WJZ TV reports former USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service director Michael Taylor has concerns with the current U.S. food safety system, saying, "We have a system that’s not working as well as we can and we will continue having these problems until we address prevention."
Food safety experts have been advocating for a single
The Lanhontan Valley News reported that two children who suffered E. coli infections and hemolytic uremic syndrome in 2006 were able to celebrate Thanksgiving at home with their families.
Lanie Smith, 5, and John ‘Jack’ Cessford IV, 2 and a half, both of Fallon, were both hospitalized earlier this year after contracting the bacteria. Smith
The Californian and North County Times report that Chris Martin of Murrieta, California, was hospitalized with an E. coli infection and hemolytic uremic syndrome after eating spinach and raw milk.
Although Chris’ parents aren’t sure what the source of his infection was, they believe that antibiotics administered when they took their son to the hospital
The Lexington Herald-Leader addressed the serious complication of E. coli infection called hemolytic uremic syndrome.
About 5 percent of youngsters who get HUS do not survive. The key to treatment is early diagnosis, says UK’s Dr. Philip Bernard. The first sign of trouble is bloody diarrhea, and Bernard said parents should take children with symptoms
The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that five-year-old Haley Caldwell of Richmond, Kentucky, has returned home from the hospital after a month in Kentucky Children’s Hospital due to an E. coli infection.
Haley was admitted to the University of Kentucky Children’s Hospital from hemolytic uremic syndrome, a potentially deadly set of medical problems most often caused
Robert E. Brackett, Ph.D., recently participated in a panel before the US Senate committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Brackett, who is the director of the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, pointed out that ready-to-eat fresh vegetables, fruits, and prepared salads have a high potential risk of contamination because they are
For many people who suffer E. coli O157:H7 infections and hemolytic uremic syndrome, being released from the hospital does not mean they are cured. Constant medical monitoring and a future full of kidney failure and transplants are the fate of many.
A LiveJournal user recently posted about her ongoing medical treatment that is the result
The Daily Tarheel reports that health officials have not yet been able to pinpoint the source of contamination within the restaurant that led to at least 9 cases of confirmed E. coli O157:H7 among McAlister’s patrons.
Neil Newcomb, owner of the Franklin Street McAlister’s, said that he noticed a decline in business after last week’s
The Gillette News-Record reported on the safety of fresh vegetables in a recent article. E. coli is a bacteria that grows in the intestinal tracts of most people and animals. The kind of E. coli that can be fatal and concerns medical professionals is Eshericha coli 0157:H7. It is found usually in contaminated water, and
The Gundy County Herald is reporting that the Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed that a Gunty County resident has tested positive for E. coli O157:H7 infection. Click here for the fully story.