All articles tagged: Localized salmonella infection, unspecified (A02.20)
HealthDay
09 July at 11.44 AM
Untreated Water Likely Source of Salmonella Outbreak Linked to CucumbersU.S. health officials have determined that untreated water used by a Florida cucumber grower is one likely source of salmonella poisoning that sickened nearly 450 people this spring.Still, that grower didn't supply all the cucumbers that were linked to salmonella contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration noted in a recent <a |
HealthDay
17 June at 10.40 PM
CDC Warns of Salmonella Danger Posed by Pet Bearded DragonsIn a health advisory issued Friday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned of a Salmonella outbreak linked to pet bearded dragons, noting that there have been reports of 15 illnesses across nine states."Four people have been hospitalized," the agency said, although no deaths linked to the scaly pets have been reporte |
HealthDay
19 January at 11.51 PM
Recall of Charcuterie Meat Expanded Amid Ongoing Salmonella OutbreakThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that a recent recall of charcuterie meats is being expanded due to a doubling of Salmonella cases linked to the meats."Since the last update on Jan. 5, 2024, 23 more illnesses have been reported and an additional eight states have reported cases, creating a total cas |
HealthDay
13 January at 12.01 AM
Salmonella Risk Prompts Quaker Oats to Widen Granola Bar, Cereal RecallMore products have been added to a recall of granola bars and cereals that was first announced in December by the Quaker Oats Co because of potential Salmonella contamination.The products were sold in all U.S. states and territories, with a full list of recalled products listed in the company's <a href="https://www.quakerrecallusa.com/" |
HealthDay
05 January at 10.23 PM
CDC: Salmonella Risk Prompts Recall of Sam's Club Charcuterie MeatsTwenty-four people have been sickened from a Salmonella outbreak linked to charcuterie meats sent to Sam's Club distribution centers nationwide."On January 3, 2024, Fratelli Beretta USA Inc. recalled approximately 11,097 pounds of Busseto Foods brand ready-to-eat charcuterie meat products," the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preven |
HealthDay
19 December at 11.01 PM
Four People Have Died From Salmonella-Tainted Cantaloupe in the United StatesIn an outbreak of Salmonella illness tied to cantaloupes that began last month, 302 people in 42 states have now fallen ill. As of Dec. 15, four people had died and 129 had been hospitalized, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.In Canada, 153 cases linked to the same outbreak were reported by Dec. 15, including 53 hospit |
HealthDay
08 December at 09.35 PM
CDC: Number of Cantaloupe-Related Salmonella Cases Has DoubledU.S. health officials reported Thursday that the number of cases of cantaloupe-related Salmonella has doubled."Since the last update [on] Nov. 30, 2023, an additional 113 people infected with this outbreak strain of Salmonella have been reported from four additional states, resulting in a total case count of 230 people from 38 s |
HealthDay
01 December at 11.07 PM
Amid Salmonella Outbreak, Consumers Should Avoid Unknown Brands of CantaloupeAs 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.Eighteen more illnesses have been <a href="https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/vinyard-fruit-and-vegetab |
HealthDay
27 November at 11.26 PM
Cantaloupe Recall Expanded After Spike in Salmonella CasesWith fruit-linked Salmonella infections more than doubling in just a week, U.S. health officials have recalled three more brands of cantaloupe.The case count now includes nearly 100 people in 32 states, with Arizona, Missouri, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Ohio having the highest number of illnesses reported. Two people have died in Minneso |
HealthDay
13 November at 04.45 PM
Babies Are Contracting Salmonella After Handling Pet Food, FDA WarnsTwo federal health agencies are investigating a Salmonella outbreak linked to dog food that has sickened seven people in seven states, nearly all of them infants.On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a recall of Victor Hi-Pro Plus dry dog food, a brand tied to the outbreak, while the U.S. Centers for Disease Contr |
Medpage Today
17 November at 10.31 PM
Two Treatments That Don't Work for OsteoarthritisWASHINGTON -- If you're looking for nonsurgical osteoarthritis (OA) treatments with fewer side effects than ordinary pain relievers, two randomized trials presented here with negative results should at least narrow your search... |
MedScape
11 November at 07.56 AM
Scoring System Could Mean Better Access to Lung TransplantScoring system could improve access for hard-to-match candidates due to height and blood type. |
Medical xPress
07 November at 07.50 AM
How key results could influence health policyThe results of some congressional races may foreshadow who will have outsize health policy influence in Congress next year. |
Medpage Today
05 November at 07.00 PM
Mpox Cases in Congo May Be StabilizingGOMA, Congo -- Some health officials say mpox cases in Congo appear to be "stabilizing" -- a possible sign that the main epidemic for which the World Health Organization (WHO) made a global emergency declaration in August... |
Medical xPress
02 November at 07.40 AM
Insulin resistance caused by sympathetic nervous system over-activation, a paradigm-shifting study findsRutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and collaborating institutions have found that overnutrition leads to insulin resistance and metabolic disorders through increased activity of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). The study shows that reducing SNS activity can prevent insulin resistance induced by a high-fat diet, suggesting a new understanding of how obesity causes insulin resistance. |
MedScape
31 October at 06.30 AM
Report: Rethink Race-Based Adjustments in Clinical ToolsThe slow adoption of race-neutral tools may harm patient care outcomes, according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. |
Medpage Today
25 October at 02.09 PM
Patients More Satisfied With AI's Answers Than Those From Their DoctorPatients were consistently more satisfied with responses from artificial intelligence (AI) to messages in the electronic health record than they were with those from their clinician, according to a study in JAMA Network Open... |
Medical xPress
25 October at 12.40 PM
Surgical innovation: The intelligent turbine insufflatorThe Politecnico di Milano and the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam have pooled their medical and technical expertise to create a new technology for devices called "insufflators." These innovative instruments are designed to create a temporary cavity in the bodies of patients through the application of pressurized gas, providing the surgeon with the necessary space to perform the surgical proced |
Medical xPress
24 October at 07.50 AM
Genetic variants in melatonin receptor linked to idiopathic osteoporosisColumbia University Medical Center researchers have identified specific variants in a melatonin receptor gene that impair bone turnover, leading to significant reductions in bone density and increased risk of fractures, particularly in Ashkenazi Jewish individuals. |
HealthDay
23 October at 10.58 PM
Risk for Psychiatric Disorders Up for Offspring of Moms With Eating DisorderOffspring of mothers with an eating disorder or prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) outside the normal weight range have an increased risk for psychiatric disorders, according to a study published online Oct. 22 in JAMA Network Open.Ida A.K. Nilsson, Ph.D., from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues conducted a popula |