bacteria

Listeria monocytogenes were found in the recalled products.Lettuce and salad kits sold under multiple brand names are being recalled for contamination of Listeria monocytogenes.Revolution Farms has expanded its voluntary recall that was…

Diet-related chronic diseases have reached a critical juncture in the U.S. Nearly half the population has prediabetes or diabetes. Over 40% are overweight or obese. One in nine people over the age of 65 has Alzheimer’s disease, the…

A concern to global health is antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections were blamed for an estimated 1.3 million deaths globally in 2019 alone. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have been examining the…

A rare and fatal flesh-eating bacteria is slowly creeping up the eastern U.S. coast, and some experts warn that it could eventually find its way into Canada if climate change continues to heat our oceans and lakes. The bacteria Vibrio…

As Richard Jones prepared for a stem cell transplant to treat his cancer two years ago, he was offered a new and unusual treatment.Tests showed that his gut was colonised with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, putting him at ‘very high risk’…

Bacteria from meat could be responsible for more than half a million urinary tract infections in the United States every year, a new study says. Bacteria from meat could be…

Spring has sprung, which means the seasonal cleaning of the home is in full swing, but it is not just cluttered you should be worried about - more than 1.8 million bacteria units are lurking in your refrigerator. These invisible microbes…

Three deaths linked to recalled eye drops…

Scientists have found that climate change may lead to an increase in so-called flesh-eating bacteria in the waters along the East Coast of the U.S.The bacteria Vibrio vulnificus is usually found in warm waters with low salinity, or…

Scientists have sounded the alarm over a flesh-eating bacteria which could be present in every US state on the East Coast within the next 20 years.By the 2040s, annual cases of vibrio vulnificus could double as a result of warming oceans…