infected were employed in the butchery half of the complex. The spokesman als...

Argentine Meat Export business gets a jolt from Russia.

Citing the fear of FMD (foot-and-mouth disease), Russia has put a stop and a aban on imports of live animals, all products of animal origin and animal feed from the Argentine province of Corrientes. The action was taken this Friday.// This was revealed by the the Agriculture Ministry of Russ...

DNA damage and cancer risk, increased due to red meat diet

Colorectal cancer is the second most common cancer found in developed countries. According to the International Agency for Cancer Research in Lyon, France more than 940,000 cases of colorectal // cancer are diagnosed each year. It mainly affects people over 60 years of age and in about 5% of th...

Controversy over Healthy diet may lead to less red meat in diet

Total Wellbeing Diet recommended by Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) may increase the risk of colorectal cancer reports Dr. Rosemary Stanton, Nutritionist. //Dr. Stanton has asked the Australian Prime Minister John Howard to review the risks involved in recommend...

Plant based fake meat induces repulsive reaction

In a strongly worded news the Centre for Science in the Public Interest, has received more than 130 complaints from British and American consumers// to ban the sale of - the fake meat made from fungus that is sold under the brand name Quorn. It was found to induce vomiting and many people fell ill...

Eating Red and Processed Meat may cause Bowel cancer

European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) showed that the risk of developing bowel cancer// was a third higher for people eating more than two portions a day of red and processed meat than for those eating less than one portion a week. The investigation was set up 10 years...

Intake Of Processed Meat And Fat Associated With Pancreatic Cancer

Excess intake of processed meats, red meat and pork can enhance the risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a new study, published in the October 5 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.// Meat intake has been associated with risk of exocrine pancreatic cancer, but previous find...

Milk from cloned cows and meat safe to use: But at what cost?

Successful cloning has been a dream come true for the scientists who been working hard for the same. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to take an extra step ahead as it is likely to announce soon that milk // from cloned animals, as well as their offspring, are safe to eat. Ca...

People warned against consumption of red meat due to risk of Flu epidemic

Orissa is considered as a major migratory waterfowl destination where nearly 1.5 million birds arrive every winter, according to the official reports. This has raised serious concerns regarding the spread of avian flu virus responsible for causing bird flu//. The meat of several avian species, ...

Laboratory grown vegetarian meat

Meat grown in laboratories will soon be available for vegetarians. It is possible to produce processed meats such as burgers and sausages, from the cells taken from cow, chicken, pig, fish or other animals.// Growing meat without the animal would not only reduce the need for the animals, which ofte...

Consumption Of Meat Linked To Cancer Risk

Based on findings of a recent study researchers say eating hamburgers too often may increase the risk of developing cancer. Researchers say they have found a correlation between high consumption of // red and processed meat, such as bacon, sausage, hot dogs, and lunch meats like ham, salami and bol...

Cut meat to cut blood pressure

British researchers in an attempt to find out how various eating styles were associated with differences in blood pressure, compared the blood pressures of meat eaters, fish eaters, vegetarians, and vegans. Their findings, which were published in Public Health Nutrition, showed how healthy eating h...

Vegetarian women likely to weigh less than meat eaters

In a study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.// It has been reported that women who eat no meat are less likely to be overweight or obese than those who eat meats. More than 55,000 Swedish women were studied and the researchers found vegetarians and vegans t...

Consumption Of Red Meat Found To Double The Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the immune system that typically affects joints. According to latest findings researchers say // people consuming high amounts of red meat may be doubling their risk for rheumatoid arthritis . Researchers compared 88 rheumatoid arthritis...