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Feeding 'speeds surgery recovery'
(BBC 03/10/2009)
Cancer patients recover faster from gastrointestinal surgery if given liquid food directly into the intestine, a study suggests. The research, on 121 patients, was carried out by Cardiff University. Its authors said widespread adoption of the practice could potentially save the NHS millions of pounds. Oesophageal, stomach and pancreatic cancer patients usually fast, or are nil by mouth, for up to 10 days after gastrointestinal surgery.
Calorie information on menus call
(BBC 15/01/2009)
Cafes, pubs and restaurants have been urged to display nutritional information on menus. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said it was in talks with 50 of the biggest food chains about the move - with several already signed up. Officials are hoping calorie labelling will start in the summer. An FSA poll of 2,000 people found 85% were in favour of catering outlets displaying nutritional information.
Damning death verdicts called for
(BBC 09/01/2009)
A health watchdog should issue damning verdicts on 6 deaths of vulnerable NHS patients, a charity has said. The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman is due to rule on the cases highlighted by Mencap later this month. They include Martin Ryan, 43, who spent 26 days without food, after NHS staff didn't fit a feeding tube. Mr Ryan had suffered a stroke which made it difficult for him to swallow.
Taking vitamins 'fails to lower risk of getting cancer'
(Daily Mail 31/12/2008)
Taking vitamin supplements for years fails to lower your overall risk of suffering cancer, according to a new study.
Beef and milk 'safe to consume'
(BBC 09/12/2008)
Irish pork was taken off the shelves after reports of feed contamination. However, Northern Ireland pork production has resumed. On Tuesday it emerged 53 cattle herds had consumed the contaminated feed. The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) said because of the differences in the digestive system of cows and pigs, the risk of contamination in beef was much lower than pork.
Dioxins found in Irish cattle
(BBC 09/12/2008)
Three cattle herds in the Republic have tested positive for dioxins, but the Irish government says the levels do not pose a public health concern. Nine of the herds are in Northern Ireland, and the Food Standards Agency said the farms were under restriction, so none of animals would be processed. The FSA said the beef on sale in Northern Ireland "was entirely safe".
Irish pork contamination probed
(BBC 08/12/2008)
Police are called in to investigate how pork in the Irish Republic came to be contaminated with potentially harmful dioxins.
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HK: 'More Chinese eggs tainted'
(BBC 03/12/2008)
Hong Kong's Centre for Food Safety finds more eggs from China tainted with the industrial chemical melamine.
Charity Says 900 Million Starving
(World health - EU Monitor 16/10/2008)
A report by Oxfam says spiralling inflation in the cost of basic foods, such as rice and cereals, have pushed an extra 119 million people into hunger this year. A separate study by CARE International said 17 million people were facing starvation in the Horn of Africa alone. The reports are timed to coincide with United Nation's International World Food Day.
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