The Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that a sample of cookie dough taken from Nestle’s Danville, Virginia plant has yielded positive test results for E. coli. Since March the FDA and CDC have been trying to find the source of the most recent E. coli outbreak which has affected 69 people in 29 states. “We are very concerned about those who have become ill … and deeply regret that this has occurred,” the company said in a statement. Nestle recalled products can be returned to your local grocer for a full refund.
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Dr. Steven Chang, the author of DailyDose, is a staff physician with Kosmix RightHealth. Dr. Chang practices Family Medicine at the University of California Davis Medical Center, where his medical interests include both pediatric and geriatric care, public health, gay and lesbian health, and sleep medicine. Dr. Chang trained at the Stanford University affiliated O'Connor Hospital, and was a research fellow at the National Institute of Health. He holds an M.D. from McGill University and a BA in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.
June 30th, 2009 at 5:48 am
Thank you so much for this ‘Daily Dose’ I happened to have one of these products in my freezer! So, grateful for this information – preventative medicene is the best medicene!!
Thanks again!
June 30th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
I have my appendix removed in 2002 and the whole time I was in the hospital, they tested my blood sugar before and after each meal. The results were in normal range! The day I was to be released to go home, the doctor came in and asked me, “Who told you that you were diabetic, because as far as I can tell, you’re not diabetic!”. This surprised me because when I’m at home, my blood sugar’s are anywhere from 200+ – 400+ and no matter what I do, I can not get them below 200. Since I was diagnosed with diabetes, I have developed a multitude of other ailments, diseases, and syndromes. Too many to list here.
I guess what I’m asking is:
“How did they keep my blood sugars in the normal range the whole time I was in the hospital and why can’t I keep it within that range at home?”
I’ve asked the hospital but no one will give me a straight answer. They just give me the run-around.(handle me) If anyone can help me find out how they did it without any medication(because I don’t take any medications anyways), I would greatly appreciate it!
Thank you for your time and have an awesome day!
Sincerely,
Melissa
July 5th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
Whoa, the E.Coli thing is totally gross,
Melissa, probably when you were in the hospital you were on a “diabetic diet” that’s what they give to diabetics in the hospitals, also, if you had your appendix removed perhaps you were on bowel rests for a while, while at home you eat like you would normally do but if you sugars are persistently high and you avoid high sugars food perhaps you need your medications to be reassessed, you should check your blood sugars are specific times, in the morning after 6-8 hours of fasting, and two hours post-prandial (after meals), always take your medications at the time time every day and be aggressive with your sugar control, remember to get a HBA1C every 3 months, check your feet on a regular basis, get your eyes checked every year and monitor your blood pressure agressively (like multiple times a week check it), stay health.