Posts tagged cdc

• Recall expands to 12 brands of dry cat and dog food after at least 14 people sickened by Salmonella

  Paul Napoli | May 06, 2012 1:25 AM | 49 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Officials have linked an outbreak of Salmonella infections to recalled pet food manufactured by Diamond Pet Foods. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that fourteen...

• Multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to tuna used in restaurant and grocery prepared foods

  Paul Napoli | April 18, 2012 12:31 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Government officials say the likely source of an outbreak of Salmonella Bareilly infections across twenty states and the District of Columbia is a tuna product used in sushi, sashimi, ceviche,...

• CDC warns of 13 bathtub refinisher deaths tied to common paint stripping chemical

  Paul Napoli | February 28, 2012 4:23 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Federal health officials are warning that thirteen bathtub refinishing workers have died after exposure to methylene chloride, a chemical ingredient in many products used to strip bathtubs before...

• CDC Reports 62% Increase in ER Visits for Children’s Athletic Related Traumatic Brain Injuries

  Paul Napoli | October 12, 2011 2:02 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  October 11, 2011 A study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that emergency room visits of persons under age nineteen for traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) from...

• As Sales of Potassium Iodide Skyrocket, So May Cases of Drug Injury

  Paul Napoli | March 18, 2011 12:14 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  March 17, 2011 The radiation from Japan’s nuclear power plant crisis has spurred a dramatic increase in sales of Potassium Iodide in the United States, reports The Huffington Post. Potassium...

• Woman Infected With Measles Goes Through Three U.S. Airports

  Chrissie Cole | February 26, 2011 11:34 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Toxic Substances
  

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working to track down passengers and workers potentially exposed to Measles, after a U.K. woman infected with the virus traveled from 3...

• Cruise Ship Increases Disinfection Efforts after Outbreak of Intestinal Illness

  Paul Napoli | January 08, 2011 10:00 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  January 8, 2011 A cruise ship returned to port on Saturday with more than 150 sick passengers, prompting enhanced sanitation efforts aboard ship. Royal Caribbean’s Radiance of the Seas...

• How your antibiotic use today can cause your own or someone else’s death in the future

  Paul Napoli | November 16, 2010 11:21 PM | 2 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  November 16, 2010 Overprescribing and misuse of antibiotics creates “super bugs” that are resistant to antibiotics, endangering the lives of people who develop these dangerous...

• 5,000 Mayo Clinic and St. Luke’s Patients at Risk for Hepatitis C from Hospital Employee

  Paul Napoli | September 25, 2010 5:09 AM | 3 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Miscellaneous
  

  September 24, 2010 The Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL is sending warning letters to 5,000 patients potentially exposed to Hepatitis C from a hospital worker who injected himself with painkillers...

• 380 Million Eggs Recalled Nationwide, How to Keep Your Family Safe from Salmonella in Eggs

  Paul Napoli | August 20, 2010 2:50 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  August 19, 2010 Hundreds of salmonella infection cases have prompted a nationwide recall of eggs and reminded us of some basic food safety rules. After a four-fold increase in cases of Salmonella...