Monday, October 21, 2013

Buying breast milk online? It may be contaminated

A new market thanks to the internet is now becoming more popular than ever. Buy/selling breast milk online, women her produce to much and also women in need of it have more opportunities than ever. A first of this kind study although has revealed that there are harmful levels of bacteria and contamination in many of the milk sold online. Researches found that 3/4 or 75% of the milk bought online had harmful levels of bacteria growth. These results are due to poor hygiene by of the person during milk collection, use of unclean containers or pumps and unsafe shipping methods.  It is normal for milk to contain some amounts of bacteria but from this study they discovered unhealthy and potentially harmful amounts. 

  •  72% had any detectable gram-negative bacteria, which are associated with bloodstream infections, wound or surgical site infections, meningitis and fecal contamination, 
  • 63% tested positive for staphylococcus, 
  • 36% tested positive for streptococcus,
  •  3% were contaminated with salmonella
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/10/21/breast-milk-bacteria/3002973/


Monday, October 14, 2013

Adrian Peterson

Adrian Peterson said that he never even considered sitting out of Sundays game against the Panthers. Peterson's 2 year old son was in the hospital and later died due to injuries that were inflicted by a man who was dating his mother.  The game was suppose to be Adrian's therapy, even though they would lose to the Panthers 35-10. Adrian wouldn't comment on the type of relationship he had with his son but did say ""Anytime you lose a child ... it hurts. I can't describe it. But I've got a good supporting cast surrounding me, and I'll be good."  Police arrested Joseph Patterson, 27, on charges of aggressive assault, and aggressive assault on a infant. Patterson had prior abuse charges on his record and his bond was set at $750,000 before the boys death. 
  http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2013/10/13/panthers-vikings-week-6-adrian-peterson-cam-newton/2976865/

Monday, October 7, 2013

9 year old sneaks onto plane

Although there is a large number of security measures at airports a 9 year old boy at the Minneapolis/St. Paul was able to sneak onto a Delta airline flight and travel to Las Vegas. The boy is reported to be a runaway from the Minneapolis city district and this is not his first "misadventure." An airline expert says that it shouldn't have been easy for the boy to board the flight. He would have had to pass 3 levels of security, TSA, gate agents, and the flight crew, not to mention that he is also a minor. This is a sign that although airport security has improved since 9/11 their are still "gaping wholes."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2013/10/06/9-year-old-boy-sneaks-onto-plane-flies-to-las-vegas/2931361/

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

33 Injured After 2 Chicago Transit Authority Trains Collide

More than 30 people were injured on Monday after two trains in Chicago collided on the tracks. The accident happened just after 8am. A train heading westbound had stopped at the Harlem station when an out of service train collided into it.  33 riders were transported to the hospital complaining of neck and back pain, but it has been reported that the injuries are only minor. The out of service train was taken with out authorization and the National Board of Transportation  has taken over the investigation.  Two supervisors who were sitting at the station said they didn't see anyone on the train that collided into the parked west bound train.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/2-Trains-Collide-on-CTAs-Blue-Line-225791591.html