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Today’s medical discoveries that point to future therapy.

New developments for:  

Nanoparticle Antibacterials, Radical Prostatectomy, Preventing Abdominal Aortic, Aneurysms, Glioblastoma, Nanorobots

All this on  Medicine of the Future.

Bacteria are getting smarter and more resistant to all known antibiotics, and many of them resist treatment by hiding in cells where antibiotics cannot penetrate.  Swiss bioengineers have developed bacterial-toxic cerium oxide nanoparticles that do get inside cells and their components.  They successfully tested these nanoparticles against MRSA, the highly resistant version of staph aureus. 

Physiologists and urologists at New York’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine discovered a small interfering RNA molecule that promotes nerve regeneration when packaged in gel nanoparticles and sprayed on tissues.  The researchers successfully tested this siRNA-gel compound in a mouse model with damaged erectile nerves by applying the agent immediately following nerve damage.  This therapy may not only prevent the devastating downside to radical prostatectomy but may also help recovery of spinal cord injury victims.

Abdominal aortic aneurysms that grow progressively and burst in a deadly, bloody tsunami cannot be stopped with current therapy.  Now University of Michigan surgeons identify a gene that is turned on in those suffering from these potentially fatal aneurysms.  They successfully stopped the formation and progression of abdominal aortic aneurysms in  afflicted mice by blocking this gene’s function.  Hopefully, this same genetic engineering will work in humans.

The brain glioblastoma that killed Senators Ted Kennedy and John McCain is the most aggressive from of brain cancer and fewer than 7% survive.  University of Minnesota neurosurgeons, analyzing those few lucky patients to discover their body’s survival secrets, find that their immune cells resisted recruitment and shut down by their tumors.  This process is mediated by a protein PI3K.  The investigators went further and now show that drugs targeting PI3K prolong survival in an animal brain cancer model. Hopefully such drugs or gene therapy to block PI3K production will work in humans.

These and other cutting edge solutions are coming to your doctor’s office and our hospitals…….some day soon!

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2021/NR/D0NR08285F#!divAbstract

https://insight.jci.org/articles/view/138484

https://rupress.org/jem/article-abstract/218/6/e20201839/211922/Inhibition-of-macrophage-histone-demethylase-JMJD3?redirectedFrom=fulltext

https://www.pnas.org/content/118/16/e2009290118

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The FDA and Shearer’s Foods LLC have recalled Raley’s Salt & Vinegar Flavored Potato Chips.  This product contains undeclared milk.  Those with a milk allergy may develop a severe or life-threatening allergic reaction upon ingesting this product.  Do not consume these potato chips but return them to the place of purchase for a refund.  To obtain more information, reach Shearer’s Foods at 1-800-428-6843.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/shearers-foods-llc-issues-allergy-alert-undeclared-milk-raleys-salt-vinegar-flavored-potato-chips

#potatochips #raleys #milk

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The FDA and Creative Foods Inc. now recall Bueno Coffee Substitute Creamy Hazelnut and Bueno Coffee Substitute Pecan Praline.  Both products may contain undeclared peanut, hazelnut, and/or barley (gluten).  Those with nut allergies may experience severe or lift-threatening allergic reactions after ingesting this product.  Those with gluten intolerance or celiac disease may develop a severe gastrointestinal reaction.  Those with such allergies should not consume this product but rather return it to the place of purchase for a refund.  For more information, call Bueno Coffee at 1-541-788-2836.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/creative-foods-inc-issues-allergy-alert-undeclared-hazelnut-peanut-and-barley-gluten-two-coffee

#coffee #bueno #Peanut #hazelnut #gluten #celiac

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The FDA and Sanit Technologies are recalling Durisan Antimicrobial Hand Sanitizer, Non-Alcohol.  This product is contaminated with the bacterium Burkholderia contaminans.  Exposure to this product could cause an infection in a person with a hand wound or scrapes.  The bacteria could enter the bloodstream in patients with compromised immune systems and cause sepsis.  Don’t use this product and contact Durisan at 941-351-9114 to arrange for a refund.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/durisan-announces-voluntary-recall-expansion-its-antimicrobial-hand-sanitizer

