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2nd lead poisoning case hits China, 1,300 sick (AP)

2nd lead poisoning case hits China, 1,300 sick

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- China detained two factory officials after 1,300 children were poisoned by pollution from a manganese processing plant, state media said Thursday, days after emissions from a lead smelter in another ...


Advance in detecting melamine-adulterated food

Advance in detecting melamine-adulterated food

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created May 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers in Indiana are reporting an advance toward faster, more sensitive tests for detecting melamine, the substance that killed at least 6 children and sickened 300,000 children in China who drank milk ...


Newly improved reference material targets infant formula analysis

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chemists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have issued a new certified reference material—a standardized sample backed by NIST—for determining the concentrations of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients ...


New research reveals mothers need infant feeding information

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A systematic literature review of mothers' experiences with bottle-feeding found that while mothers recognize the benefits of breastfeeding, those who bottle-feed with infant formula do not receive adequate information and ...


New infant formula safety advice could prevent infant suffering

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Wheat-based infant follow-on formulas are better reconstituted with fruit juice and should be stored in the fridge at 4°C to prevent growth of meningitis bacteria, according to recent research.