Archive for the 'Health Topics in the News' Category

Pet Food Recall

Friday, May 18th, 2007

It has been just over two months since the FDA first learned of pet foods that were manufactured in the United States being linked deaths in both dogs and cats. During this time, the FDA has received over 10,000 complaints from consumers who believe their pets may have been affected by tainted pet food. […]

Raw Milk Debate

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

There has been much debate recently on the benefits/drawbacks of pasteurized versus raw milk. In Ohio, it is illegal to sell unpasteurized milk to stores and consumers, though dairy farm families may drink raw milk from their own herds. In September, the Ohio Department of Agriculture revoked the license of a 100-cow dairy […]

What’s Your Beef?

Monday, September 12th, 2005

Much has been in the news in the past 30 days about Mad Cow Disease, a/k/a BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy), with the confirmation of the first positive finding in an indigenous cow in the United States. As you may remember, in December 2003, a cow, which was of Canadian birth, was found to be […]