by Richard A. Hendricks | Aug 1, 2020 | Health News
And a company based in Bakersfield, California is the likely source of the potentially contaminated onions, according to the Food and Drug Administration. “Although the investigation has determined that red onions are the likely source of this outbreak, Thomson International, Inc. has notified FDA that it will be recalling all varieties of onions that could […]
by Richard A. Hendricks | Jul 31, 2020 | Health News
As of this week, 938 people have been infected with salmonella in 2020. Cases have nearly doubled in the last month — 473 people got sick since the last case report in June, the CDC said. The presumed culprit in this outbreak is poultry. Public health officials...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Jul 29, 2020 | Health News
The first four participants were dosed Monday at the University of Rochester Medical Center, a spokesman there said. The combined Phase 2/3 trial, which looks for safety, efficacy and optimal dosing of a vaccine or drug, will include up to 30,000 participants. It was...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Jul 27, 2020 | Health News
The investigational vaccine was developed by the biotechnology company Moderna and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health. The trial is to be conducted at nearly 100 US research sites, according to Moderna....
by Richard A. Hendricks | Jul 25, 2020 | Health News
Cyclospora is a microscopic parasite that affects the intestinal tract and causes diarrhea that can last for more than a month. Symptoms typically appear about a week after consuming contaminated food or water. The recalled products were made in the Fresh Express...
