Adolescents and young adults with chronic kidney disease face a number of complications from their chronic kidney disease failure including alterations in calcium and phosphate balance and renal osteodystrophy (softening of the bones, weak bones and bone pain), anemia (low blood count and lack of energy), hypertension (high blood pressure) as well as other complications.
Safe Food at the House of Lords
I had dinner tonight with Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior and a dozen others, including my 14 year old daughter Olivia, in one of the House of Lords dining chambers. The whole place reminded me a bit of Hogwarts out of Harry Potter. The food below was adequate, not fancy, but likely safe, as most
I Put a Number of My Favorite Food “Gross-Out” Stories Over at www.foodpoisonblog.com
Over the years we have heard of too many food "gross-out" stories to recall them all. Honestly, we have taken on none of them as clients. I posted several of my favorites over at www.foodpoisonblog.com. However, this one is by far my favorite (click below to download):
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In the Footsteps of John Snow, MD
Off to London Sunday and plan to revisit the site of what many consider to be the birth of Epidemiology – SOHO, the Broad Street Pump and the works of Dr. John Snow, who in 1854 determined that the cholera outbreak sweeping the area was related to the water coming from the Broad Street Pump.
William D. Marler, Esquire – Speech Before the House of Lords dinner – How one Peanut Company caused $1.5 Billion in Losses
The recall of Salmonella-tainted peanuts and peanut products processed and produced by the Peanut Corporation of America has caused one of the largest food recalls in US history; almost 4000 products made by hundreds of companies have been withdrawn, and the number is still growing. The 700 culture-confirmed cases of Salmonella indicate a much higher
The Community Summary Report on Food-Borne Outbreaks in The European Union in 2007
I am heading to London Sunday for a series of lectures on food safety and just in time the EU put out its report on foodborne diseases for 2007. Full report – Here.
In total, 5,609 food-borne outbreaks were reported by MSs in 2007 that is a slight decrease of 2.2% compared to 2006. Together
Obama Eating A Burger – A “Teachable Moment” in Food Safety
So, what is the big deal? President Obama ordered a medium-well burger for himself and the VP, and ordered medium burgers for the press – in a restaurant with a spotty food safety record that does not use, or may not even have, a thermometer. Forgoing the phrase “teachable moment” for a bit, I would
I Thought Obama Liked the Press? So, Why Did He Order Their Burgers Not Cooked?
OK, I promise to stop blogging about the "obamaburger heard around the world." So, why did Obama order his and Joe’s burgers medium well (arguably cooked) and ordered the press’s medium (clearly undercooked)? Also, can anyone find a thermometer?
Ray’s Hell Burger, a.k.a. Butcher Burger, 1713 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA, Home of the now Eaten “Obama Burger” had Critical Food Safety Violations
Being that I can nearly see Alaska from my Hotel Room here in Canada, a loud “shout out” to Stephen Leary and the folks at Barf Blog for checking into the food safety record of Ray’s Hell Burger, a.k.a. Butcher Burger, 1713 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA – AFTER the President ate there. Ya really have
American Food Safety Advocate and Attorney William Marler to Address Conference of Canadian Health Inspectors
I am working on revising my keynote address to the 75th annual gathering of the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors in the morning. Below is the PowerPoint. The embedded videos (and others) can be found HERE
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People ask me why I do these speeches (for free) to governments in the US, Canada, China