If You're Worried About H1N1 And Pets, Well, You're Only Human Oct 24, 2009
Eat pork if you like, but worry more about trichinosis transmission and animal welfare than the flu. Despite the fact that one pig in Minnesota was diagnosed with H1N1 this week, there have been no reports of transmission between pigs and humans in the USA. (And in this instance, as was the case with a few pigs in Canada, the poor piggy got it from a human. (W-USA News, DC)
World's Top 10 Most Dangerous Foods Oct 7, 2009
The way my mother-in-law cooked you didn't have to worry about trichinosis, e. coli, or salmonella. Her food was not just well done, it was finished. (CBS News)
How Healthy is the Raw Food Diet? Sep 25, 2009
These diseases include E.coli poisoning, salmonella and trichinosis. Before following any type of raw food diet to lose weight, it s important to take precautions when eating meat and obtaining the vitamins necessary for a healthy body. (Suite101.com)
Fasting carries risk of overeating Sep 12, 2009
Some say avoiding pork helps stave off trichinosis, a parasitic disease ... Some say this helps stave off trichinosis, a parasitic disease that humans can get from eating undercooked or raw pork, Regenstein said ... However, there is some question about whether pigs in the Middle East would have had trichinosis ages ago when these traditions were developed, he said. (CNN)
Mozart may have died of strep complications Aug 19, 2009
It's known that his entire body was so swollen he couldn't turn over in bed; some say jealous rivals poisoned him, while others suggest scarlet fever, tuberculosis, or lethal trichinosis from undercooked pork. Now, new evidence points to an altogether different conclusion: Mozart may have died from kidney damage caused by a strep infection, possibly strep throat. (CNN -- Health)
What killed Mozart? Strep, study suggests Aug 19, 2009
Since the composer's death in 1791, there have been various theories about the cause of his untimely end, from intentional poisoning, to rheumatic fever, to trichinosis, a parasitic disease caused by eating raw or undercooked pork. A more than 200-year-old rumor suggests composer Antonio Salieri poisoned Mozart. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Strep Throat May Have Led to Mozart's Death Aug 19, 2009
The list of proposed natural causes is long, including rheumatic fever, an overdose of mercury salts used to treat syphilis, and trichinosis caused by eating improperly heated pork chops, said the new study's co-author, Dr. R.H.C. Zegers, an ophthalmologist at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Zegers, Steptoe and Andreas Welgl, from the University of Vienna, examined the records on deaths in Vienna during the month of Mozart's death as well deaths the month before and after. (MEDLINEplus)
Strep Throat Likely Killed Mozart Aug 19, 2009
By using that little bit of information, many have theorized about his cause of death -- from poison by the hand of a jealous pupil who was convinced Mozart was having an affair with his wife, to scarlet fever or trichinosis. But in a new article in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers in London, Vienna and Amsterdam are proposing that Mozart actually died from complications of a going around a nearby military hospital. (ABC News)
Ask Dr. Marie: Five FAQs About Swine FluMany doctors are getting the same questions from the public regarding swine flu. May 4, 2009
Even if pigs are infected somewhere in Mexico, (although other infectious illnesses, like trichinosis, can occasionally arise from poorly cooked pork). Related. (ABC News)
Why are we getting diseases from animals? Apr 30, 2009
People can acquire trichinosis by ingesting Trichinella-infected, undercooked meat such as bear, boar, or domestic pigs. Some dog and cat parasites can infect people. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
New pork CEO sees room to grow Feb 25, 2009
Trichinosis, Novak said, hasn't been an issue for pork for 50 years. Overcooking also makes the meat tough. (Midwest Bulls Eye, NE)
