Salmonella Tomatoes Now Blamed for 552 Illnesses
Salmonella Tomatoes Passed The 500 Mark. Federal regulators said today that the number of Salmonella cases linked to tomatoes has passed the 500 mark. According to the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), 552 people were sickened by the tomatoes, up more than 200 since the agency last reported on Wednesday. The FDA said that most of … [Read more...]
After Reviewing Safety Data, FDA Bans Many Antibacterial Soaps
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned the sale of many antibacterial soaps, prohibiting 19 different chemicals. Following a review of data, the agency said the industry failed to show that these products are superior to ordinary soap and water in terms of long-term safety and efficacy. The soap industry has one year … [Read more...]
Residents of Wyoming Fracking Community Report Illnesses
Residents Get Illnesses Due To Wyoming Fracking. Residents of Pavillion, Wyoming may be getting sick because of hydraulic fracturing, also called fracking. According to an Associated Press report, the group Earthworks Oil and Gas Accountability Project says that four out of five people who have returned a health survey report … [Read more...]
Chemical Linked to Exxon Valdez Illnesses Turning Up in BP Oil Spill Workers
Chemical Linked To Exxon Valdez Illnesses Detected. A chemical linked to illnesses among Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup workers has now been detected at high levels in BP oil spill responders. According to The New York Times, the chemical, 2-butoxyethanol, is an ingredient in the Corexit 9527 dispersant that BP phased out after … [Read more...]
Chemical Linked to Exxon Valdez Illnesses Turning Up in BP Oil Spill Workers
Chemical Linked To Illnesses Detected. A chemical linked to illnesses among Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup workers has now been detected at high levels in BP oil spill responders. According to The New York Times, the chemical, 2-butoxyethanol, is an ingredient in the Corexit 9527 dispersant that BP phased out after spraying it in the … [Read more...]
Toxic Airplane Air Blamed for Illnesses
Toxic Airplane Air Investigated for Illnesses. A flight attendant who believes that she is the victim of "toxic airplane air" has filed a product liability suit against Boeing and McDonnell Douglas over her illness. According to a report on CNN, Terry Williams believes that a design flaw in an MD-82 aircraft left her unprotected … [Read more...]
Tainted Propofol Linked To Illnesses
Tainted Propofol Linked To Illnesses. Propofol Injectable Emulsion has been recalled by Teva Pharmaceuticals USA because of endotoxin contamination. The tainted propofol has been linked to a number of illnesses, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) said. Propofol is a short-acting, intravenous, nonbarbiturate sedative agent … [Read more...]
Splenda Study Raises Health Worries
Splenda Linked To Illnesses. Splenda, an artificial sweetener, has been tied to a host of ills by researchers at Duke University, The New York Times reported today. According to an article published on The Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health website, Splenda contributes to obesity, destroys “good” intestinal bacteria and … [Read more...]
Lead Poisoning Poses Threat to Children
Lead Poisoning Number 1 Issue Among Kids. Many consider lead poisoning to be one of the most important chronic environmental illnesses affecting children today. Exposure to lead in children and unborn children can cause brain and nervous system damage, behavioral and learning problems, slowed growth, hearing problems, headaches, … [Read more...]
Salmonella and E. coli illnesses up last year, says report
Salmonella and E. Coli Illnesses Increased. Increases in foodborne illnesses from salmonella and escherichia coli during 2006, could be due to outbreaks in previously unaffected food such as peanut butter and spinach, according to the findings of a new report. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) findings, which … [Read more...]
More illnesses linked to recalled peanut butter
OSDH Confirmed Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Recalled Peanut Butter. The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) confirmed today that another Oklahoman has become ill with Salmonella linked to consuming ‘peanut butter’ recalled nationwide last month. This new case brings the total to 12 persons in Oklahoma whose Salmonella … [Read more...]
CDC: Salmonella Cases Hit 370
Illnesses From Salmonella Contamination in Peanut Butter Climbed To 370. The number of illnesses resulting from salmonella contamination in jars of peanut butter has climbed to 370, federal health officials said. The number is up from 329 confirmed cases last week. Forty-two states have confirmed cases, according to the U.S. … [Read more...]
Claims involving illnesses from Recalled Peanut Butter
Law Firms Are Advising Pet Owners to Check the Brand Of Recalled Peanut Butter. Parker Waichman LLP (www.yourlawyer.com) and Neblett, Beard & Arsenault LLP are advising pet owners to check the brand of peanut butter before giving it to their pets. Last week, ConAgra Foods Inc. (NYSE: CAG) recalled huge quantities of Great Value … [Read more...]
Tainted peanut butter spreading
Officials Confirmed California Cases Of Salmonella Linked To Tainted Peanut Butter. As health officials confirmed two California cases of salmonella illnesses linked to contaminated peanut butter Friday, recalled jars could still be found on some Bay Area store shelves. San Diego and Orange counties reported one case each of … [Read more...]
Illnesses at Iowa Taco Joint Tied to E. Coli Outbreak
Dozen People Fell Ill With E. Coli Outbreak. Nearly three dozen people fell ill, including 14 who were hospitalized, with symptoms consistent with infection by the E. coli bacteria after eating at a Taco John's restaurant, a local health department said. Test results were expected Monday. The Taco John's restaurant has removed any … [Read more...]
Taco Bell illnesses up on LI
E. Coli Outbreak Expanded As The Number Of People Sickened Jumped. The E.coli outbreak expanded dramatically yesterday as the number of people possibly sickened after eating in Taco Bells jumped from 10 to 29 in Nassau County, while Suffolk officials said tests on green onions in a restaurant in Deer Park detected the potentially … [Read more...]
Wis. children suffer spinach illnesses
Spinach Illnesses During E. Coli Outbreak. Anne Grintjes can't even look at produce now without cringing. "I went through a grocery store the other day and I just flinched when I looked at all the greens," said Grintjes, whose 6-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter fell ill during a multi-state E. coli outbreak linked to tainted … [Read more...]
Owens Corning to pay 5.2 billion-dollar asbestos settlement
Asbestos Settlement For Illnesses. Building products maker Owens Corning has agreed to a 5.2 billion-dollar settlement of long-running claims for illnesses linked to asbestos, a lawyer in the case said Wednesday. The deal is likely to be the biggest asbestos settlement in history, according to a lawyer who was appointed to … [Read more...]
More Illnesses to Cholesterol Drug
Illnesses Tied To Cholesterol Drug Crestor. A consumer health group, citing mounting cases of severe illness tied to the cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor, has taken its call for a ban on the pill to the pages of a leading medical journal. "To allow AstraZeneca to continue desperately seeking a piece of the estimated $20 … [Read more...]
Asthma Treatment Risks
Asthma Treatment Risks Of Serious Illnesses. A drug company study has linked the popular asthma medication Serevent to a small risk of death or serious illness in some patients. The inhaled drug, made by GlaxoSmithKline, which conducted the study, helps relax the muscles around tiny air passages in the lungs to help ward off … [Read more...]
