Health
Deaths from tainted cantaloupe increase to 3 in U.S. and 5 in Canada
A salmonella outbreak tied to tainted cantaloupe has now killed eight people—three in the U.S. and five in Canada, health officials reported Thursday.
Dec 8, 2023
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Update: Amid salmonella outbreak, consumers should avoid unknown brands of cantaloupe
As the Salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupes continues to widen, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges consumers to avoid any precut versions of the fruit if the brand is unknown.
Dec 4, 2023
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Medical research
Fighting fruit flies help researchers understand why we stay angry
It's one of those days. On the drive home from work, the car in the next lane cuts you off. You slam on the brakes, lay on the horn, and yell choice words at the offending driver. When you walk into your house half an hour ...
Nov 29, 2023
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Celebrating the holidays when you have diabetes
OK, Thanksgiving is officially behind us. Let the Christmas carols begin!
Nov 24, 2023
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Sugar boosts cravings for fat, Drosophila study finds
People are eating too much sugar, and research increasingly suggests it is not just impacting metabolism, but also altering the perception of taste. Mattias Alenius' research team at Umeå University discovered that sugar ...
Nov 24, 2023
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One death, 10 hospitalizations in listeria outbreak tied to peaches, plums
Peaches, nectarines and plums tainted with Listeria have caused one death and put 10 people in the hospital with food poisoning across seven states, federal officials say.
Nov 21, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
17 people hospitalized in salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupes
Salmonella-tainted cantaloupe has landed 17 people in the hospital, warns the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Nov 20, 2023
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FDA: Cinnamon may be the source of lead in recalled fruit puree products
As the investigation into high levels of lead in fruit puree pouches that have now sickened 34 children continues, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has found evidence that cinnamon may be the source.
Nov 20, 2023
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Health
Food service 'allows physicians to prescribe a healthy diet'
For the past five years, Advocate Health Care has provided patients with fresh fruit, vegetables and protein out of its Calumet Heights and Hazel Crest, Illinois, hospitals as part of its Food Farmacy.
Nov 20, 2023
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Salmonella in cantaloupes sickens dozens in 15 states, U.S. health officials say
U.S. health officials are warning consumers not to eat certain whole and cut cantaloupes and pre-cut fruit products linked to an outbreak of salmonella poisoning.
Nov 18, 2023
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