Sorin 3T Heater-Cooler System Lawsuits
Sorin 3T Heater-Cooler Infected Some Patients with Bacteria, Lawsuit Alleges. According to News Inferno, class action litigation has been filed against medical device manufacturer LivaNova. LivaNova manufactures a product called the Sorin 3T Heater-Cooler system. The lawsuit claims that the device caused bacterial infections in … [Read more...]
E. Coli Bacteria Borne Poisoning Lawsuits
E. coli has been linked to a California spinach processor that has killed one person and sickened nearly 100 others. Twenty-nine people have been hospitalized, 14 of them with kidney failure. FDA officials said they had received reports of illness in 19 states. Spinach has been removed from supermarket shelves, and consumers have … [Read more...]
Cyclospora Bacteria Borne Poisoning Lawsuits
Cyclospora is a microscopic parasite that can affect the intestinal tract and cause diarrhea. It is an uncommon disease in the United States and is occasionally associated with foreign travel. Cyclospora infections can occur in people of all ages. Cyclospora is spread by eating or drinking contaminated food or water. Outbreaks in the … [Read more...]
Cryptosporidium Bacteria Borne Poisoning Lawsuits
Cryptosporidium is a common diarrheal disease caused by microscopic parasites. Once an animal or person becomes infected, the parasite lives in the intestine and passes in the stool. The parasite is protected by an outer shell that allows it to survive outside the body for long periods of time and makes it very resistant to … [Read more...]
MRSA Infections
MRSA Is Resistant To Antibiotics. MRSA (Methicllin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) is a type of bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus) that is resistant to many antibiotics. MRSA infections are frequently found in patients in healthcare facilities and hospitals. The infection is commonly spread by direct contact with the hands of a health … [Read more...]
Texas Woman Sues 3M over Defective Surgical Warming Device
A Texas woman has sued 3M, accusing the company of selling defective surgical equipment responsible for a drug-resistant infection that led to a leg amputation. This case is the latest in a series of cases that argue 3M’s patient-warming Bair Hugger device causes dangerous infections, Law360 reports. … [Read more...]
249 Percent Increase in Legionnaires Disease Bacteria
People Infected With Legionnaires Disease, A form of Pneumonia. Investigators with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say there has been a 249 percent increase in the bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease between 2000 and 2011. The public health investigators also found that at least one in every 10 people … [Read more...]
Study Shows 249 Percent Increase in Legionnaires’ Disease Bacteria Nationwide
Over an 11-year period there has been a 249 percent increase in the bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease, federal investigators have found. Public health investigators with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also found that at least one in every 10 people infected with Legionella pneumophila—a form of … [Read more...]
Heater-Cooler Devices Linked to Bacterial Infections
Heater-Cooler Devices Have Been Linked to 8 Bacterial Infections. Heater-cooler devices, which are used to maintain a patient's blood temperature during heart surgery, have been linked to 8 bacterial infections at WellSpan York Hospital in Pennsylvania Of the 8 patients infected, four have died. It is unclear whether the deaths were … [Read more...]
Study Finds Artificial Sweeteners May Cause Harmful Changes to Gut Bacteria
Artificial sweeteners, such as aspartame, sucralose and saccharin, are a popular option for those looking to add sweetness without the calories. They are used to flavor a wide variety of common products, from Diet Coke to toothpaste, but there are concerns about their long-term health effects. According to Scientific American, the … [Read more...]
Arbonne International Recalls Tainted Sea Salt Scrub
Sea Salt Scrub Tainted With Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Bacteria. Potential bacterial contamination has prompted Arbonne International LLC to recall one lot of Seasource Detox Spa Foaming Sea Salt Scrub. According to the recall notice, the scrub may be tainted with Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria. Seasource Detox Spa Foaming ‘Sea Salt … [Read more...]
MRSA, Other Drug Resistant Bacteria Emerge as Serious Threat to Public Health
MRSA, Drug Resistant Bacteria that Sometimes Causes Deadly Infections. MRSA, a type of bacteria that sometimes causes deadly infections, and other germs are quickly becoming resistant to most common antibiotics. These drug-resistant strains now pose a major public health crisis, as doctors are left with fewer and fewer options … [Read more...]
Bacteria in peanut butter linked to leak
Leaky Roof and Faulty Sprinkler Helped Salmonella Bacteria Grow. Moisture from a leaky roof and faulty sprinkler helped salmonella bacteria grow and contaminate peanut butter at its Georgia plant last year, sickening more than 400 people nationwide, ConAgra Foods said. The Omaha-based company conducted a nearly two-month … [Read more...]
Spinach Probe Most Thorough Ever
Investigators Tracked A Strain Of Bacteria From Bagged Of Spinach. Like lab technicians on a crime-scene television drama, investigators have tracked a strain of bacteria over thousands of miles from bagged spinach in Midwestern refrigerators to the guts of a wild pig in the hills of California's central coast. While they may … [Read more...]
Officials test cattle manure for direct link to bacteria in spinach
Investigators Found Strain Of E. Coli In Cattle Manure. Government investigators have found the same virulent strain of E. coli that has sickened nearly 200 people around the nation in cattle manure on pastureland adjacent to two Salinas-area spinach fields, officials announced Tuesday. The discovery, however, doesn't end the … [Read more...]
Manure near spinach crops had E. coli
Calif. Investigators Detected E. Coli In Tainted Spinach Crops. California investigators have detected E. coli bacteria in eight samples of cattle manure lifted from pastures adjacent to two farms linked to tainted spinach that has sickened 193 people since August. "We took them basically from cow pies,'' said state health … [Read more...]
