food poisoning

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• September 5, 2011
  Avoiding Epilepsy Through Diet

  Avoiding pork tapeworm parasites (cysticercosis) is not as easy as just avoiding pork.
• September 4, 2011
  Pork Tapeworms on the Brain

  Neurocysticercosis, infection with pork tapeworm larvae brain parasites, is an increasingly serious public health problem in the United States, potentially causing headaches, dizziness, seizures,..
• April 8, 2011
  Toxic Megacolon Superbug

  Clostridium difficile is another "superbug" found in the U.S. meat supply.
• April 7, 2011
  Chicken Out of UTIs

  Half of retail poultry samples were found contaminated with strains of E. coli linked to human urinary tract infections.
• April 6, 2011
  Fecal Bacteria Survey

  How contaminated is the American meat supply with fecal matter?
• April 3, 2011
  Hepatitis E Virus in Pork

  The discovery of infectious hepatitis E virus in retail pork products may help explain the purported association between liver failure and pork consumption.
• February 23, 2011
  Update on Alfalfa Sprouts

  Raw alfalfa sprouts continue to be associated with outbreaks of foodborne illness.
• January 9, 2011
  New Corpse Smell

  Compounds released from the putrefaction of flesh can cause a common form of seafood poisoning.