H7N9 Flu Found in Tyson Breeder Hens

The reasons to buy organic grow by the day. Case in point, 15,000 breeder hens being raised for Tyson Foods Inc., by a contracted grower in Lincoln County, Tennessee, were destroyed after tests showed the presence of a strain of avian influenza called H7N9 — a cousin of the far more devastating H5N1.
“Although we are [...]

Is “Swine Flu” Linked To Pigs?

It wasn’t me!

To answer that question the United Nations’ food agency is sending its animal health experts to Mexico to check if the new strain of flu virus, popularized as swine flu, is in reality directly linked to pigs.
“At present, transmission seems to be occurring solely from humans to humans,” said the Food and Agriculture [...]

Yogurt Can Help Guard Against Swine Flu

Since studies have shown that those with higher vitamin D blood levels are less likely to contract avian influenza, higher concentrations of vitamin D in the blood may also help to guard against swine flu.
Even though milk is fortified with vitamin D, dairy products made from milk such as cheese, yogurt, and ice cream are [...]