4th VA Patient Has HIV
Veterans Tested Positive in HIV. The number of veterans who have tested positive for HIV and other life-threatening pathogens following shoddy colonoscopies and endoscopies at Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals has risen from three to four this week. Now, the Associated Press (AP) is reporting that the Department of Veterans Affairs … [Read more...]
CDC says some foodborne illnesses rose in 2006
Foodborne Illnesses Caused By E. Coli and Vibrio Rose. Preliminary data from 2006 show that foodborne illnesses caused by Escherichia coli and Vibrio rose, while cases caused by other pathogens leveled off or slowly declined, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today. The data come from the CDC's FoodNet … [Read more...]
