National Family Dinner Night is a fundraiser (Burlington Post)

Gather family and friends around the table for a special night next month. The fourth annual M&M Meat Shops National Family Dinner Night is slated for Thursday, Sept. 18.

Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 29, 2008 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

(HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

What next?

What next? Acid reflux, it would seem. At least, that’s my not-so-educated guess, after reading around on various medical sites. I had it for the first couple of months after my DS, took prescription meds for it (Aciphex), and then it went away. Forever, I thought. This past Tuesday, it’s returned.

Non-O157H7 Shig-Toxin E. coli liked to 73 illneses, 50 hospitalizations, likely 6 children still on dialysis and 1 death

Non-O157H7 Shig-Toxin E. coli liked to 73 illneses, 50 hospitalizations, likely 6 children still on dialysis and 1 death Posted on August 29, 2008 by Food Poisoning Attorney According to Kim Archer of the Tulsa World, Oklahoma state health officials have determined that a relatively rare and virulent form of E. coli infected dozens of patrons of Country Cottage, killing one and sickening more than 73 people. More than 50 of those who fell ill were hospitalized. Five children remain in the

Q&A: Clostridium difficile (Times Online)

What is Clostridium difficile and why is it so dangerous? The large intestine of the average person contains as many as 1,500 types of bacteria, one of which is C. diff . It is of the family Clostridium, which includes the bacterium that cause tetanus, botulism and gas gangrene.