Give a Cold Shoulder To Uncooked Crabs
Raw crabs might make you ill, warn California health officials. The crabs called the Sawagani crabs, which had been distributed to many restaurants in California,// have come under scrutiny after two cases of illness were reported, after consumption of crabs. The cause of the illness has been traced to a lung infection caused by the parasite paragonimus, present in the crabs. The two...Consumption Of Uncooked Fresh Fruits And Vegetables Can Lead To Oral Allergies
Latest findings in a study reveal that fresh fruits and vegetables might cause oral allergies.// Allergy experts are of the opinion that fresh fruits and vegetables may cause oral allergy syndrome (OAS). The allergy reactions could lead to an itchy mouth, and a swollen throat. It has been suggested that conditions like OAS, or pollen-food syndrome can be caused due to the allergens li...Uncooked Fish may Cause Liver Cancer
An age old preference for eating uncooked fish dishes like koi-pla puts people in SE Asia at risk of ingesting trematodes that can cause a type of liver cancer called cholangiocarcinoma (cancer of the bile ducts), say researchers in this weeks PLoS Medicine. Banchob Sripa (Khon Kaen University) and colleagues discuss the mechanisms by which the food-borne trematode Opisthorchis viverr...