Publication date: Available online 29 October 2019Source: American Journal of OtolaryngologyAuthor(s): Danny Jandali, Sarah Shearer, Richard Byrne, Peter Papagiannopoulos, Bobby A. Tajudeen, Pete S. BatraAbstractIntroductionMultiple options exist for sellar reconstruction after endoscopic transnasal, transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) including free mucosa, fat, bone and synthetic materials. The objective of this study was to assess healing and mucosalization of the sellar face following TSS without formal...
Publication date: Available online 29 October 2019Source: American Journal of OtolaryngologyAuthor(s): Belgin Tutar, Sevgi Atar, Güler Berkiten, Onur Üstün, Tolgar Lütfi Kumral, Yavuz UyarAbstractObjectivesChronic Subjective Tinnitus is a very highly prevalent disorder worldwide. There is no definitive treatment. The aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) applied to the auricula for treating tinnitus using the Depression Anxiety Stress...
Publication date: Available online 28 October 2019Source: American Journal of OtolaryngologyAuthor(s): David Strum, Sunny Kim, Timothy Shim, Ashkan Monfared
Publication date: Available online 25 October 2019Source: American Journal of OtolaryngologyAuthor(s): K.K. Bommakanti, W.J. Moss, R.A. Weisman, P.A. WeissbrodAbstractObjectivesThe objective of this study is to analyze and report the institution's experience using the Enseal bipolar tissue sealing device to perform endoscopic Zenker's diverticulotomy. Safety and early functional outcomes are presented as primary endpoints of the study.Materials & methodsThis is a retrospective study of consecutive...
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A record-high level of food incidents and recalls have been recorded in Australia, according to the annual report of Food Standards Australia New Zealand. The food safety team at Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) coordinated 106 incidents and recalls from July 2018 to June 2019, which was the highest number of recalls in a 12 month period. This compares to 81 recalls in the same period from 2017 to 2018 and 61 from 2016 to 2017. Most recalls due to undeclared allergens A total of 37...
Traverse City, MI-based North Bay Produce Monday recalled 2,297 cases and two bulk bins of fresh apples due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Recalled varieties include McIntosh, Honeycrisp, Jonathan, Fuji, Jonamac and Red Delicious apples. They were being sold in eight states. Recalled apples were sold in plastic bags under the brands; Great Lakes, North Bay Produce Pure Michigan as well as unbranded in clear plastic tote bags, white paper tote bags, and individually...
Lloyd’s Register Foundation has identified three areas of focus for its future efforts and investment. A foresight review revealed a roadmap for food safety which focuses on funding and research for education and training, traceability and the ocean of food. It follows months of research in which more than 100 global industry experts were interviewed during a series of advisory workshops. They included food safety specialists from food brands such as Mars, Danone, and Barilla, academics from universities,...
OSI Industries, LLC, in Fort Atkinson, WS has recalled approximately 4,218 pounds of ready-to-eat beef patty products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically metal, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The frozen, ready-to-eat beef patty items were produced on August 10, 2019. The products subject to recall are: 38-lb. bulk lined boxes of frozen, ready-to-eat “CHAR-BROILED BEEF PATTIES (CARAMEL COLOR ADDED)” with...
Fooda, a brokered food stand at 605 5th Avenue in Seattle was shut down on Oct 25 by King County Public Health. It was closed down for the following food safety violations: following food safety violations: Foods at unsafe temperatures Inadequate food holding equipment Lack of handwashing and handwashing facilities The establishment may be reopened once the inspector confirms that these issues have been resolved. A brokered food stand is a third party entity that partners with local restaurants...
Truth be told, nobody in the upper midwest cares much about white-tailed deer. There are just too many of them. They munch on gardens during the summer and become road carnage during the winter. Okay, deer have their fans too. But thousands of deer kills are scrapped off country roads and state highways with seemingly no impact on the numbers. But ring-necked pheasants are another story entirely. Pheasant season in South Dakota is big money. Almost 120,000 residents and non-resident hunters participate,...
A funny thing happened to R-CALF, the scrappy organization of mostly western cattlemen. It sued USDA on Oct. 4 over a factsheet about the electronic identification of cattle and bison found on the department’s website. Then USDA just removed it. The “Animal Disease Traceability” factsheet just disappeared from USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) site on the world wide web. R-CALF does not want the federal government requiring cattlemen to use new technologies like radio frequency...
As part of its enforcements, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are not issued until a company has been given months to years to correct problems. Pollman’s Bake Shops Inc. — Mobile, ALOwners Rose B. and Fred J. Pollman III In an Oct. 9 warning letter, the FDA used more...
Records kept by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show 2019 is winding down with fewer multistate outbreaks of foodborne disease than last year. Of course, two months remain before 2019 will be over. The food safety detectives in Atlanta have investigated 14 outbreaks in 2019, compared with 24 during 2018. And CDC has already declared 11 of those 14 as being, in all likelihood, over. It continues to call the public’s attention to the three 2019 outbreaks that are remaining....
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A record-high level of food incidents and recalls have been recorded in Australia, according to the annual report of Food Standards Australia New Zealand. The food safety team at Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) coordinated 106 incidents and recalls from July 2018 to June 2019, which was the highest number of recalls in a 12 month period. This compares to 81 recalls in the same period from 2017 to 2018 and 61 from 2016 to 2017. Most recalls due to undeclared allergens A total of 37...
Traverse City, MI-based North Bay Produce Monday recalled 2,297 cases and two bulk bins of fresh apples due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Recalled varieties include McIntosh, Honeycrisp, Jonathan, Fuji, Jonamac and Red Delicious apples. They were being sold in eight states. Recalled apples were sold in plastic bags under the brands; Great Lakes, North Bay Produce Pure Michigan as well as unbranded in clear plastic tote bags, white paper tote bags, and individually...
OSI Industries, LLC, in Fort Atkinson, WS has recalled approximately 4,218 pounds of ready-to-eat beef patty products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically metal, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The frozen, ready-to-eat beef patty items were produced on August 10, 2019. The products subject to recall are: 38-lb. bulk lined boxes of frozen, ready-to-eat “CHAR-BROILED BEEF PATTIES (CARAMEL COLOR ADDED)” with...
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