Health

What to know about Listeria and food recalls

Listeria is in the news again—sometimes you're warned against a particular brand of ice cream or bags of fresh produce. This time around, it's deli meat. Public health officials will raise the alarm about an infection called ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Guidelines issued for managing listeriosis in pregnancy

(HealthDay)—Recommendations have been developed for pregnant women with presumptive exposure to Listeria monocytogenes. These guidelines were published as a Committee Opinion online Aug. 5 in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Lessons learned from cantaloupe-listeria outbreak

(HealthDay)—Of all the dangerous bacteria lurking in foods, perhaps the most deadly is listeria, and the lesson from a 2011 outbreak is to always handle food safely, U.S. health officials say.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Listeria food poisoning hits elderly, moms-to-be hardest: CDC

(HealthDay)—Soft cheese and raw produce have caused many recent listeria outbreaks in the United States, and at least 90 percent of cases typically occur among seniors, pregnant women, newborns and people with weakened ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

CDC using new technology to track listeria Illnesses

The government is relying on some new technology—as well as a bit of luck—to track an outbreak of life-threatening listeria linked to Blue Bell ice cream products.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

29th person dies in cantaloupe listeria outbreak

The death toll in an outbreak of listeria in cantaloupe has reached 29 after federal health authorities say an eighth person has died in Colorado.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Q&A: What is listeria?

Large food recalls have forced consumers to throw away hummus and ice cream that may be contaminated with the same potentially deadly bacteria—listeria.

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