Originally published August 6 2005
BBQ brush bristles pose threat to throats
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
The steel bristles from wire brushes used to clean barbecue grills are potentially deadly, say emergency room doctors who have removed the wires from children's throats.
You think you're doing the right thing when you thoroughly scrub the grill with a metal brush after you barbecue.
Broken-off brush bristles have been removed from the throats of three kids in the past year by doctors at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children.
The culprits had been left behind on the grill and then become stuck on food that was cooked at the next barbecue.
When the kids ate the food, the metal bristles became lodged in the esophagus and could have done serious damage, says Toronto's Dr. Paolo Campisi.
He's calling for an industry-wide review of safety standards of barbecue grill cleaning and other cooking surfaces.
Research found this treatment resulted in an improvement in sperm quality, according to a report in this month's medical journal Fertility and Sterility.
A German team assessed benefits of the therapy in 28 men who had unexplained sperm abnormality, including malformed and motionless sperm and low sperm numbers.
After getting the traditional Asian therapy, which involves needles being inserted at specific points in the body, researchers found the men had a significant increase in the number of sperm without defects.
- - -SESAME ALLERGY: Allergic reactions to sesame seeds are on the rise, especially in developed nations such as Canada.
While statistics aren't known, it's believed that a reaction to sesame is now one of the most common food allergies, suggests a new report cited in Reuters Health.
Reactions range from itchy skin and a runny nose to anaphylaxis, a potentially fatal response involving breathing difficulty and swelling of the mouth and throat.
It's estimated that the number of kids in the U.S. who are allergic to peanuts has doubled in recent years.
However, in Asian nations, allergic reactions to sesame and peanuts remain rare.
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