Nell Townsend was perplexed when she woke up the morning before her family vacation and didn’t have any energy. The retired 65 year-old from Jacksonville, FL, leads an
The story of a two-day computer system failure within the U.S. Department of Agriculture earlier this month has been exaggerated by The New York Times and does not
In the 52 days since the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta first announced an outbreak of the single-celled parasite known as Cyclospora cayetanesis, here’
King County, WA, residents are being warned not to consume raw or undercooked shellfish after more than twice the usual number have been sickened this summer by Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection.
Four confirmed cases of E. coli O157:H7 since July 31 in central California have local health officials investigating the possible source of the dangerous bacteria. Two of the four
This article was originally published on August 2 by The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting as part of a series titled “Cracks in the System.” An estimated 1.2 million
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At least 596 people in 19 states have fallen ill with Cyclospora infection since June. The latest number of cases by state is as follows: Arkansas (10 cases), California (1)
A Salmonella outbreak in Owosso, Mich., first reported earlier this month has been linked to local Mexican restaurant El Potrero, though investigators have not found any contamination during inspections. At
I stopped being a fan of Alex Rodriquez years ago when he left the Mariners, so I was not that particularly bothered when he was banned from baseball for steroid
The number of hepatitis A cases associated with Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend has grown to 159, according to an update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that