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February 6, 2012
Carnival cruise ship passengers struck with virus
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February 2, 2012
Taco Bell linked to October salmonella outbreak
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Taco Bell has been linked to a salmonella outbreak that sickened 68 people in 10 states late last year.
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January 26, 2012
Enema transplant works for stubborn infection: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For patients with nearly no options to treat a persistent bacterial infection wreaking havoc on their bowels, a transplant of someone else's fecal matter, delivered by enema, helps heal in nine out of 10 cases, according to a new study.
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January 12, 2012
China investigating dairy firm after baby's death: Xinhua
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's commerce regulators are investigating dairy company Synutra International, after a baby died from allegedly drinking its milk formula, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday.
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January 11, 2012
International groups launch Haiti cholera alliance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and international health officials on Wednesday formed an alliance to end a cholera epidemic in Haiti and the Dominican Republican that has killed thousands and spread to other countries since an earthquake devastated the region two years ago.
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January 11, 2012
Gear, water likely caused Listeria outbreak: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The listeriosis outbreak traced to cantaloupes that killed 30 people last year was likely caused by a Colorado farm's new processing equipment and lack of chlorine in its washing water, a congressional report said on Tuesday.
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December 28, 2011
Michigan cheese recalled for possibility of Listeria
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A dairy in Dearborn, Michigan, said it is recalling certain cheeses because they could be contaminated with Listeria and may have already sickened two people.
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December 26, 2011
Ulcer bacteria may protect against diarrhea
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who harbor ulcer-causing bacteria in their stomachs may be protected against some diarrheal diseases, suggests a new study.
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December 21, 2011
Targeted drug side effects add to cancer costs
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Painful rashes and other skin-related side effects of newer targeted cancer drugs may jack up treatment costs, suggests a new study.
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December 16, 2011
Hannaford supermarkets in Northeast recalling ground beef
CONWAY, Mass (Reuters) - The Hannaford supermarket chain, which has stores in New England and New York, is recalling ground beef with a sell-by date of December 17 or earlier because it may be contaminated with salmonella, the company said on Friday.
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December 9, 2011
Bangladesh flood not linked with diarrhea: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Contrary to previous reports, a new study of people in rural Bangladesh found little increased risk of diarrhea during or after a 2004 flood.
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December 1, 2011
Cranberry juice may help ward off kids' UTIs
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - After getting a urinary tract infection, kids in Finland had fewer recurring infections over the next year when they drank cranberry juice every day in a new study.
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November 29, 2011
Wiping out stomach bugs offers indigestion relief
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Getting rid of bacteria linked to stomach ulcers may provide some relief for people with indigestion even if they don't have detectable ulcers, a new study suggests.
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October 27, 2011
Tons of pine nuts recalled in Salmonella outbreak
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wegmans Food Markets Inc. is recalling about 2.5 tons of Turkish pine nuts linked to an outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis, the Rochester, New York, company said.
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October 26, 2011
Death toll from Listeria outbreak rises to 28
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October 24, 2011
Roe, sandwiches recalled on Listeria concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Capelin roe and cases of sandwiches are being recalled because of possible Listeria contamination, the manufacturers said.
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October 21, 2011
More people poisoned by wild mushrooms in Northeast
LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - It has been a banner year for wild mushrooms in the Northeast, thanks to Hurricane Irene and heavy autumn rains. While that has delighted foragers, it has also led to a surge in poisonings.
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October 21, 2011
Congress to probe Listeria in cantaloupes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers in the House of Representatives plan to investigate what caused a deadly food poisoning outbreak in cantaloupes from a Colorado farm.
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October 20, 2011
U.S. NGO proposes cholera vaccine plan for Haiti
MIAMI (Reuters) - A U.S. NGO plans to start a ground-breaking cholera vaccination campaign in Haiti in January, it said on Wednesday, as experts warned that efforts to combat the year-old deadly epidemic were faltering badly.
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October 19, 2011
Dirty facility tied to deadly U.S. melons
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October 19, 2011
US death toll from tainted cantaloupes rises to 25
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Two more people in the United States have died from a listeria outbreak caused by tainted cantaloupes linked to a Colorado farm, bringing the death toll to 25 across 12 states, health officials said on Wednesday.
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October 14, 2011
Osamu recalls frozen tuna over histamine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Osamu Corp is recalling up to 1,800 cases of frozen ground tuna because of histamine that has sickened three people who ate tainted sushi, the Gardena, California, company said.
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October 14, 2011
UK cost agency rejects Bristol-Myers' skin cancer drug
LONDON (Reuters) - Bristol-Myers Squibb's Yervoy -- the first drug to help patients with advanced melanoma live longer -- is not cost effective for use in the taxpayer-funded National Health Service (NHS), Britain's health costs watchdog said on Friday.
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October 13, 2011
U.S. listeria toll rises to 23 with two Louisiana deaths
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October 12, 2011
Kids' urinary infections usually not a kidney risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most children with recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) are not at increased risk of chronic kidney disease later in life, a new study suggests.
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October 11, 2011
Cholera epidemic spreads in west, central Africa
GENEVA (Reuters) - A cholera epidemic sweeping through west and Central Africa, one of the biggest in the vast region's history, has infected more than 85,000 people, killing at least 2,466 so far this year, United Nations aid agencies said on Tuesday.
