Canadian officials have ordered the recall of certain enoki mushrooms because tests have shown contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The Lian Teng Produces Inc. company is recalling its “Champignon Énoki” mushrooms. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recommending that consumers should not consume, use, sell, serve or distribute the recalled mushrooms. As of the posting of […]
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Results Reported and Laboratory-Confirmed Human and Animal Dracunculiasis Cases Worldwide During 2022, a total of 13 human dracunculiasis cases were identified worldwide, in Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, and South Sudan; these cases represent a 13% decrease from the 15 cases reported in 2021 (Table 1). During January–June 2023, three human cases were identified (no […]
GENEVA, Nov 8 (Reuters) – The Gaza Strip faces an increased risk of disease spreading due to Israeli air bombardments that have disrupted the health system, access to clean water and caused people to crowd in shelters, the World Health Organization warned on Wednesday. “As deaths and injuries in Gaza continue to rise due to […]
DAYTON — A new warning is being issued about an alarming rise in dangerous infections in babies. In Ohio, cases of Congenital Syphilis are five times what they were just four years ago, according to data from the Ohio Department of Health. >> Local man sentenced for child exploitation crimes involving over 175 victims A […]
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The research, published today in Science Advances, is the first to use a sophisticated human tissue model to explore the interaction between host and pathogen for six common species that cause urinary tract infections. The findings suggest that the ‘one size fits all’ approach to diagnosis and treatment currently used in most healthcare systems is […]
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 8, 2023 3:35 pm Updated November 8, 2023 3:36 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Avian flu is spreading rapidly through British Columbia poultry farms, including half a dozen diagnosed in commercial flocks this week alone. The fall migration of wild birds is considered the […]
A new antifungal molecule, devised by tweaking the structure of prominent antifungal drug Amphotericin B, has the potential to harness the drug’s power against fungal infections while doing away with its toxicity, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and collaborators at the University of Wisconsin-Madison report in the journal Nature. Amphotericin B, a naturally […]
