News tagged with food poisoning
Climate change makes food more dangerous
Global warming has the potential to make what we eat more dangerous and expensive, and the world already is feeling the effects, according to experts.
Feb 23, 2011 |
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The end of hamburger disease
Hamburger disease, a debilitating form of food poisoning, may be a thing of the past. New findings from an international research collaboration conducted by the French National Institute for Agronomic Research ...
Nov 26, 2010 |
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'Dawning of a new age' in bacteria research
Lowly bacteria are turning out to be much more complex than previously thought.
Jul 12, 2010 |
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New antibiotic proves safe and well tolerated
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new antibiotic to combat drug-resistant bacteria has proved safe and well tolerated in a phase I clinical trial with plans for a phase II trial underway.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 03, 2010 |
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Viruses can turn harmless E. coli dangerous
For her doctorate, Camilla Sekse studied how viral DNA can be transmitted from pathogenic to non-pathogenic E. coli. Viruses that infect bacteria in this way are called bacteriophages. Her findings reveal ...
Apr 16, 2009 |
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Are the eggs sold at my supermarket safe to eat?
(AP) -- Two large Iowa farms have recalled 550 million eggs because of possible contamination with salmonella. Investigators from the Food and Drug Administration are trying to find the cause of the outbreak, ...
Aug 23, 2010 |
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A 2-in-1 test for detecting E. coli in ground beef and other foods
Scientists today reported development of the first two-in-one test that can simultaneously detect both the E. coli bacteria responsible for terrible food poisoning outbreaks, and the toxins, or poisons, that t ...
Mar 23, 2010 |
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Salmonella creates environment in human intestines to foster its own growth
A study led by researchers at UC Davis has found how the bacteria Salmonella enterica — a common cause of food poisoning — exploits immune response in the human gut to enhance its own reproductive and transmission succes ...
Sep 22, 2010 |
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Fast new test for terrible form of food poisoning
Scientists are reporting development of a fast, reliable new test that could help people avoid a terrible type of food poisoning that comes from eating fish tainted with a difficult-to-detect toxin from marine ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Nov 09, 2011 |
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Scientists study how to improve pesticide efficiency
In 2007, a controversial pesticide was approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use on fruit and vegetable crops, mainly in California and Florida. Farm workers and scientists protested the approval of the pesticide ...
Feb 29, 2012 |
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The nicotine-candy connection: Study says new pills' attractiveness can lead to children's poisoning
(PhysOrg.com) -- A tobacco company's new, dissolvable nicotine pellet--which is being sold as a tobacco product, but which in some cases resembles popular candies--could lead to accidental nicotine poisoning ...
Apr 19, 2010 |
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Chinese slimming capsules
Taking herbal food supplements is certainly not free of risk. Since 2005, the poison emergency centers in the German cities of Freiburg and Göttingen have registered a total of 17 patients with health problems after taking ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 08, 2009 |
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New biosensor for most serious form of Listeria food poisoning bacteria
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in Indiana are reporting development of a new biosensor for use in a faster, more sensitive test for detecting the deadliest strain of Listeria food poisoning bacteria. That microbe ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Apr 23, 2009 |
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Chilled-out animals: a lower risk for food poisoning
(PhysOrg.com) -- Food poisoning bacteria become more invasive in animals that are stressed, according to new research from the University of Bristol in collaboration with the UK poultry industry. The results ...
Jul 07, 2009 |
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Egg cooling would lessen salmonella illnesses, scientist says
While people across the country have been sickened by a recent outbreak of salmonella poisoning possibly linked to eggs from Iowa producers, a Purdue University food scientist believes the poultry industry ...
Aug 25, 2010 |
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Food poisoning
Food poisoning refers to acute illness due to the ingestion of food. It can lead to infectious diarrhea.
The term usually includes:
The term usually does not include the consequences of invasive organisms acquired via the food supply. (The broader term foodborne illness includes these conditions.)
Onset of food poisoning following the consumption of the tainted food or drink can last from one to ten days.[clarification needed]
Food poisoning can be a notifiable disease in some jurisdictions. An alarming number of people are affected annually by food poisoning. Food poisoning endangers between sixty and eighty million people throughout the world each year and results in between six and eight million deaths.
Common causes of food poisoning: If the incubation period is less than six hours, a possible cause is Staphylococcus aureus toxin ingestion. Symptoms include vomiting, nausea, and diarrhea. Another is Bacillus cereus toxin ingestion. Symptoms include vomiting, and nausea (the "emetic syndrome").[citation needed]
If the incubation period is more than ten hours, a possible cause is B. cereus toxin ingestion. Symptoms include diarrhea and cramps (the "diarrheal syndrome"). Another is ingestion of Clostridium perfringens bacteria, which release a toxin in the gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms include diarrhea and cramps.[citation needed]
E. coli may also cause food poisoning with symptoms varying with the serotype.[citation needed]
For more information about Food poisoning, read the full article at
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