With winter looming over us, most health magazines and sites have penned down numerous articles on staying healthy this season. Now, a study by Department of Health professionals has revealed that the number of people visiting the web for tips to stay fit this winter has apparently witnessed a record high.
The NHS Choices website seemed to be the most frequented page between October and the end of December with almost a 53% rise in the visits as compared to the same phase last fall. This figure was achieved in spite of the low cases of flu in 2011. This accounted for almost 368,000 visits each day, as compared to 235,000 visits in a day observed in 2010.
During Christmas, speculations about the Norovirus led to a surge in the number of people opening pages linked to the winter vomiting bug by 162%, relative to the same time the previous year. Cumulatively, there were apparently 116,085 Read the rest of this story >>
No need for infant formula recall, Cronobacter infection not related: CDC
January 2nd, 2012
Not many of us are aware of an infection caused by a species of bacteria called Cronobacter that have recently infected infants of four states namely Oklahoma, Florida, Missouri and Illinois. Probing into this disease, professionals from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have put forth some important findings related to the Cronobacter infection acquired by babies in the aforesaid states.
After a process of DNA fingerprinting, the scientists found that the Cronobacter infection observed in all 4 states were not related in any manner as the bacteria varied genetically across different regions. The team also came across the bacteria in an open vessel of infant formula, an open nursery water bottle and another utensil containing prepared infant formula.
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