#sanitizer #durisan #bacterium #sepsis

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/-2KhPu786jU

The FDA and Lake Champlain Chocolates are recalling the Mr. Goodtime Chocolate Bunny with a best by date of 11/20/2021.  This product contains undeclared almonds.  Those with almond allergies could develop a severe or life threatening allergic reaction after ingesting this candy.  The bunny was sold in: CA, CT, MA, NH, NY, RI, TX, VT, and VA.   If you purchased this product and have a known nut allergy, don’t consume the chocolate.  Contact Lake Champlain Chocolates at 1-800-465-5909 to request a replacement.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/lake-champlain-chocolates-voluntarily-recalls-mr-goodtime-bunny-best-date-11202021-undeclared

#chocolate #bunny #almonds #allergy #recall

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/SpN-R2CjHr0

The FDA and Blount Fine Foods are recalling Panera at Home Lobster Bisque.  This soup contains an undeclared egg allergen.  This product is only sold in supermarket refrigerated cases and not at Panera  Bread restaurants.  If you have this soup at home, don’t consume it.  Call Blount Fine Foods at 1-866-674-4519 for additional information.    

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/blount-fine-foods-voluntarily-recalls-limited-amount-single-lot-lobster-bisque-due-possible

#lobsterbisque #soup #Panera #egg #recall

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The FDA and Trader Joes now recall Trader Joe’s Restaurant Style White Corn Tortilla Chips.  This product contains undisclosed milk making it dangerous for those with a milk allergy to ingest it.  The product was sold in the following states:  AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, DC, DE, ID, KS, LA, MD, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA.  If you bought these chips, return them to any Trader Joe’s store for a refund. For more information, contact Snak King Corporation at 1-626-363-7711.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/snak-king-corporation-issues-allergy-alert-undeclared-milk-allergen-trader-joes-restaurant-style

#chips #milk #traderjoes #recall

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/b6VW--bGwuM

The FDA and Torn and Glasser now recall Torn & Glasser Dark Chocolate Expresso Beans.  This product is mislabeled and actually contains dark chocolate walnuts.  Those with a walnut allergy could develop a severe or life-threatening reaction to ingesting this candy.  The candy was sold by the Kroger conglomerate and variously branded as Kroger, Arlan’s, Fred Meyer, Smiths, Food For Less. Fry’s Food Stores, Ralphs, Dillons, Roundy’s Chicago, and Roundy’s Mariano’s.  This product was sold in Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.  Destroy the product and/or return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with questions may contact the company at (213) 627-6496.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/urgent-torn-glasser-recalls-dark-chocolate-espresso-beans-because-undeclared-walnut-allergen

#walnuts #expressobeans #chocolate #kroger #recall

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/xGpKIwbEL6o

The CPSC and Battat recall B. Toys Firefly Frank Infant Teethers. Small plastic wings may detach from the teether’s body and create a choking hazard for young children.  About 61,000 of these teethers were sold at Target and online at target.com, and about 210 were sold in Canada.  Take these teethers away from your infant and toddlers and return them to any Target store for a refund.  If you require additional information, call Battat at 844-963-2479.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Battat-Recalls-Infant-Teethers-Due-to-Choking-Hazard-Sold-Exclusively-at-Target

#teether #battat #foreignbody #choking #recall

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/SnBiPfdfCrU

The CPSC and Audio-Technica are recalling the Audio-Technica Wireless Headphone Charging Case Model ATH-CK3TW.  These portable charging cases may overheat and create burn and fire hazards.  About 7,450 units have been sold at American Musical Supply, Inmotion Entertainment Group, Micro Electronics, and Music and Arts Center stores as well as at other retailers nationwide and online at Amazon.com and audio-technica.com.  Immediately stop using these charging cases and contact Audio-Technica at 1-800-518-2520 for instructions on returning the product for a free replacement charging case.  Here’s how it works: Audio-Technica will send you a prepaid return shipping label.  Once you return the case, the company will send you the replacement. 

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Audio-Technica-Recalls-Charging-Cases-Sold-with-Wireless-Headphones-Due-to-Fire-Hazard

#chargingcase #audiotechnica #overheat #burn #recall