April 2010

Hawaii Health officials said today that Peppa’s Korean BBQ on South King Street in Honolulu agreed to remain closed until it completes corrective actions that meet department requirements. In the meantime, extensive sanitation measures are being taken.  The department is continuing to investigate seven cases of E. coli O157:H7 infections that broke out over a

Reactive Arthritis refers to a group of arthritic diseases that includes a subset formally know as “Reiter’s Syndrome” The old term Reiter’s syndrome has fallen into disfavor. In recent medical literature Reiter’s Syndrome is simply referred to as Reactive Arthritis which may or may not be accompanied by extraintestinal manifestations. Reactive Arthritis is the name