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September 27, 2011
Childhood vaccine funds agreed for more poor nations
LONDON(Reuters) - The GAVI international immunizations group said on Tuesday it had agreed more than 50 new deals to fund potentially life-saving vaccines for children in 37 developing countries.
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September 26, 2011
Antibiotic use tied to Crohn's, ulcerative colitis
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who are prescribed a large number of antibiotics tend to have a higher risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a new study finds, providing more evidence that antibiotics may be disturbing bacteria in our intestine.
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September 23, 2011
US FDA approves Alexion's rare blood disease drug
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September 19, 2011
African children face life without healthcare
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Hundreds of millions of African children will never see a health care worker in their lifetime, increasing their chances of dying from preventable diseases, a report released on Monday by the international children's rights group Save the Children said.
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September 12, 2011
Cambodian baby suckles directly from cow for milk
SIEM REAP, Cambodia (Reuters) - An 18-month-old Cambodian boy who has suckled milk directly from a cow daily for more than a month is in fine health, the child's grandfather said on Sunday.
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September 6, 2011
Rare surgery brings more weight loss, more risks
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A less common form of obesity surgery may spur more weight loss than its far more popular cousin, gastric bypass -- but at the price of greater long-term risks, researchers reported Tuesday.
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September 2, 2011
Two U.S. children develop flu from pigs: CDC
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Two U.S. children were infected with flu viruses that originated in pigs in the past two months, and an analysis of both viruses showed they had picked up genetic material from the 2009 pandemic influenza A H1N1 virus, government researchers said on Friday.
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August 25, 2011
FDA blocks Mexican papayas for salmonella link
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators said they will block all Mexican papayas at the border unless importers can prove they are not contaminated with salmonella, following an outbreak of the foodborne illness that sickened 100 people.
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August 25, 2011
Extend STD treatment beyond patients, say ob-gyns
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - American obstetrician-gynecologists are pushing to extend their reach to the sexual partners of women treated for gonorrhea or Chlamydia.
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August 22, 2011
Natural defense mechanism may fight C. difficile
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A natural defense mechanism used by cells in the gut to neutralize harmful toxins may lead to new ways to fight Clostridium difficile, the most common cause of hospital-acquired bacterial infections, U.S. researchers said on Sunday.
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August 15, 2011
National Beef recalls 60,424 lbs of ground beef
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said National Beef Packing Co has recalled about 60,424 pounds of ground beef products after inspection at an Ohio processing plant produced suspicions of contamination by E. coli 0157:H7 bacteria.
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August 12, 2011
Cholera epidemic spreading in Somalia, WHO warns
GENEVA (Reuters) - A cholera epidemic is spreading in famine-hit Somalia, with alarming numbers of cases among people driven to the capital Mogadishu by a lack of food and water, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
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August 10, 2011
Drug improves some cases of chronic constipation
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The experimental drug linaclotide can relieve some cases of chronic constipation, but the majority of patients showed no significant benefit, according to the results of two studies published in the August 11th New England Journal of Medicine.
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August 9, 2011
Teething an unlikely cause of serious symptoms
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - High fevers and other potentially serious symptoms in infants should not be written off as normal signs of teething, according to a new study.
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August 3, 2011
Scientists find new superbug strain of salmonella
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have identified an emerging "superbug" strain of salmonella that is highly resistant to the antibiotic ciprofloxacin, or Cipro, often used for severe salmonella infections, and say they fear it may spread around the world.
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August 2, 2011
Salmonella linked to turkey sickens dozens, one dead
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A multi-state outbreak of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella believed to be linked to eating contaminated ground turkey has sickened 77 people and resulted in one known death, U.S. health authorities said.
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July 25, 2011
FDA investigates papaya in new salmonella outbreak
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators on Monday advised people not to eat papaya from Texas distributor Agromod Produce as they investigate a possible link to a salmonella outbreak in 23 U.S. states.
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July 22, 2011
Japanese herb for hot flashes fails in U.S. trial
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An herbal remedy widely used in Japan to ease menopause symptoms failed to show the same benefits in a clinical trial of U.S. women, researchers report.
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July 15, 2011
CORRECTION: Millions at risk of cholera in Ethiopia, WHO warns
GENEVA (Reuters) - Five million people are at risk of cholera in drought-hit Ethiopia, where acute watery diarrhea has broken out in crowded, unsanitary conditions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
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July 15, 2011
Millions at risk of cholera in Ethiopia, WHO warns
GENEVA (Reuters) - Five million people are at risk of cholera in drought-hit Ethiopia, where acute watery diarrhea has broken out in crowded, unsanitary conditions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
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July 12, 2011
Placebo effect seen in treating colds
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who believe a cold remedy will work may indeed feel better sooner -- even if they don't get the real treatment, a new study suggests.
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July 5, 2011
Egyptian seeds most likely source of deadly E. coli
LONDON (Reuters) - A single shipment of fenugreek seeds from Egypt is the most likely source of a highly toxic E. coli epidemic in Germany which has killed 49 people and of a smaller outbreak in France, European investigators said on Tuesday.
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June 30, 2011
Europe's E. coli outbreaks linked to Egyptian seeds
LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) - Imported fenugreek seeds from Egypt may be the source of highly toxic E. coli outbreaks in Germany and France that have killed at least 48 people, according to initial investigations by European scientists.
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June 29, 2011
'Mindfulness' may ease irritable bowel symptoms
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A therapy that combines mindfulness meditation and gentle yoga may help soothe symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, a small clinical trial suggests.