Important Health Issue From Be Oyster Aware
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- To The Editor: Recent deaths of consumers in Florida and Texas caused by bacterial infections in shellfish should remind people with certain pre-existing conditions of health risks associated with consuming raw shellfish, particularly during warm weathe...Vibriosis Outbreak Leads To Shut Down Of More Oyster Growing Areas
Washington State Department of Health has ordered closure of more oyster growing areas in the state following an outbreak of vibriosis related to eating raw oysters//. Most of the 86 reported cases in the state have occurred before the commercial closures of the oyster growing areas by the Dep...A warning against consumption of raw oyster
Nearly 50 Washington residents have taken ill after eating raw oysters from Puget Sound the Washington Department of Health has reported. The Health department has issued// a warning to consumers to completely avoid eating raw shellfish. Oysters that are properly cooked are safe for consumpt...Fox 11 News Anchor Christine Devine to Co-Host 2nd Annual "An Evening for Autism" Event
...any and The Beach Pit BBQ, The Cheesecake Factory, Maggiano's Little Italy, Taco's & Co., Harborside Restaurant and Newport Landing Restaurant and oyster Bar. In addition, the drink sponsors include Tommy Bahama Rum, Stone Brewery, La Paz Products, Hope Wine and Hansen's Sodas. Coffee, hot chocolate a...China Sky One Medical, Inc. Announces Record Third Quarter 2008 Results
...huang, a newly established pharmaceutical company that it acquired on September 5, 2008. Jin Chuang's products include Chinese health remedies such as oyster Shell Calcium tablets for the treatment of osteoporosis, and Naftoipidil Dispersible tablets for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. The ac...China Nepstar Chain Drugstore to Accept TransCard at Shenzhen Outlets
...r's shopping experience at Nepstar stores in Shenzhen, and has the potential to generate more sales for these outlets. The TransCard, similar to the oyster card used in London and Octopus card used in Hong Kong, is a rechargeable contactless stored value smart card used to transfer electronic payments in ...VaxGen Provides Updates and Encourages Stockholders to Vote In Favor of Proposed Merger With Raven
...eeting to our proxy solicitor, D.F. King & Co., Inc., or by voting in person at the Special Meeting to be held March 28, 2008 at VaxGen's offices, 349 oyster Point Blvd., South San Francisco, CA, 94010. About VaxGen VaxGen is a biopharmaceutical company based in South San Francisco, California. The comp...US Whizkids Create Eco-friendly Building Material from Mushroom
...y that, almost . The two have together created and already patented "Greensulate" formula, an organic, fire-retardant board made of water, flour, oyster mushroom spores and perlite, a mineral blend found in potting soil. They're hoping the invention will soon be part of the growing market for eco-frien...National Science Foundation grant expands UMCES oyster research
Cambridge, Md. (October 2, 2008) To help improve the success of oyster restoration efforts in the Chesapeake Bay, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science researcher Dr. Elizabeth North is leading a team of scientists in a new in-depth study to determine when oysters spawn and wher...Tropical crab invades Georgia oyster reefs -- but the long-term impact can't be predicted
A dime-sized tropical crab that has invaded coastal waters in the Southeast United States is having both positive and negative effects on oyster reefs, leaving researchers unable to predict what the creatures long-term impact will be. Unlike native crabs that eat baby oysters, mussels and fish,...Sequencing of the oyster mushroom genome
Professor of Microbiology at the Public University of Navarre, Antonio Gerardo Pisabarro de Lucas, is leading an international project to sequence the genome of the oyster mushroom. The project research team is composed of scientists from nineteen universities and research centres from Europe, Cana...UNH researcher restoring oyster reefs to Great Bay
In the past decade, the oyster population in New Hampshire's Great Bay estuary has plummeted by 90 percent, due to the 1995 arrival of the oyster disease MSX. The previous century saw a slower but equally devastating demise of oysters from exuberant overharvesting. "We have seen local extinction on...Global warming increases oyster sensitivity to pollution
Do you enjoy eating oysters on a hot sunny afternoon? Make the most of it ?it may not last forever. Research has shown that global warming increases the sensitivity of oysters to metal pollution, causing a deadly threat to populations in polluted areas. Dr. Gisela Lannig from the University of Nort...Advances in the characterisation of the oyster mushroom genes
The oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus), apart from reducing cholesterol and having anticancerogenic properties, is characterised for its capacity for breaking down cellulose. Finding out which genes are responsible for this activity ?the reason why the fungus is sometimes used as a decontaminati...Shellfish face an uncertain future in a high CO2 world
...sters, and the many species that depend on them, beyond a critical tipping point remains to be seen" said Miller. With numbers so critically lowthe oyster population in the Chesapeake Bay today stands at just 2 percent of what it was in colonial timesfuture losses could have dire consequences, both envir...Virginia Tech graduate student receives first Rachel Carson award for scientific excellence
...mes for the culture and propagation of endangered freshwater mussels. She successfully cultured the endangered northern riffleshell, spiny mussel, and oyster mussel. Mair received the award, named in honor of renowned ecologist Rachel Carson, author of the groundbreaking book Silent Spring, from U.S. Fi...UD research study to shed light on emerging seaborne pathogen
...s of dollars each year due to the contamination of oyster beds with V. parahaemolyticus during the summer months. Thus, providing oyster farmers with an agent to treat the oysters is an i...s likely to continue to expand," Boyd notes. An oyster filters its food from the seawater in which it liv...Human connection to our nation's fisheries comes alive through oral history project
...add interviews from other regions of the country and from U.S. territories such as the Pacific Islands. Interviews with net maker Charles Thompson and oyster shucker Janice Richards, both from Apalachicola, Fla., have recently been added to the collection. Project partners include MIT Sea Grant, Rutgers ...Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2008 Financial Results
...January 2009, Sunesis entered into an Agreement for Termination of Lease and Voluntary Surrender of Premises for its prior company headquarters at 341 oyster Point Boulevard in South San Francisco, CA. In consideration of the early termination of the existing lease agreement, Sunesis agreed to pay the lesso...China Sky One Medical, Inc. Obtains Production Rights for Nine New Drugs
...na, and have also been approved by the SFDA for production and sale. -- oyster Shell Calcium Granules and oyster Shell Calcium Tablets: for the treatment of calcifames and osteoporosis...China Sky One Medical, Inc. Starts Production at Newly Acquired Facility and Reaffirms Guidance
...on (SFDA) of the PRC for the treatment of colds, cardiovascular disease, and depression. Jin Chuang's products include Chinese health remedies such as oyster Shell Calcium Tablets for the treatment of osteoporosis, and Naftoipidil Dispersible Tablets for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. China ...U-M research: New plastic is strong as steel, transparent
...nd the clay nanosheets to create a piece of this material as thick as a piece of plastic wrap. Mother of pearl, the iridescent lining of mussel and oyster shells, is built layer-by-layer like this. It's one of the toughest natural mineral-based materials. The glue-like polymer used in this experiment...Speciation of Arsenic by LC-ICP-MS
...s and Technology (Gaothersburg, MD, USA). Trace Metals in Fish (HPS CRM-TMF Lot #123921), Trace Metals in Drinking Water (HPS CRM-TMDW Lot#222518) and oyster Tissue (HPS CRM-OT Lot #209510) were all obtained from High-Purity Standards (Charleston, SC, USA). The urine reference material (Seronorm Lot#No2525)...