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PubMed Articles
Assessment of GE food safety using '-omics' techniques and long-term animal feeding studies.
Despite the fact that a thorough, lengthy and costly evaluation of genetically engineered (GE) crop plants (including compositional analysis and toxicological tests) is imposed before marketing some E...
The fabrication of effective surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates has been the subject of intensive research because of their useful applications. In this paper, dendritic gold (Au) rod...
We observed that IgM monoclonal antibodies and aggregates in mammalian cell culture supernatants were associated nonspecifically with nucleosomes, DNA, and histone proteins derived from nuclei of host...
The relationship between membrane damage, leakage of intracellular compounds, and inactivation of Escherichia coli treated by pressurized CO2 was investigated by assessing the inactivation, bacterial...
A direct chiral LC-UV method was optimized for the determination of salbutamol (SAL) β2 -agonist in environmental water. Two commercially available columns were evaluated: teicoplanin Chirobiotic-Tâ„...
Judith Husband: 'It's surprising what we can actually live without, other than air, water and food'
Judith Husband speaks to the BDJ about current challenges facing dentistry, the new BDA PEC and her love of social media site Twitter. The only catch is she has accepted the challenge issued by interv...
OBJECTIVE: We examined associations between access to food venues (farmers' markets and supermarkets), shopping patterns, fruit and vegetable consumption and health indicators among women of reproduct...
Characterizing lunch meals served and consumed by pre-school children in Head Start.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the variability of food portions served and consumed by African-American and Hispanic-American pre-school children attending Head Start. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. SETTING: Food co...
OBJECTIVE: Snacking has been related to increased prevalence of overweight among school-age children in cross-sectional studies. It is uncertain, however, whether snacking influences the development o...
BACKGROUND: Food habits, nutrient needs and intakes differ between males and females, although few nutritional studies on patients with coeliac disease (CD) have reported results stratified by gender....
News Articles
Trade and innovation are crucial for future global food security
LetterIn our globalizing world, the geographical locations of food production and consumption are becoming increasingly disconnected, which increases reliance on external resources and their trade. We...
A new study published online in the Journal of Public Health has found that of young people who visited fast food or chain restaurants in the U.S. in 2010, girls and youth who were obese were more lik...
New U.S. fears emerge over tainted compounded steroids
(Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has received seven reports of illnesses in patients who took steroid injections compounded by a pharmacy in Tennessee.
People think they're eating less than they are, survey finds
People may realize that fast food isn’t health food, but they don’t realize just how fattening it really is, researchers report. They surveyed people eating at 10 burger, chicken, sandwich...
FDA warns of potentially tainted compounded steroids
(Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has received seven reports of illnesses in patients who took steroid injections compounded by a pharmacy in Tennessee.
UPDATE 2-U.S. FDA warns of potentially tainted compounded steroids
May 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has received seven reports of illnesses in patients who took steroid injections compounded by a pharmacy in Tennessee.
UPDATE 1-U.S. FDA warns of potentially tainted compounded steroids
May 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has received seven reports of negative reactions by patients who took steroid injections compounded by a pharmacy in Tennesse...
Kids With Food Allergies Announces Disaster Support for Families and Communities
Volunteer Emergency Readiness Committee to Serve People with Asthma and Food Allergies Who are at Higher Risk when Disasters Strike Doylestown, Pa. (PRWEB) May 24, 2013 Kids With Food Allergies (KFA)...
We're lousy at estimating fast-food calories
Think you know how many calories were in that fast-food meal you gobbled down at lunch yesterday?Think again. Most of us underestimate — often significantly — the calorie content of the burgers, s...
FDA panel backs Merck insomnia drug, but cites safety concerns
The US Food and Drug Administration’s Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee has recommended Merck’s insomnia drug suvorexant when given in low dosages, [...]
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Companies
Deplin is a prescription medical food for the dietary management of suboptimal L-methylfolate levels in patients with depression. Up to 70 percent of people who suffer from depression may have a spec...
