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C3 Advocates Arrive in DC for Lobby Day

Today, C3 advocates arrive in DC to participate in the annual One Voice Against Cancer (OVAC) Lobby Day. Follow us on Twitter @FightCRCAdvocacy for the latest updates from DC.

C3′s Grassroots Action Committee Chair Pam Seijo, Grassroots Action Committee Members Florence Kurttila, Arlene Murphy, and Ed Murphy, along with C3 advocates Patti Hollenback, Cindy Robinson, and Regan Weaver will be heading to Capitol Hill tomorrow to talk to Congress about the importance of increasing federal funding for cancer research and cancer control programs.

Posted by Catherine Knowles on June 16th, 2010
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Tags: Appropriations, CDC, FDA, NCI, NIH, OVAC

Urgent Recall of Alfalfa Sprouts

The FDA has announced that Caldwell Foods is recalling raw alfalfa sprouts linked to an outbreak of salmonella in ten states.

The sprouts are sold under the brand names

Caldwell Fresh Foods in 4-oz plastic cups, 1-lb plastic bags, 2- and 5-lb plastic bags in cardboard boxes with a Caldwell Fresh Foods sticker
Nature’s Choice in 4-oz plastic cups
California Exotics brands in 5-oz plastic clam-shell containers

FDA reminds the public that children, the elderly, pregnant women, and people with weakened immune systems should avoid all kinds of raw sprouts, even those grown at home. Continue reading…

Posted by Kate Murphy on May 27th, 2010
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Tags: CDC, FDA, recalls, salmonella

Register Today for June Lobby Day

As a member of the One Voice Against Cancer (OVAC) we are pleased to be participating in the annual OVAC Lobby Day. Join us in June as we head to the hill to ask Congress to increase funding for cancer research.

Important Dates:

May 12, 2010 – Last day to submit scholarship application
May 24, 2010 – Last day to register for OVAC Lobby Day
May 24, 2010 – Last day to reserve a hotel room at the special OVAC rate
June 16, 2010 – Lobby Day begins at 12:00 PM
June 17, 2010 – Lobby Day ends at 5:00 PM

Location: The Liaison Capitol Hill Hotel (415 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001)

Posted by Catherine Knowles on April 27th, 2010
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Tags: Appropriations, CDC, FDA, NCI, NIH, OVAC

CDC Warns of Salmonella from Salami

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have identified more than 200 people who got sick with the Montevideo strain of salmonella from salami.

On January 23, 2010 the US Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service announced that the Rhode Island company, Daniele International, was recalling over a million pounds of ready-to-eat Italian sausages, including salami. The USDA FSIS lists the products being recalled. Continue reading…

Posted by Kate Murphy on February 1st, 2010
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Tags: CDC, recalls, USDA

CDC Warns of Salmonella Connected with Water Frogs

African Water Frog

The Centers for Disease Control are warning of an outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium connected with handling water frogs, including African Dwarf Frogs. More than 50 people, mostly young children, have been diagnosed with the disease since June of 2009. About one in four have had to go into the hospital, but none has died so far.

The CDC stresses that people with compromised immune systems, including cancer patients on chemotherapy, should avoid handling frogs and reptiles and anything that comes in contact with them like aquariums, habitats, and water. These animals should not be in households with children under five. Continue reading…

Posted by Kate Murphy on December 11th, 2009
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Tags: CDC, salmonella, water frogs