Archive for the 'infections' Category

E. Coli Food Poisoning Can Have Long Term Effects

Research is now showing that e. coli poisoning can now trigger long term effects including kidney problems. There are 76 million e. coli infections reported every year and are normally found in animal based foods including meat, unpasteurized milk, chicken and eggs that have been recalled. Watch this video for more.
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Milk Containing Bacteria Caused Listeriosis and Killed

State health officials warned consumers not to drink milk produced by a Massachusetts dairy, saying it was the likely source of a bacterial illness that killed two men and sickened two others.
Whittier Farms suspended operations and distribution, said Dr. Alfred DeMaria, the state director of communicable disease control. Most of its customers live in Worcester [...]

Nature’s Infection-Fighter, Honey, Making a Medical Comeback in MediHoney

Amid growing concern over drug-resistant superbugs and nonhealing wounds that endanger diabetes patients, nature’s original antibiotic – honey – is making a comeback.
More than 4,000 years after Egyptians began applying honey to wounds, Derma Sciences Inc., a New Jersey company that makes medicated and other advanced wound-care products, began selling the first honey-based dressing this [...]