Notes from the Field: Multistate Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infections Linked to a National Fast-Food Chain - United States, 2022
This report describes a large multistate outbreak of Escherichia coli infection linked to a national fast-food chain. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - June 29, 2023 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Source Type: news
Apple cider vinegar: the ultimate panacea – or wildly overhyped?
It has been said to kill E coli, reduce cholesterol, lower blood sugar and aid weight loss. But not all health experts are convinced of its powersFeeling peckish one day in 2017, Darshna Yagnik, an immunologist and lecturer in biomedical science at Middlesex University, took a punt on something that had been lurking at the back of the fridge. She soon regretted it and started feeling queasy. Desperate to avoid food poisoning, she racked her brains for something that might help – and remembered the bottle ofapple cider vinegar (ACV) in the cupboard. She decided to glug a diluted shot. “Immediately, I felt like there was...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 5, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Amy Fleming Tags: Health & wellbeing Microbiology Food Life and style Immunology Diabetes Diets and dieting E coli Source Type: news
TREMFYA ® (guselkumab) Provides Sustained Improvements Across All Minimal Disease Activity Domains for Adults Living with Active Psoriatic Arthritis in Phase 3b Trial
SPRING HOUSE, PENNSYLVANIA, May 31, 2023 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced new data from the Phase 3b COSMOS clinical trial showing that treatment with TREMFYA® (guselkumab) provided sustainable improvements in all minimal disease activity (MDA)a domains through week 48 in adults living with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) who previously had an inadequate response to one to two tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi-IR).[1] In a separate post-hoc analysis of the Phase 3 DISCOVER-1 and DISCOVER-2b clinical trial findings, TREMFYA was shown to be associated with prompt and su...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - May 31, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Meet the woman who is saving Ukraine ’s wild animals
A gained some weight, and started walking. The bloody welts that covered his body when he arrived at Natalia Popova’s shelter in January are gone. He still suffers from gastroenteritis, and his roar sounds like a chain-smoker’s cough, but he will live. Alex also needs a new home. A shed on the…#nataliapopovas #vovchansk #russian #mspopova #bakhmut #kyivzoo #kyrylotrantin #poland #grenades #kyiv (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Quantifying the reduction of airborne infectious virus load using a ventilated patient hood
Conclusion: A personal ventilation hood significantly reduced airborne particle escape, considerably lowering infectious virus contamination in an indoor environment. Our findings support the further development of source control devices to mitigate nosocomial infection risk among healthcare workers exposed to airborne viruses in clinical settings. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
First Phase 3 TREMFYA ® (guselkumab) Data in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Show Positive Induction Results Among Patients with Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis
SPRING HOUSE, PENNSYLVANIA, May 9, 2023 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced new efficacy and safety data from the Phase 3 QUASAR Induction Study evaluating the investigational use of TREMFYA® (guselkumab) in adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC)a who had an inadequate response or intolerance to conventionalb and/or advanced therapies.1,c The data show statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements across symptomatic and histo-endoscopic outcome measures.1 Safety data were also consistent with the known safety profile of TREMFYA in ...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - May 9, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Amatoxin poisoning caused by Galerina sulciceps, a species with no prior record of identification in Japan: a case report - Nagayama T, Kamijo Y, Fukiharu T, Nguyen NH, Imai K, Takahashi I.
A 60-year-old man presented with acute gastroenteritis, hypovolemic shock, acute renal failure (BUN/Cr, 56.7/4.24 mg/dl), and aspiration pneumonia. The previous day, he ingested 30 caps of mushrooms of an unknown species. The patient was treated with a mas... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
Notes from the Field: Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 Linked to Raw Milk Consumption Associated with a Cow-Share Arrangement - Tennessee, 2022
This report describes cases of E.coli among two infants in Tennessee that were linked to raw milk. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - April 27, 2023 Category: American Health Tags: E. coli Infection Food Safety Foodborne Disease MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Outbreaks Source Type: news
The E. Coli Super-Pathogens You Should Know About
Authored by Dr. Sean Lin and Jacky Guan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Foodborne illnesses, also known as food poisoning, are a serious public health issue. Each year, they make 48 million people get sick, hospitalize 128,000, and cause the…#seanlin #jackyguan #epochtimes #foodborne #ecoli101 #enteropathogenice #epec #shiga #stec #stx1andstx2 (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Drug-resistant E. coli may be in the meat you just bought for dinner. Here ’s how to keep your kitchen safe
That chicken you just bought at the store may not be the healthy dinner option you assume it is. Multidrug-resistant E. coli were found in 40% of store-bought meat samples tested in one Spanish city in 2020, according to data that will be presented this weekend at the European Congress of Clinical…#multidrug #spanish #copenhagen #oviedo #spain #colistin #azucenamoragutiérrez #vanesagarcíamenéndez #lugo #cdc (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Notes From the Field: Campylobacteriosis Outbreak Associated with Consumption of Raw Water - Montana, 2022
This report describes cases of Campylobacter infections in Sanders County, Montana. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - April 13, 2023 Category: American Health Tags: Campylobacteriosis MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Source Type: news
I gave myself severe diarrhea for science. Don't tax me for it
At exactly 11:04 a.m. on April 6, 2022, I stood within a medical isolation facility and gulped down a solution of Shigella flexneri bacteria, surrounded by half a dozen nurses and doctors in protective equipment. I contracted dysentery, the signature condition caused by the Shigella family. What…#shigella #universityofmaryland #baltimore #usolympic #maryland #irb #diarrheaforscience #reasoncom (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Synthetic E. coli Is Immune to Bacteriophage Infection
Self-contained synthetic E. coli resistant to viral infection could prove invaluable to the biotechnology industry by increasing product consistency and reducing safety concerns. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - March 30, 2023 Category: Science Tags: News & Opinion Source Type: news
Almost 2 tons of ground beef recalled over E. coli in 9 states
Elkhorn Valley Packing is recalling 1.7 tons of ground beef after a sample from the Kansas-based meat packer tested positive for E. coli, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Friday. The notice said that more than 3,400 pounds of the boneless beef chuck was packaged on Feb. 16…#valleypacking #kansas #usda #steco103 (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
3.4K Pounds Of Beef Chuck Product Recalled Due To Possible E. Coli Contamination
Thousands of pounds of a beef chuck product are being recalled due to possible E. coli contamination. Approximately 3,436 pounds of various weights of boneless items labeled "Elkhorn Valley Pride Angus Beef 61226 BEEF CHUCK 2PC BNLS" were packed on Thursday, Feb. 16, the US Department of…#fsis #usda #connecticut #massachusetts #newjersey #pennsylvania #illinois #indiana #maryland #michigan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
