Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
European E. coli confirmed in Arizona death
(AP) -- Health officials have confirmed the first American death tied to the food-poisoning outbreak in Europe.
Jul 8, 2011
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News tagged with food poisoning
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How African salmonella strains are evolving to become more dangerous
Salmonella infections are typically the culprit behind food poisoning outbreaks, but in sub-Saharan Africa, they often cause drug-resistant, deadly bloodstream infections and meningitis. A study in mice published February ...
Feb 8, 2017
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Is it really OK to eat food that's fallen on the floor?
When you drop a piece of food on the floor, is it really OK to eat if you pick up within five seconds? This urban food myth contends that if food spends just a few seconds on the floor, dirt and germs won't have much of a ...
Sep 10, 2015
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Medical research
Monitoring the rise and fall of the microbiome
Trillions of bacteria live in each person's digestive tract. Scientists believe that some of these bacteria help digest food and stave off harmful infections, but their role in human health is not well understood.
Jul 24, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New research deepens understanding of most common gastrointestinal disorder in US
Cedars-Sinai researchers have reported two advances in the understanding of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, the most common gastrointestinal disorder in the United States, affecting an estimated 30 million people.
May 11, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Typhoid's lethal secret revealed
Typhoid fever is one of the oldest documented diseases known to have afflicted mankind but what makes it so lethal has remained a mystery for centuries. In a study appearing online July 10 in the journal Nature, Yale researchers ...
Jul 10, 2013
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Health
How to prevent food poisoning
You're sick, woozy and deeply regretting that second helping of potato salad from yesterday's picnic, because you're now one of the four million Canadians hit with a case of food poisoning every year.
Aug 26, 2019
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Food poisoning remains persistent problem, US report finds
As recent illnesses tied to raw turkey , ground beef , cut melon and romaine lettuce suggest, U.S. food poisoning cases don't appear to be going away anytime soon.
Apr 25, 2019
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Why a salmonella outbreak shouldn't ruin your Thanksgiving
There's no reason to skip Thanksgiving dinner because of a salmonella outbreak linked to raw turkey.
Nov 18, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A new machine learning tool could flag dangerous bacteria before they cause an outbreak
A new machine learning tool that can detect whether emerging strains of the bacterium, Salmonella are more likely to cause dangerous bloodstream infections rather than food poisoning has been developed. The tool, created ...
May 8, 2018
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