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September 2, 2011
Gut bacteria picky about what we eat: study
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Gut bacteria -- colonies of bacteria that live in the human digestive tract -- appear to have fairly picky dining habits, with one type preferring high-fat, fast-food fare, and another preferring a high-fiber feast, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
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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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January 4, 2011
Funding uncertain for US food safety overhaul
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Even before President Barack Obama signed food safety legislation, congressional Republicans were promising a fight over funding it.
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September 29, 2010
Ex-US President Carter normal, still in hospital
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is feeling normal a day after being rushed to a hospital with an upset stomach, but his doctors recommended on Wednesday he remain under observation at the facility.
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September 10, 2010
USDA knew of problems at egg recall farm: report
BANGALORE (Reuters) - U.S. Department of Agriculture experts knew about sanitary problems at one of the two Iowa farms at the center of a massive nationwide egg recall, but did not notify health authorities, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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September 3, 2010
Food safety a "priority" for U.S. Senate-Reid aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Passing food safety reform legislation this year is a "priority" for the U.S. Senate, said a spokesman for Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid, as Congress feels pressure from consumer groups to act following the latest recall to highlight weaknesses in the system.
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August 27, 2010
US concerned about egg recall, no comment on probe
FORT COLLINS, Colorado (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Friday his office was concerned about the massive egg recall from Iowa farms but would not comment on whether his office was considering opening an investigation.
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August 23, 2010
FDA head says more egg recalls possible
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration commissioner on Monday said there may be more recalls of eggs in the salmonella outbreak and the agency did not yet know how the eggs and chickens were contaminated.
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August 19, 2010
Egg recall expanded in US salmonella outbreak
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A nationwide recall of eggs linked to an outbreak of salmonella that has sickened hundreds of people in three U.S. states has been expanded and now covers 380 million eggs.
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July 14, 2010
Three waterborne diseases cost US $539 mln a year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three diseases spread by drinking or inhaling contaminated water cost the U.S. healthcare system as much as $539 million a year in hospital expenses, researchers reported on Wednesday.
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November 2, 2009
Sticking to evidence on stomach bugs could save $1B
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When it comes to treating kids for acute gastroenteritis - an infection of the stomach - many children's hospitals in the U.S. are ignoring evidence-based guidelines - and costing the health care system more than $1 billion in unnecessary spending, according to the authors of a new study.
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August 19, 2009
Tobacco might produce vaccine for stomach virus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tobacco plants might yield a cheap and easy-to-administer vaccine against a pesky stomach virus called norovirus, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
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August 13, 2009
Stomach bugs may boost bowel disease risk: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A bout of diarrheal disease caused by the stomach bugs Salmonella or Campylobacter increases the odds that a person will develop inflammatory bowel disease, with the risk persisting 15 years or more after infection.
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July 7, 2009
Obama administration takes action on food safety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Tuesday ordered tougher steps to curb Salmonella and Escherichia coli contamination in U.S. food processing plants and created a new deputy food commissioner post to coordinate safety in the wake of a Salmonella outbreak.
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July 2, 2009
Norovirus in preterms varies widely
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Norovirus infection in preterm infants can have a widely varying clinical course, according to a new report.
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June 5, 2009
WHO recommends rotavirus vaccine for all children
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation recommended on Friday that oral rotavirus vaccines be included in all national immunisation programmes to avert half a million diarrhoeal deaths and 2 million hospitalisations a year.
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May 29, 2009
Depeche Mode singer has tumor removed
LONDON (Reuters) - Electronic music pioneers, Depeche Mode, are set to resume touring next month after the band revealed on Thursday that singer Dave Gahan underwent surgery to remove a tumor.
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May 20, 2009
Kidney stones seen on the increase in kids
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kidney stones -- a painful condition usually thought to plague people in middle age -- are on the rise in children, due in part to a poor diet, physical inactivity, and rising rates of childhood obesity.
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November 19, 2008
Early treatment best for AIDS-infected babies
BOSTON (Reuters) - Sooner is better when it comes to treating infants born with the AIDS virus, HIV, researchers reported on Wednesday.
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November 4, 2008
Rice can trigger severe gut reaction in infants
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although rice is considered to have a low potential for causing allergic reactions, it can trigger a severe form of gut inflammation in some infants, new study findings confirm.
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October 27, 2008
Rotavirus vaccines cut diarrhea sickness in U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An oral vaccine for diarrhea reduced hospitalizations of children with rotavirus by more than 70 percent in some parts of the United States, saved money and protected unvaccinated children, researchers reported on Saturday.
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October 6, 2008
South Africa on alert after fatal bleeding cases
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African health authorities are on high alert after three people died in hospital from an unknown, infectious disease similar to hemorrhagic fever, health officials said.
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October 3, 2008
Stomach 'bug' may lead to inflammatory bowel woes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Acute stomach infections may increase the risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease, investigators report.
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May 15, 2008
Salmonella outbreak traced to tainted dog food
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Contaminated dry dog food was the source of an outbreak of Salmonella infections affecting people in 19 states, public health officials report in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a publication of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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January 3, 2008
Winter vomiting bug sweeps through Britain
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Hundreds of thousands of Britons have been struck down by a highly infectious stomach bug that swept the country during the holiday period, doctors said on Thursday.
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November 23, 2007
Glaxo rotavirus vaccine highly effective: study
LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc's Rotarix vaccine given along with other routine infant shots is highly effective at protecting against rotavirus, the most common cause of severe diarrhoea in young children, researchers said on Friday.
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September 21, 2007
Chronic fatigue linked with enterovirus infection
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some patients with chronic fatigue syndrome appear to have a chronic enteroviral infection that can be detected by a stomach biopsy, according to a report in the current Online First issue of the Journal of Clinical Pathology.
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July 16, 2007
Seasoning mix may be salmonella culprit: FDA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A seasoning mix may be the source of salmonella bacteria that contaminated Veggie Booty snacks earlier this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.
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July 3, 2007
Tummy bugs may have deep-sea ancestors: experts
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Some of the nastiest bacteria that thrive in the human gut and make us sick may have evolved from hardy ancestors living deep under the sea, a group of Japanese scientists found.
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April 17, 2007
Routine rotavirus vaccine not cost-saving in US
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In 2006, an oral rotavirus vaccine was licensed and recommended for routine immunization of all children in the United States. But researchers now report in the journal Pediatrics that this approach might be cost-effective, but it is unlikely to be cost-saving.
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April 10, 2007
Stomach virus outbreaks a post-disaster danger
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Outbreaks of viral gastroenteritis can occur among disaster survivors living in large group facilities, and are extremely difficult to control, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta warn.
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March 29, 2007
Salmonella outbreaks linked to baby poultry exposure
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - You may decide that a baby chick or duckling is not the best pet for your child after considering the implications of today's report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on a recent salmonellosis outbreak traced back to these little creatures.
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February 26, 2007
Stress raises risk of irritable bowel syndrome
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - After a bout with a stomach bug, the likelihood that a person will go on to develop irritable bowel syndrome seems to go up if he or she is susceptible to stress and anxiety, according to a new study.