Salad lovers, take note: Lettuce is more vulnerable to E. coli contamination than other leafy greens, researchers report.
The physical composition of green leaf and romaine lettuce makes it a happy home for E. coli bacteria, particularly at room temperature, according to...
A new and worrisome antibiotic-resistant form of E. coli has been identified at a children's hospital in China.
Already, so-called ST410 strains of the E. coli bacterium -- resistant to last-resort antibiotics called carbapenems -- have become the most common drug-resist...
E. coli bacteria are an infamous cause of food poisoning, but a new study suggests those same microbes lurking in meat may be behind nearly half a million cases of urinary tract infections (UTIs).
UTIs are very common, affecting more than half of all women at least once ...
A total of 97 people across six states have now been made ill by E. coli, in an outbreak possibly tied to contaminated lettuce used in sandwiches sold at Wendy's restaurants.
"Since the ...
A total of 84 people across four states have now been made ill by E. coli, in an outbreak possibly tied to contaminated lettuce used in sandwiches sold at Wendy's restaurants.
"Since th...
Amid an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 37 people in four states, the Wendy's fast food chain has removed romaine lettuce from its sandwiches in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
U.S. health officials said Wednesday that they are investigating an outbreak of E. coli that has infected 29 people in Michigan and Ohio.
The outbreak has led to nine hospitalizations but no deaths, and i...
As the weather warms and families flock to pools, dirty water may dampen the fun.
Swimmers at a Pennsylvania community pool learned that the hard way when in June 2021 more than a dozen kids were seriously sickened by two types of bacteria,
Check your packaged salad greens: More than a dozen people have been infected by a strain of E. coli in six U.S. states, health officials report.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a food safety alert linking the outbreak to Simple Truth Organic P...
Ten people in seven states have been sickened in an E. coli outbreak linked to baby spinach, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.
The agency said people should not eat, sell or serve Josie's Organics prepackaged baby spinach that has a "best b...