More news on melamine:
Hong Kong/ China
Second batch of Chinese eggs in Hong Kong tainted
The Associated Press
Published: October 29, 2008
[HONG KONG: A second batch of Chinese eggs has been found to contain an excessive amount of the industrial chemical melamine, the Hong Kong government said, as a new food safety problem on the mainland expanded….]
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/10/29/asia/AS-Hong-Kong-Tainted-Eggs.php
There is no inference in the following article that the rise in childrens’ kidney stones is related to melamine intake. In fact the article suggests salt intake may be the culprit. However, as a parent, if your child has exhibited any of the symptoms, or been diagnosed with kidney stones, you’ll want to be asking some questions.
USA
A rise seen in kidney stones in children
By Laurie Tarkan
Published: October 28, 2008
[To the great surprise of parents, kidney stones, once considered a disorder of middle age, are now showing up in children as young as 5 or 6.
While there are no reliable data on the number of cases, pediatric urologists and nephrologists in the United States say they are seeing a steep rise in young patients. Some hospitals have opened pediatric kidney stone clinics….]
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