A meat processor recalled about 1 million pounds of ground beef Friday after seven people were sickened by E. coli contamination
21-year old wrestler at Drexel University spent 5 days in the hospital after contracting MRSA; a potentially deadly skin infection.
As bacteria become drug-resistant, once-abandoned treatments are seeming less risky.
A new federal study finds up to 70 percent of same-day surgery centers have serious problems with infection control, including failing to wash hands and wear gloves.
Article at Nanaimo News Bulletin
The Norovirus outbreak at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital is over. At 10 p.m. on May 28, it was 96 hours since the last symptom was reported in patients – the benchmark for when hospital officials can declare an outbreak of the highly contagious but short-lived Norovirus over.
The number of children hospitalized with dangerous drug-resistant staph infections surged 10-fold in recent years, a study found.
Article by Lyndsey Layton
The Food and Drug Administration said recent research raises "valid concerns" about the possible health effects of triclosan, an antibacterial chemical found in a growing number of liquid soaps, hand sanitizers, dishwashing liquids, shaving gels and even socks, workout clothes and toys.
Article at e! Science News
Some 40% of commercial disinfectants used to clean surfaces are believed to be ineffective in eliminating noroviruses, a group of viruses responsible for more than half of all foodborne gastroenteritis outbreaks.
As long as we're scrutinizing our health care system, we also need to look at the way modern agribusiness madly overuses antibiotics.
Article by Andrew Pollack.
Some infectious-disease specialists say Gram-negative bacteria could emerge as a bigger threat than MRSA.