New Bacteria Discovered in Raw Milk

piggy submitted, created time 1 month 2 weeks (www.sciencedaily.com)

Raw milk is illegal in many countries as it can be contaminated with potentially harmful microbes. Contamination can also spoil the milk, making it taste bitter and turn thick and sticky. Now scientists have discovered new species of bacteria that can grow at low temperatures, spoiling raw milk even when it is refrigerated.

According to research, the microbial population of raw milk is much more complex than previously thought

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The spreads of prion disease through sheep milk

sea-maid submitted, created time 6 months 1 week (www.newscientist.com)

Ewes infected with scrapie, the sheep equivalent of mad cow disease, can transmit the disease to lambs through their milk. Should we be worried? Does BSE spread to calves or even humans in cows' milk? And do mothers with variant Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease (vCJD), the human equivalent of BSE, spread it to breastfeeding infants?

And after reading this study, you will find the answer.

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Study suggests a little milk could go a long way for your heart

kavin submitted, created time 6 months 1 week (esciencenews.com)

Grabbing as little as one glass of lowfat or fat free milk could help protect your heart, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers found that adults who had at least one serving of lowfat milk or milk products each day had 37 percent lower odds of poor kidney function linked to heart disease compared to those who drank little or no lowfat milk. To determine heart disease risk, researchers from several universities in the United States and Norway measured the kidney function of more than 5,000 older adults ages 45 to 84

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Milk and Evolution

Milk and Honey, er, Hormones

Charles submitted, created time 11 months 2 weeks (www.sciam.com)

Bowing to pressure from consumer advocates, Pennsylvania officials have dropped plans to bar farmers from revealing whether or not milk hails from hormone-enhanced cows. The state's agriculture department on Thursday issued new guidelines that allow dairies to label milk so that customers know if it was produced from cows pumped with recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH) also known as recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST)

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Drinking farm milk may cut asthma risk

freeman submitted, created time 1 year 7 months (www.sciam.com)

Consumption of farm milk appears to reduce the risk of asthma and allergy, according to findings from a European study. But it was not recommended to consume unboiled or raw milk.

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Drinking farm milk reduces childhood asthma and allergies but raw consumption remains unsafe

julie submitted, created time 1 year 7 months (www.physorg.com)

"Drinking farm milk can protect children against asthma and hayfever, according to a study of nearly 15,000 children published in the May issue of Clinical and Experimental Allergy.
But consuming farm milk that hasn’t been boiled poses serious health risks and further research is needed to develop a safe product that still provides good protection against these common childhood diseases."

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Bill Would Require Labels on Cloned Food

alpha submitted, created time 1 year 8 months (science.slashdot.org)

"Steaks, pork chops, milk and other products from cloned livestock would have to be clearly labeled on grocers' shelves under a bill pending in the California Legislature. If passed, the requirement could be more stringent than federal rules. The Food and Drug Administration is poised to give final approval to meat and milk from cloned animals without any special labeling, though a bill introduced in Congress would require it."

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Argentine cow clones to produce insulin in milk

Camel milk: put it on your face as well as drink it

amanda submitted, created time 1 year 9 months (www.reuters.com)

"With its hunched back, protruding teeth, facial hair and distinctive body odor, the camel may not seem an ideal model for beauty products."

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