Food hygiene/food poisoning (ex Tesco thread)
Mar 14th 2016, 12:39 pm
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Red wine can 'prevent food poisoning and stomach ulcers' | Daily Mail Online
Not that you want to believe everything you read in the Daily Mail, but then on the other hand....
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Mar 14th 2016, 12:59 pm
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40 years ago when I first started earning a living I was working for the Imperial Cancer Research Fund (now rebranded as Cancer Research UK) we had a 25% chance of getting cancer with a 20% chance of dying from cancer. Now after 40 years of very expensive research we have a 50% chance of suffering from cancer with iirc around a 25% chance of dying from it.....
What has happened over those 40 years is that there have been significant improvements in medicine with prophylactic treatment for high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Major killers such as smoking, asbestos and lead have been eradicated or significantly reduced. Of course our overall risk of death has remained at 1 but on the up side we are living longer.
What has happened over those 40 years is that there have been significant improvements in medicine with prophylactic treatment for high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Major killers such as smoking, asbestos and lead have been eradicated or significantly reduced. Of course our overall risk of death has remained at 1 but on the up side we are living longer.
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Mar 14th 2016, 5:53 pm
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Yes, absolutely correct. The overall probability of death remains the same but by removing or reducing some causes we live a bit longer until the big C gets us. So the risk from cancer has increased but it not something we should be concerned about, rather something to rejoice because we are living longer.
Mar 15th 2016, 6:41 pm
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Re: Food hygiene/food poisoning (ex Tesco thread)
Anyone know where I can buy bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol, Kaopectate, Bismatrol, Gastro-Bismol etc) in Penang (or elsewhere in Malaysia)?
Mar 16th 2016, 6:49 am
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Mar 16th 2016, 9:26 am
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Re: Food hygiene/food poisoning (ex Tesco thread)
Mar 16th 2016, 11:08 am
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Re: Food hygiene/food poisoning (ex Tesco thread)
My pharmacist in Penang recently gave me Omezole 20 capsules (Omeprazole) for stomach problems which did the trick.
Some details here: Omeprazole 20mg Capsules | Drugs.com
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