Posts tagged cdc

• Number of Deaths from Listeria Outbreak Expected to Rise Through October

  David Mittleman | September 29, 2011 8:18 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Toxic Substances
  

  While E. coli and Salmonella are more commonly known bacteria, a new food borne illness is spreading and creating more serious consequences than these two contaminants. Listeria, linked to...

• Two Children Killed by a Fresh-Water Parasite

  Mark Bello | August 17, 2011 9:39 PM | 3 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  This video is a special health warning report on a parasite known as the brain-eating amoeba which claimed its second young victim this month. Naegleria is a microscopic ameba (single-celled...

• Superbug Strain of Gonorrhea Discovered in Japan

  David Mittleman | July 31, 2011 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  At one point in time, doctors were able to treat and cure Gonorrhea with Penicillin. However, Gonorrhea is notoriously resistant to antibiotics, and over the years doctors have upped the ante to...

• CDC Expects Number of Consumers Affected by Salmonella-Contaminated Eggs to Grow

  David Mittleman | August 20, 2010 12:52 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Earlier this month an Iowa egg manufacturer issued a voluntary recall of millions of eggs contaminated with Salmonella. As a result of the contaminated eggs, the Centers for Disease Control have...

• Car Accidents Leading Cause of Teenage Deaths

  David Mittleman | May 08, 2010 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  According to a recent Centers for Disease Control report, car crashes are the leading cause of teenage deaths in the U.S. Overall, more than 16,000 teenagers die each year, and while that accounts...

• FDA to Take a Closer Look at Active Ingredient in Antibacterial Products

  David Mittleman | April 09, 2010 2:59 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The Food and Drug Administration recently announced that the agency plans to take a closer look at the active ingredient in most antibacterial products, triclosan, because of possible health...

• Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: A Rare Condition Causes a Young Man's Death

  David Mittleman | April 05, 2010 1:29 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  It wasn’t the first time that Cody Strickland, a self-described “outdoorsy electrician”, came into contact with poison ivy and experienced the itchy rash that comes from the...

• Overuse of Antibiotics in Livestock Leads to Drug-Resistant Infections in Humans, Scientists Argue

  David Mittleman | December 29, 2009 2:15 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Yesterday I wrote about the recent recall of 248,000 pounds of E. coli contaminated beef that is potentially linked to serious illness in six states. In the past, bacterial infections such as E....

• Nine-Year-Old Florida Girl Nearly Dies from Misdiagnosed H1N1 Virus

  David Mittleman | December 03, 2009 3:05 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Rapid flu tests are used to determine if a patient has the illness so that doctors can immediately being treatment. However, in Hayli Murphy’s case, she almost died as a result of an incorrect...

• Pet Owners Beware: Study Shows 86,000 Falls Annually Caused by Pets

  Devon Glass | March 27, 2009 3:31 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  For the first time ever, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted a study focusing on the relationship between falls and pets. The results, which are published in this weeks...