Recent food poisoning to blame for Leonard Cohen collapse on stage in Spain
One of my favorite Kids in the Hall lines – they were a comedy troupe from Toronto – and one I use often is that the music of Leonard Cohen is the soundtrack for hell (or something like that).
But I wouldn’t wish food poisoning on anyone.
BBC News reports the 74-year-old singer is recovering after collapsing on stage during a concert in Valencia, Spain.
Cohen was taken to hospital as a precaution. He has been discharged and is said to have had food poisoning.
A band member told the crowd Cohen had suffered stomach cramps and vomiting fits.
New Zealand cricketers felled by food poisoning
I don’t understand cricket -- other than it may be as boring as baseball -- but I do understand barf.
Tillakaratne Dilshan achieved the milestone he narrowly missed in Sri Lanka's first innings to post an unbeaten 123 as New Zealand became increasingly dependent on rain to stave off defeat in the first cricket test in Galle last night.
New Zealand had little to enthuse about once it became apparent morning rain would not stall the start of play for the first time since a delayed toss.
Their mood darkened further when Brendon McCullum and Jesse Ryder called in sick at breakfast, the worst affected of eight players struck down by food poisoning.
Only Ross Taylor, Martin Guptill and Iain O'Brien were immune from the bug that provided Auckland wicketkeeper Reece Young with his first experience of test cricket.
Blowing (food) chunks on vacation
Amy, Sorenne and I are hanging out in Venice, Florida, and I do most of the cooking. Lots of fresh fruits and veggies from the neighborly Publix supermarket, and I even bought a digital, tip-sensitive meat thermometer from Target because I just feel naked cooking without one.
Others aren’t so fortunate, I guess.
A group called HolidayTravelWatch, somewhere in the European Union, has just published its top-20 appalling holiday complaints and problems. Included in this year’s list:
1. Family holiday to Egypt where a child was struck down by severe food poisoning, hospitalization and subsequent scalding in the hotel restaurant.
2. Family holiday to Turkey found that most of their group were ill, they were diagnosed as suffering with Salmonella and Cryptosporidium.
12. One family reported that they had returned from Turkey and their daughter had been diagnosed with Salmonella - they report that many people were ill at the hotel.
15. Holidaymakers to one hotel in Egypt reported sewage smells on the complex, gardens irrigated by stagnant water, food lukewarm, drinks served through a hatch and not via sealed bottles - they suffered severe gastric illness which still continues.
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17. One family to Egypt suffered with food undercooked, poor chef hygiene practices (one chef was seen to handle bloody meat then touch other food), flies on the food in the pool bar, sewage smells in bathroom, cracks on the balcony and they are suspected as suffering with Cryptosporidium.
20, One couple’s trip to Egypt was marred by building work, diarrhoea on the public toilet walls, diarrhoea in the restaurant. They both suffered severe illness and weight loss - they are still ill.
Food poisoning strikes Birmingham police
In 1984, the Pope visited the restored 350-year-old Jesuit mission of Ste. Marie-among-the-Hurons in Midland, Ontario. After departing, 1,600 hungry Ontario Provincial Police officers who had worked the ropes gathered for a boxed lunch. Of those 500 officers who chose ones with roast beef sandwiches, 423 came down with salmonella.
On Saturday, July 4, 2009, more than 40 police officers in Birmingham, U.K., were stricken with food poisoning after consuming a boxed lunch of a sandwich, packet of crisps, chocolate bar and piece of fruit, as they prepared to police a demonstration which passed off peacefully.
Dozens of fireman, police and ambulance staff rushed to the scene as British Transport Police shut the station at about 5pm on the advice of health agencies.
The station re-opened 50 minutes later.
Foodborne illness forces Pistons' Hamilton to miss practice
Hamilton is in Atlanta, and the Pistons will re-evaluate his condition before today's 7 p.m. game against the Hawks.
The long-term effects of food poisoning
Those officers have shown, over the years, that a touch of the flu -- as foodborne illness is often mistakenly called-- is more than a couple of days praying at the porcelin goddess of foodborne illness. Some 5-10 per cent of those police officers have developed reactive arthritis that will plague them for life.
Lauren Neergaard of Associated Press writes today about foodborne illness: the gift that keeps giving, sometimes years later.
Donna Rosenbaum of the consumer advocacy group STOP, Safe Tables Our Priority, said,
"We're drastically underestimating the burden on society that foodborne illnesses represent."
The story says this month, STOP is beginning the first national registry of food-poisoning survivors with long-term health problems - people willing to share their medical histories with scientists in hopes of boosting much-needed research.
Food poisoning fells Thai badminton star
Coach Udon Luangphetcharaporn said Boonsak's condition was not serious but he was weak and not in a good condition to play in the season-opening Super Series tournament at the Putra Stadium, adding, "It's unfortunate he is unable to play as he needs to fight for points to improve on his world rankings."The 25-year-old law student enjoyed a memorable season last year, winning the Singapore Open and the World University Games gold medal. He is the highest ranked Thai at number 12 in the world rankings.
Golfer felled by food poisoning; loses money cause of "stupid" rule
As a result, he received less money than 18 guys who finished behind him, even though he qualified for the weekend and they didn't.Under tour regulations, anyone who withdraws or is disqualified for any reason after making the cut is paid last place, unofficial prize money. Ferrie was given $8,798, but it will not be applied to the money list, and he received no FedEx Cup points.
Fan favorite John Daly was quoted as saying, "It's a stupid rule, I'm sorry."
Passenger nearly dies of vodka poisoning
I had to relinquish a decent bottle of Scotch going through airport security a few months ago. I forgot it was in my carry-on instead of my suitcase and, no liquids through security, so that was that.A 64-year-old traveling through the Nuremberg airport decided on another option, downing a litre of vodka rather than hand it over to airport authorities.
Police said a doctor was called as the man was quickly unable to stand or otherwise function.
Foodborne illness sidelines Elias
Elias told the N.J. Star-Ledger,
"It just came on real quick. I had no symptoms before. I think it was just regular food poisoning, nothing related to hepatitis. I started feeling nauseous Friday morning. I had a nap before the game and by midnight I was vomiting and had a fever. I still have a little fever today, probably because of dehydration, but stomach-wise I feel much better. I ate some soup today. Hopefully, it will go away as quickly as it came on."The story notes that it may indeed be food poisoning or the flu, but it is always a more serious matter with Elias. He contracted hepatitis A while playing in Russia during the 2004-05 lockout and missed the first 39 games of the '05-06 season while recovering.
Poisoning not Noro?
The report says that Haas was forced out of a match with what appeared to be a stomach virus (sounds like noro?) on September 23. Germany's opponent Russia went on to win the semifinal series and reach the Davis Cup final.
German teammate Alexander Waske said he was told by a Russian who manages numerous athletes that it was poisoning, not a virus.
Haas was quoted as saying "I was the only one ever to order dessert or a Latte macchiato after dinner. If all this is true, since no one else got sick, that must have been when it happened."
Paging Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
TMZ has confirmed that Jane Seymour did not participate in Tuesday's "Dancing with the Stars" extravaganza -- because she's got food poisoning.Apparently she'll be back next week.
Beware the buffet
I searched buffet and barf on google image, and Jimmy came up.
Over 50 employees of Japan's host broadcaster at the world athletics championships have taken ill with suspected food poisoning.
Broadcaster TBS and Osaka organisers were cited as saying on Tuesday that 59 people had gone to hospital after eating a buffet lunch supplied by an independent catering company.
