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Category: Salmonella

Child Health, Nutrition, Salmonella, Weight Loss

Obesity in children is rising dramatically, and it comes with major – and sometimes lifelong – health consequences

May 10, 2023

Without intervention, many obese adolescents will remain obese as adults. Even before adulthood, some children will have serious health problems beginning in their preteen years.

Cardiology, Heart and Circulatory System, Mental Health, Salmonella, Women's Health

Risk of rehospitalization in younger women after heart attack nearly double that of men

May 2, 2023

Higher rates of risk factors such as obesity, heart failure, and depression among women most likely contributed to the disparity.

Diet, Nutrition, Obesity, Salmonella, Weight Loss

WAISTLINES AND BOTTOM LINES

November 16, 2022

They say they got canned advice and unresponsive clinicians — and some report they couldn’t get the newest drugs.

Food-borne Illness, Salmonella

Washington part of multi-state Salmonella outbreak linked to peanut butter

May 26, 2022

Washington Department of Health OLYMPIA — Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is working with local and federal public health partners to investigate a case of Salmonella that is likely linked to consuming contaminated Jif® brand peanut butter products. The Whitman County resident,…

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Food-borne Illness, Salmonella

Kidney Failure, Emergency Rooms and Medical Debt. The Unseen Costs of Food Poisoning.

January 19, 2022

Hundreds of people die every year in the United States after eating food tainted with salmonella, listeria and other dangerous pathogens. As wrenching as those deaths are, though, they are only the tip of the toll that food poisoning takes on the United States, where millions more people are sickened each year.

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Food-borne Illness, Salmonella

America’s Food Safety System Failed to Stop a Salmonella Epidemic. It’s Still Making People Sick.

November 1, 2021

A dangerous salmonella strain has sickened thousands and continues to spread through the chicken industry. The USDA and companies know about it. But contaminated meat continues to be sold.

Diet, Minorities, Salmonella

Hispanics live longer than most Americans, but will the US obesity epidemic change things?

November 27, 2020

Hispanic immigrants live longer than US-born whites but the life expectancy US-born Hispanics may soon be similar to that of US-born whites. Why? Obesity.

E. coli, Food-borne Illness, Nutrition, Salmonella

Is raw milk safe? A Q&A from the CDC

January 24, 2020

Harmful germs found in raw milk include bacteria, parasites, and viruses, such as Campylobacter, Cryptosporidium, E. coli, Listeria, and Salmonella.

Fitness, Obesity, Salmonella

In 10 years, half of Americans will be obese, study

December 20, 2019

Several states 60% of adults will be obese. In states with the lowest rates, 40% of adults will be obese. About a quarter of US adults will be severely obese.

Salmonella

New cases of Salmonella illness linked to contact with backyard poultry in Washington

October 28, 2019

Four more cases of Salmonella illness linked to contact with backyard poultry have been reported in Washington.

Salmonella

Two cases of Salmonella linked to pet turtles in Washington

October 11, 2019

Reptiles like turtles, lizards, and snakes, and amphibians like frogs can have Salmonella on their bodies, even when they are otherwise healthy and clean.

Salmonella

Salmonella outbreak sickens 4 in Washington state

April 16, 2019

Outbreak of Salmonella Newport infections linked to frozen, ground raw tuna from Jensen Tuna.

E. coli, Food-borne Illness, Salmonella

OK to ignore FDA’s warning not to eat raw cookie dough?

December 27, 2018

Eating cookie dough (made from flour known to be not part of the recall and pasteurized eggs) is something that I enjoy enough that I’m willing to put myself and my children at (a very small) risk to do.

Food-borne Illness, Salmonella

Don’t invite Salmonella to your Thanksgiving table

November 19, 2018

An ongoing outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to the Turkey means food safety at home is more critical than ever this Thanksgiving.

Food-borne Illness, Salmonella

Salmonella cases likely linked to Costco cucumbers

October 20, 2018

If you bought English cucumbers from Costco between Aug. 18 and Sept. 10 and still have them in your refrigerator, you should toss them out, officials say.

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