Biosilo believes in great life experiences with delicious snacks. We solve problems by designing epic snacks for exciting people. Biosilo is building a portfolio of new food and b...
WIL Research Company, Inc. is a privately held global Contract Research Organization that provides product safety toxicological research, bioanalytical, and formulation services t...
Physician Therapeutics is a division of Targeted Medical Pharma, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops and sells prescription medical foods to physi...
Acsis is a leading solutions provider of products and services for supply chain optimization, visibility and traceability. The Acsis VisiTrak Suite provides software solutions tha...
Spaulding Clinical (www.spauldingclinical.com) is a Phase 1 Clinical Pharmacology Research Unit and Electrocardiography Core Lab located in West Bend, Wisconsin offering a full ra...
ShopWell Solutions, Inc. operates shopwell.com, a free, food information and personalized nutrition website that helps consumers make thoughtful choices about the groceries they b...
Cub FOODS provides consumers with the freshest produce, widest selection and greatest value available today. In addition to innovative natural, ethnic and certified organic food s...
QAD is a leading provider of enterprise applications for global manufacturing companies specializing in automotive, consumer products, electronics, food and beverage, industrial a...
Clinical Trials
The Role of Endocannabinoids in Insulin Production and Action
Background: - The endocannabinoid system is involved in different body functions and processes. It helps regulate appetite and mood, and sends signals to the nervous system. It may also b...
Study of the Safety and Immunogenicity of a Novel H5N1 Influenza Vaccine in Healthy Adults Age 18-49
The purpose of this study is to test an investigational vaccine known as "VAX161C." An "investigational" vaccine is one that is not licensed for commercial use in the by the United States...
Relative Bioavailability of Oral Suspension of Rivaroxaban Compared to Standard Tablet
Rivaroxaban is a substance developed for use in the treatment of blood coagulation disorders. Thrombosis (blood clots) can occur as a result of excessive coagulation activity in the blood...
Research questions: What effect does provision of food vouchers have on uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision? What is the amount of food voucher that should be given? Hypothesi...
A Research Study Examining the Use of Olanzapine for the Prevention of Migraine
Olanzapine (o-lan-zah-peen) is a medication that has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of patients with schizophrenia and/ or bipolar disorder. The...
Dietary Compensation With Substitution of Meat Products With White Button Mushrooms.
Unfortunately, current methods of achieving weight control are disappointing. There is also a great deal of public confusion over what constitutes an appropriate diet for weight control;...
The purpose of this study is to determine if a drug called topiramate is safe and effective as an add-on therapy in the treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Topiramate is an...
Julius Schachter, PhD, from the Department of Laboratory Medicine at UCSF, and Jeffrey Klausner, MD, from the Department of Public Health, are conducting a study to evaluate a type of test...
The subjects in this trial have been diagnosed as having a pre-cancerous disease of the breast called ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). This condition is associated with the development of...
Oral Androgens in Man-3 (ORAL T-3) Pharmacokinetics of Oral Testosterone
The purpose of this study is to test the how the body absorbs and processes new forms of oral testosterone. Information gained during the study may help develop better forms of testosteron...
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Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Setaria Plant
A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The small pointed seeds are grown for hay in North America and western Europe and important as food in China and other Asian countries.
Vicia Sativa
A plant species of the genus VICIA, family FABACEAE. The seed is used for food and contains THIOCYANATES such as prunasin, cyanoalanine, cyanogen, and vicine.
Euphausiacea
An order of pelagic, shrimplike CRUSTACEA. Many consume ZOOPLANKTON and a few are predacious. Many antarctic species, such as Euphuasia superba, constitute the chief food of other animals.
Anostraca
An order of CRUSTACEA comprised of shrimp-like organisms containing body trunks with at least 20 segments. The are commonly used as aquarium food.
Copepoda
A huge subclass of mostly marine CRUSTACEA, containing over 14,000 species. The 10 orders comprise both planktonic and benthic organisms, and include both free-living and parasitic forms. Planktonic copepods form the principle link between PHYTOPLANKTON and the higher trophic levels of the marine food chains.
