Health Highlights: June 29, 2018
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Tainted Irrigation Water Likely Cause of E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Romaine Lettuce
Tainted irrigation water is likely to blame for a 36-state... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 29, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
E. Coli Outbreak in Romaine Lettuce That Sickened 200 and Killed 5 Linked to Tainted Irrigation
NEW YORK — Tainted irrigation water appears to be the source of a national food poisoning outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, health officials said Thursday.
About 200 people were sickened in the E. coli outbreak and five people died. The outbreak, which started in the spring, is now over, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
The illnesses in 36 states were previously traced to romaine lettuce grown in Yuma, Arizona, which provides most of the romaine sold in the U.S. during the winter.
On Thursday, officials said the outbreak strain of E. coli bacteria was found in an irrigation canal in the Yuma...
Source: TIME: Health - June 28, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mike Stobbe / AP Tags: Uncategorized healthytime onetime public health Source Type: news
Romaine lettuce outbreak tied to tainted irrigation canal
Tainted irrigation water appears to be the source of national food poisoning outbreak tied to romaine lettuce (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - June 28, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Romaine lettuce outbreak tied to contaminated canal water
Tainted canal water appears to be the source of national food poisoning outbreak tied to romaine lettuce (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - June 28, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
' Lettuce Is the New Hamburger': What We Heard This Week
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Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - June 15, 2018 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
How Should Fruits and Vegetables Be Washed?
Discussion
Fruits and vegetables are great sources of nutrition and often are eaten raw. However, they can become contaminated during harvest, transportation, production, preparation and storage. Produce accounts for about half of all foodborne illness and about 20% of foodborne deaths. Outbreaks have been associated with all food sources including home gardens, local farms and large scale commercial food operations. Vegetables most associated with illness are leafy green vegetables, herbs and sprouts.
Learning Point
What are the best ways to keep raw fruits and vegetables safe?
“Wash your hands with hot soapy water...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - June 4, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
E. coli death toll is still mounting: Five have now died in the outbreak linked to romaine lettuce
Another four people have died of E. coli infections traced to romaine lettuce, bringing the outbreak's death toll to five as another 25 cases of the illness are reported in the US, the CDC statistics reveal. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
More deaths from E. coli linked to romaine lettuce
Almost 200 people have gotten sick in the worst outbreak of its kind in more than a decade (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - June 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
4 more deaths reported from E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce: CDC
The outbreak killed five and sickened 197 people ill across 35 states, the report said. (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - June 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Four More Die in E. coli Outbreak Linked to Romaine Lettuce Four More Die in E. coli Outbreak Linked to Romaine Lettuce
Four more people died from an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday, bringing the total toll to five.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medscape Today News Source Type: news
197 illnesses, five deaths in E. coli outbreak tied to romaine lettuce
An additional 25 people have become ill from eating lettuce contaminated with E. coli, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - June 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CDC Says E. Coli Outbreak Tied to Romaine Lettuce Is Over
FRIDAY, June 1, 2018 -- This spring ' s outbreak of Escherichia coli illness tied to tainted Arizona romaine lettuce is likely over, U.S. health officials say, but not before claiming five lives. " Romaine lettuce from the Yuma growing region [of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 1, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Four More People Die From Tainted Romaine Lettuce
To date, 197 people have been sickened in the E. coli outbreak tied to romaine, and five have died, the CDC said. But the shelf life of the tainted lettuce is now past, the agency said. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - June 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: JAN HOFFMAN Tags: Food Contamination and Poisoning Lettuce E Coli (Bacteria) Deaths (Fatalities) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Food and Drug Administration Yuma (Ariz) Source Type: news
5 dead, nearly 200 sickened in U.S. romaine lettuce outbreak
Four more deaths in the U.S. have been linked to a food poisoning outbreak blamed on tainted lettuce, bringing the total to five. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - June 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
More deaths in E. coli outbreak tied to romaine lettuce
Almost 200 people have gotten sick in the worst outbreak of its kind in more than a decade (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - June 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
