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Gliclazide, sold under the brand name Diamicron among others, is a sulfonylurea type of anti-diabetic medication, used to treat type 2 diabetes. [7] It is used when dietary changes, exercise, and weight loss are not enough. [ 4 ]
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Before modern microbiology, foodbourne illness was not understood, and, from the mid 1800s to early-mid 1900s, was perceived as ptomaine poisoning, caused by a fundamental flaw in understanding how it worked. While the medical establishment ditched ptomaine theory by the 1930s, it remained in the public consciousness until the late 1960s and ...
Foodborne illness (also known as foodborne disease and food poisoning) [1] is any illness resulting from the contamination of food by pathogenic bacteria, viruses, or parasites, [2] as well as prions (the agents of mad cow disease), and toxins such as aflatoxins in peanuts, poisonous mushrooms, and various species of beans that have not been boiled for at least 10 minutes.
At least three members of a family have died, and three others have been hospitalized, after eating a traditional Christmas cake — months after the baker's husband died from food poisoning.
Bacteria like clostridium perfringens bacteria can produce spores, which grow and multiply rapidly in cooked food left to sit between 40 and 140 degrees Fahrenheit for longer than two hours, says ...
Limits for short-term exposure, such as STELs or CVs, are defined only if there is a particular acute toxicity associated with a substance. These limits are set by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), based on experimental data.
I had food poisoning last year, having been unlucky enough to eat a rogue quiche. The time before that was three years earlier. Both times I sat in front of the toilet for an hour before finally ...