History: Colleen, a 34 year old white female, presented for treatment of severe breast pain, known as mastalgia, of five years duration. The pain was cyclical (menstrually related), however, she had some tenderness throughout the entire month. Colleen described multiple lumps in each breast, and about two years prior had a large lump drained. It was at that time that her gynecologist termed her...

In the last decade, ready-to-eat (RTE) salad vegetables are gaining increasing importance in human diet. However, since they are consumed fresh, inadequate washing during processing can bring on some foodborne illnesses, like salmonellosis, since these food items have natural contamination from soil and water. During 2009-2010, a total of 81 samples were purchased arbitrarily from local markets...

Vegetables are important sources of protective foods[1]. They have also been reported to be good sources of minerals as well as vitamins[2]. Gnetum africanum (G. africanum) is one of the most popular green leafy vegetables in Nigeria, and it is gaining equal popularity as a delicious vegetable in other African countries such as Cameroun, Gabon, Congo and Angola[3]. It is known as “Eru or Kok” i...

Reuse of sewage biosolids in Victoria, Australia, typically involves mesophilic anaerobic digestion followed by air-drying and long-term storage to ensure removal of ova of soil-transmitted helminths (STH) such as Ascaris lumbricoides. Long-term storage degrades the biosolids' agronomic quality due to the loss of key plant nutrients and takes up large areas of storage space. The impact of varyi...

Relevance . When creating tomato varieties and hybrids, much attention is paid not only to the commercial component (yield, appearance uniform ripening), but also taste qualities of products. Salad with yellow, tangerine, pink fruits are increasingly in demand. As a rule, these do store for long time, so it necessary increase their storability transportability. Fruits this group tomatoes have h...

Salmonella is a globally important foodborne bacterial pathogen that poses high risk to human health. This study aimed estimate the Cambodian consumers from acquiring salmonellosis after consuming chicken and pork salad, using quantitative microbial assessment (QMRA). Chicken salads are typical dishes containing raw vegetables boiled meat or pork. As previously described, samples (n = 204 of ea...