Foodborne Illness News

Posted May 10, 2007:

• Toxoplasmosis Infection Trick Revealed By Scientists

Posted May 2, 2007:

• Melamine Contaminant Found In Chicken Feed

Posted April 16, 2007:

• Rapid, One-Step, Ultra-Sensitive Detection Of Food Poisoning Bacteria And Biothreats

Posted March 26, 2007:

• Chemists Are Creating An Easy Home Test Kit For Spoiled Food

Posted March 21, 2007:

• Will The Plague Pathogen Become Resistant To Antibiotics?

Posted March 19, 2007:

• Tea Reduces Bacteria In Meats
• Avoiding Antibiotic Resistance In Turkeys: Use Bacteriocins Instead To Kill Pathogen
• Protein Found In Chickens May Help Protect Against Food-Borne Pathogens
• Probiotic Treatment Reduces Salmonella Infection In Pigs

Posted March 7, 2007:

• Antibiotic Resistance Found In Poultry Even When No Antibiotics Were Used

Posted February 28, 2007:

• New Technology Removes Viruses From Drinking Water

Posted February 26, 2007:

• Manual Dishwashing Study Digs Up Dirt On Dish Cleanliness

Posted February 13, 2007:

• Protein Discovery Targets Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria; Model Could Be Used In New Treatments For Food Poisoning, Typhoid

Posted February 8, 2007:

• Detection Of Salmonella In 24 Hours

Posted January 30, 2007:

• Salmonella Survives Better In Stomach Due To Altered DNA

Posted January 29, 2007:

• Norovirus Expert: Sanitation And Science Prevent Virus's Spread

Posted January 24, 2007:

• Device Can Rapidly Diagnose Infectious Diseases And Cancer
• New Processing Method May Inactivate Norovirus In Foods

Posted January 22, 2007:

• Microwave Oven Can Sterilize Sponges, Scrub Pads

Posted January 11, 2007:

• Leading Cause Of US Food-Borne Illness Makes Its Own Pathway Through Cells

Posted January 2, 2007:

• Cool-Water Wash For Eggs Can Help Prevent Microbial Contamination

Posted December 21, 2006:

• Dangerous Parasite Gains New Attention In Battles Against AIDS, Bioterrorism

Posted December 15, 2006:

• One Gene 90 Percent Responsible For Making Common Parasite Dangerous

Posted December 12, 2006:

• Combination Of Technologies Works Best Against E. Coli

Posted December 11, 2006:

• Calls For A New Food Safety Regulatory Agency Follow Spinach Tragedy

Posted November 16, 2006:

• Edible Food Wrap Kills Deadly E. Coli Bacteria

Posted November 10, 2006:

• Keeping E. Coli Out Of Meat

Posted October 19, 2006:

• Researchers Map Spread Of Pathogens In The Human Body

Posted October 17, 2006:

• Sea Coral Hope For Fighting Gastroenteritis

Posted October 12, 2006:

• Women Infected With Toxoplasmosis Are More Likely To Have Boys Than Girls

Posted October 7, 2006:

• Researchers Develop Technologies To Devour Food Pathogens

Posted October 3, 2006:

• Studies Identify Food Sources Of Disease And Drug Resistance

Posted October 2, 2006:

• Foodborne Pathogens Hard To Remove From Produce, Research Is Ongoing

Posted September 11, 2006:

• Study Illuminates How The Plague Bacterium Causes Disease

Posted August 30, 2006:

• Consumer Hygiene Fears Keep Food Industry On Its Toes

Posted August 16, 2006:

• Discovery Of Metabolic Pathway For Parasite Could Lead To New Controls For Diseases

Posted August 4, 2006:

• Cat Parasite May Affect Cultural Traits In Human Populations

Posted July 27, 2006:

• Purdue Creates New Low-Cost System To Detect Bacteria

Posted July 10, 2006:

• Why Listeriosis Rates Are 20-Fold Higher During Pregnancy

Posted June 28, 2006:

• Bacteria, Beware: New Finding About E Coli Could Block Infections, Lead To Better Treatments

Posted May 29, 2006:

• Despite Acidity, Orange Juice Could Still Be A Source Of Foodborne Disease

Posted May 26, 2006:

• Innocuous Intestinal Bacteria May Be Reservoir For Resistance

Posted May 11, 2006:

• New Treatment For Food Poisoning

Posted April 17, 2006:

• Less Antibiotic Use In Food Animals Leads To Less Drug Resistance In People, Study Shows

Posted April 8, 2006:

• New Process Could Aid Biodefense In Rapidly Detecting Dangerous Pathogens

Posted March 31, 2006:

• Single Cell Amoeba Increases MRSA Numbers 1000-Fold

Posted March 22, 2006:

• Consumption Of Risky Foods Declines

Posted March 20, 2006:

• Novel Vaccine Approach Stimulates Protective Immunity Against Listeria

Posted February 21, 2006:

• Food Experts Say Public Has Inadequate Understanding Of Food Risk Issues

Posted February 14, 2006:

• Copper Could Help Prevent The Spread Of Flu Infections

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