Children in Utah develop E. coli illness from playing around lawn sprinklers
Happily jumping around lawn sprinklers or playing with garden hoses on a hot summer day: An idyllic childhood scene.
May 10, 2024
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Happily jumping around lawn sprinklers or playing with garden hoses on a hot summer day: An idyllic childhood scene.
May 10, 2024
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Salmonella is a bacterial infection that can cause fever, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea. It can be transmitted from contaminated food, such as raw meat or eggs. But what you may not know is that your pets—and ...
Mar 28, 2024
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A company in Ecuador that processed the cinnamon used in flavored applesauce pouches destined for the American market is the likely source of lead contamination in those products, U.S. investigators said.
Feb 7, 2024
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A new study published in the American Journal of Infection Control reports microbial contamination—including pathogenic and potentially pathogenic bacteria—on high-touch hospital surfaces despite compliance with recommended ...
Jan 11, 2024
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The world's first medicine formulated to treat a damaging tropical parasite infection in preschool children received the green light Friday from Europe's drug agency.
Dec 15, 2023
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Without it, cake wouldn't be nearly as tempting. Ice cream as enticing. Fruits as flavorful. Pastries as scrumptious. Cream puffs as scrumdiddlyumptious. There's no denying it: sugar is music to our mouths.
Oct 30, 2023
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Federal regulators are investigating a salmonella outbreak linked to packaged, diced onions that has sickened at least 73 people across 22 states.
Oct 25, 2023
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Parents send their children to school to learn, and they don't want to worry about whether the air is clean, whether there are insect problems or whether the school's cleaning supplies could cause an asthma attack.
Sep 29, 2023
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Loma Linda University (LLU) researchers found microbial contamination in common sources of drinking water in the Eastern Coachella Valley, including soda fountains at fast-food restaurants. Their findings revealed that 41% ...
Sep 25, 2023
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Researchers have identified the microorganism Acanthamoeba, which can cause an extremely rare but potentially sight-threatening eye infection, in seawater at four New South Wales coastal sites. The new research is published ...
Aug 24, 2023
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