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Precauciones frente al consumo de huevos

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Los huevos frescos se deben manipular con cautela para prevenir el riesgo de enfermedades transmitidas por los alimentos; a menudo esto se denomina "intoxicación por alimentos". Incluso los huevos limpios con cáscaras intactas ocasionalmente pueden contener bacterias denominadas Salmonella, que pueden provocar una infección intestinal.

La Administración de Medicamentos y Alimentos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) calcula que, cada año, 142,000 enfermedades son provocadas por el consumo de huevos contaminados con Salmonella. La FDA ha establecido reglamentos para ayudar a prevenir la contaminación de los huevos en los criaderos y durante su transporte y almacenamiento. No obstante, los consumidores juegan un papel clave en la prevención de las enfermedades relacionadas con el consumo de huevos. De hecho, la forma más efectiva de prevenir las enfermedades relacionadas con el consumo de huevos es saber comprar, almacenar, manipular y cocinar huevos (o los alimentos que los contienen) de manera segura. Siga los siguientes consejos sobre manipulación segura para protegerse a usted y su familia.

Take care near bats - Centers for Disease Control

Bats play an important role in our ecosystem. However, they are also associated with diseases deadly to humans. Learn how you can stay safe when bats are near.

Diseases Spread by Bats

Several highly fatal diseases have been linked to bats.

Rabies is perhaps the most well known disease associated with bats. Along with animals such as dogs, foxes, raccoons, and skunks, bats are one of the primary animals that transmit rabies.

An exposure to rabies most commonly occurs when a person is bitten by a rabid animal. It can also be transmitted when the saliva from a rabid animal comes in contact with a person's mouth, eyes, nose, or a fresh wound.

When a person is exposed to rabies, timely administration of a vaccine known as post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) can prevent infection. Once a person becomes infected and symptoms begin to occur, rabies is almost always fatal. Each year in the United States, up to 30,000 persons receive PEP due to potential exposure to a rabid animal, including bats.

Mercury Poisoning Linked to Skin Products - FDA

mercury_tainted_face_products_FDA Federal health officials are warning consumers not to use skin creams, beauty and antiseptic soaps, or lotions that might contain mercury.

The products are marketed as skin lighteners and anti-aging treatments that remove age spots, freckles, blemishes and wrinkles, says Gary Coody, national health fraud coordinator in the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Regulatory Affairs. Adolescents also may use these products as acne treatments, adds Coody. Products with this toxic metal have been found in at least seven states.

The products are manufactured abroad and sold illegally in the United States—often in shops in Latino, Asian, African or Middle Eastern neighborhoods and online. Consumers may also have bought them in another country and brought them back to the U.S. for personal use.

“If you have a product that matches these descriptions (and others listed below), stop using it immediately,” says Coody.

“Even though these products are promoted as cosmetics, they also may be unapproved new drugs under the law,” says Linda Katz, M.D., director of FDA’s Office of Cosmetics and Colors. FDA does not allow mercury in drugs or in cosmetics, except under very specific conditions, which these products do not meet.

“Sellers and distributors should not market these illegal products and may be subject to enforcement action, which could include seizure of the products and other legal sanctions,” says attorney Brad Pace, J.D., of the Heath Fraud and Consumer Outreach Branch within FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.

Indoor Tanning: The Risks of Ultraviolet Rays - FDA

Please note - As of January 1, 2012 in Califoria there is a ban on the use of tanning beds by anyone under eighteen years old

Sunlamps and tanning beds promise consumers a bronzed body year-round, but the ultraviolet (UV) radiation from these devices poses serious health risks.

“Although some people think that a tan gives them a ‘healthy’ glow, any tan is a sign of skin damage,” says Sharon Miller, M.S.E.E., a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) scientist and international expert on UV radiation and tanning.

“A tan is the skin’s reaction to exposure to UV rays,” says Miller. “Recognizing exposure to the rays as an ‘insult,’ the skin acts in self-defense by producing more melanin, a pigment that darkens the skin. Over time, this damage will lead to prematurely aged skin and, in some cases, skin cancer.”

Two types of UV radiation that penetrate the skin are UV-B and UV-A rays.

UV-B rays penetrate the top layers of skin and are most responsible for sunburns.
UV-A rays penetrate to the deeper layers of the skin and are often associated with allergic reactions, such as a rash.

Both UV-B and UV-A rays damage the skin and can lead to skin cancer. Tanning salons use lamps that emit both UV-A and UV-B radiation.

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Precauciones frente al consumo de huevos

Lo que usted debe saber

Take care near bats - Centers for Disease Control

Bats play an important role in our ecosystem. However, they are also associated with diseases deadly to humans. Learn how you can stay safe when bats are near.

Diseases Spread by Bats

Mercury Poisoning Linked to Skin Products - FDA

Indoor Tanning: The Risks of Ultraviolet Rays - FDA

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