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Possible Listeria Contamination Prompts Recall of 2 Million Baked Goods
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2025 – About 2 million baked goods have been recalled over concerns of potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, according to federal safety regulators. The recall went...
Early-Life Infection Burden Linked to Risk for Later Infections
THURSDAY, Jan. 9, 2025 – Early-life infection burden is associated with an increased risk for later moderate-to-severe infections and systemic antibiotic treatments to age 10 or 13 years, according...
FDA: Listeria Concerns Prompt Broccoli Recall at Walmart Stores
FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2025 – Braga Fresh is voluntarily issuing a recall of its Marketside Broccoli Florets due to possible Listeria contamination, according to a company announcement posted by the U.S....
2001-2010 to 2011-2022 Saw Rise in Incidence of Zoonotic Disease Tularemia
THURSDAY, Jan. 2, 2025 – The incidence of tularemia, a rare nationally notifiable zoonosis caused by Francisella tularensis, increased from 2001-2010 to 2011-2022, according to research published in...
Ready-to-Eat Broccoli Pulled from Walmart Shelves Due to Listeria Risk
FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2025 – If you've picked up a bag of Marketside Broccoli Florets from Walmart recently, check your fridge or freezer. The company has issued a recall of the 12-ounce bags in 20 states...
Cases of Tularemia, Highly Infectious Disease Spread by Rodents, Rabbits, and Bugs That Bite Them, Climb
THURSDAY, Jan. 2, 2025 – Cases of a bacterial infection called “rabbit fever” have been increasing during the past decade. Cases of tularemia increased by 56% during the 2010s compared to the pre...
Antibiotics Do Not Increase Risks for Cognitive Decline, Dementia in Older Adults, New Data Says
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 – Seniors with an infection can take antibiotics without fear of harming their brain health. Antibiotics don’t appear to increase the risk of cognitive decline or dementia in o...
Antibiotic Use Not Linked to Incident Dementia, Cognitive Impairment
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2024 – Any or repeated use of antibiotics is not associated with incident dementia, cognitive impairment/no dementia (CIND), or accelerated cognitive decline among initially...
E. Coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders Declared Over
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4, 2024 (Healtday News) – An investigation into an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders has officially been closed, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced...
Many PCPs Prescribe Antibiotics for Pneumonia Even With Negative Chest X-Ray
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4, 2024 -- Many general practitioners prescribe antibiotics for suspected community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) even when chest radiograph (CR) results are negative, according to a study ...
2016 to 2023 Saw Antibiotic Consumption Increase 16.3 Percent Globally
MONDAY, Dec. 2, 2024 – Globally, antibiotic consumption increased 16.3 percent from 2016 to 2023 and is projected to continue increasing through 2030, according to a study published online Nov. 18...
Antibiotics for Seven Days Noninferior for Bloodstream Infection
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 27, 2024 – Antibiotic treatment for seven days is noninferior to 14 days for hospitalized patients with bloodstream infection, according to a study published online Nov. 20 in the...
CDC Reports Infant Death From Listeria Outbreak Tied to Ready-to-Eat Meats
MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2024 – Listeria illness linked to ready-to-eat meat and poultry products has caused the death of an infant in California, according to a statement from the U.S. Centers for Disease...
E. Coli Fears Spur Recall of 167,000 Pounds of Ground Beef
THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2024 – Over 167,000 pounds of ground beef are being recalled by a Detroit meatpacker after being linked to E. coli illnesses in restaurant goers. The beef was shipped by Wolverine...
E. Coli Spurs Nationwide Organic Carrots Recall
MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2024 – An E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots has sickened 39 people in 18 states, U.S. health officials reported Sunday. Supplied by California-based Grimmway Farms and sold...
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