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Salmonella Cases Increasing Steadily in United States

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Despite consumer education campaigns to reduce the food poisoning cases caused by salmonella, infections have steadily increased for the last few years according to federal FoodNet report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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German farm suspected epicenter of E.coli outbreak

A North German farm,Gaertnerhof Bienenbuettel, has been identified as the most likely source of the infection in the E.coli outbreak, that killed 22 people and affected more than 2,200 people, a local media report said.
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Why Church would rather let you die than use a condom

The Catholic Church might be one of the largest providers of HIV/AIDS care facilities in the world. But researchers, scientists and believers who have been waiting for Catholic Church's approval of condom use are left disappointed. At the conference held over the weekend Vatican announced that its long-standing opposition against condom use to prevent HIV/AIDS will not be altered.

Deadly E.Coli outbreak in Germany spreads panic worldwide - what you should know

The recent E.coli outbreak in Germany, which killed 11 people, has spread panic and concern throughout Europe and the world. In what is considered the largest E.coli outbreak in Germany, the origin of the recent event is still under investigation. Countries such as Spain and Sweden have been linked to the transport of contaminated cucumbers. Precautions has been taken into account as vegetables are under serious testing and selected kinds may be banned from entering certain countries. Here is...

Researchers working on ‘digital ants’ to flush out virus in computer networks

Wake Forest University, North Carolina, professor of Computer Science Errin Fulp, and his team of scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, Washington, are developing an army of ‘digital ants’ which will be set loose into the power grid of a computer to discover viruses in the system, a report in the university website said.

Superbug Bacteria Seen In Canadian Bedbugs

Bloodsucking bedbugs are creepier now compared to before. A report released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tells that bedbugs found in a poor place in Vancouver, Canada carries drug-resistant staph bacteria. It is potentially dangerous as drugs could not treat the staph that the bedbugs carry.
The headquarters of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seen in Silver Spring, Maryland

FDA warns four hand sanitizer companies on false claims

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Wednesday it issued four warning letters to companies that manufacture and market over-the-counter (OTC) drug products, including hand sanitizers, that claim to prevent infection from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (MRSA).
The headquarters of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seen in Silver Spring, Maryland

FDA OKs new treatment for large brain aneurysms

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new treatment system manufactured by Neurovasx Inc. for large brain aneurysms. Maple Grove-based Neurovasx's cPAX Aneurysm Treatment System is for surgery on brain aneurysms that are difficult to manage because of their size and shape.

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