Don’t forget to check out the Ask the Expert show this Sunday, June 22, from 08:00-09:00 EST on WHFS 105.7 FM radio. I’ll be on talking about the truth and ridiculousness behind the current tomato-associated Salmonella saintpaul outbreak, as well as the regional in-season infection of choice, Lyme disease.
You can tune in directly if you are in the Baltimore area, or check out the live feed from their website.
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[…] 2. The Ask The Expert show on WHFS this past Sunday was excellent. We spent the first half going over the facts behind Salmonell-icious tomatos, and the fallacies surrounding restaurant and public (over)reaction to the news. The second part of the show touched on tick prevention, and the basics of Lyme disease. Despite the early hour, we ended up with several calls, asking such questions as whether or not the Salmonella Saintpaul strain is somehow worse than other strains (it’s not), whether or not there’s a Lyme disease vaccine on the market (none currently, and an older vaccine was put on the market several years ago and then taken off shortly thereafter due to efficacy concerns and underuse), and whether or not a caller was treated correctly for a Lyme disease-related rash (which I was non-committal about, as the dispensation of person-specific medical advice over the radio in the absence of all the facts is what I call a Bad Idea). […]