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WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2013 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to concerns that illness caused by strains of Salmonella Heidelberg are associated with raw chicken products…
One mother, Kristen Grasso, is fighting back, after her daughter, 11-year-old Lily, came home from school with a body mass index letter labeling her as overweight. Lily is on the school volleyball team and eats healthy foods. “This whole thing…
Officials are sounding the alarm about a deadly flesh-eating bacteria that breeds in the water. It’s killed nine this year. People with open wounds are being warned to stay out of the water. The bacteria struck silently but swiftly Monday,…
The flesh-eating drug is called Krokodil, Russian for crocodile, and is a deadly homemade mixture of codeine, red phosphorus, iodine, and paint thinner. There is a warning for a new designer drug from Russia that has made its way into…
I have been watching my diet lately and counting the calories I get every single day. Also, I have been hitting the gym more often for muscle toning and building. Lately, chicken has been my favorite meal. I usually buy…
According to the study entitled “National Burden of Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections, United States, 2011” published in the JAMA Intern Medicine, the MRSA staph infection rates are falling at hospitals. Active laboratory-based case finding identified MRSA cultures in 9…
Every year, more than two million people in the United States get infections that are resistant to antibiotics and at least 23,000 people die as a result, according to a new report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and…
According to the Saudi Arabia health ministry on Sunday, three more people died of the MERS Virus. A 74-year-old Saudi man died in the western city of Medina after being in contact with an infected person, the ministry said on…
Starting in October, Extra Strength Tylenol caps will have a new warning printed on them that will read: “Contains Acetaminophen” and “Always Read the Label.” Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) said it will add a red warning to reinforce the risks…
A Texas megachurch whose leaders have linked vaccines to autism is now asking its members to get immunizations or stay quarantined after a measles outbreak was traced to the congregation. Instead of her normal sermon on Sunday, Eagle Mountain International…