Freeze-Dried Organic Blueberries Recalled Due to Lead Levels – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News THURSDAY, July 21, 2022 Certain 1.2-ounce Natierra Organic Freeze-Dried Blueberry pouches have been recalled in the United States because of possible lead contamination. The recall of two lots by manufacturer BrandStorm Inc. is due to lead levels above the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recommended limits. “People with high levels of […]
First U.S. Polio Case in Nearly a Decade Reported in New York – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, July 22, 2022 New York health officials said Thursday that the first U.S. case of polio in nearly a decade has been confirmed in a young unvaccinated adult in Rockland County. “Based on what we know about this case, and polio in general, the [New York] Department of Health strongly […]
Freeze-Dried Organic Blueberries Recalled Due to Lead Levels – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News THURSDAY, July 21, 2022 Certain 1.2-ounce Natierra Organic Freeze-Dried Blueberry pouches have been recalled in the United States because of possible lead contamination. The recall of two lots by manufacturer BrandStorm Inc. is due to lead levels above the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recommended limits. “People with high levels of […]
As Monkeypox Cases Spike, U.S. Orders More Vaccine, Boosts Testing
Latest Infectious Disease News By Dennis Thompson and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters FRIDAY, July 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) With monkeypox cases continuing to climb in the United States, federal health officials said Friday they have ordered another 2.5 million doses of monkeypox vaccine and boosted national testing capacity to respond to the outbreak. The news […]
More Hospitalizations, Illnesses From Daily Harvest Crumbles
Latest Infectious Disease News MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says nearly 100 people have now been hospitalized and hundreds have become ill in at least 26 states after consuming a lentil-based product from Daily Harvest. The fallout is mounting for the food delivery company, which first recalled its […]
Monkeypox Vaccine: U.S. Falls Short of Overwhelming Demand – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News THURSDAY, July, 14, 2022 As monkeypox cases continue to climb worldwide, demands for vaccines to combat the virus are crashing the vaccine appointment system in New York City. The city of over 8 million people has been running out of supplies almost as soon as they arrive, the Associated Press reported. […]
Florida Company Recalls All Ice Cream Products Over Possible Listeria Contamination
Latest Infectious Disease News THURSDAY, July 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) Big Olaf Creamery said Wednesday that it is recalling all flavors and all lots of Big Olaf brand ice cream products because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. While healthy individuals may only suffer short-term symptoms after infection — including high […]
COVID Pandemic Slowed Progress Against Antibiotic-Resistant ‘Superbugs’
Latest Infectious Disease News TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) The COVID pandemic has eaten into the progress made against drug-resistant infections, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency reported that hospital-related infections and deaths grew by 15% during the pandemic’s first year, 2019 to 2020. The increase owes to […]
WHO Says Global Monkeypox Cases Have Jumped 77% in One Week
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, July 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) More than 6,000 monkeypox cases in 59 countries have surfaced since the outbreak began in May, the World Health Organization confirmed Thursday. The United Nation’s health agency reported a 77% rise in cases on Thursday, with cases in nine additional countries. So far, the cases […]
Bumble Bee Clams Recalled Due to PFAS Chemical
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, July 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) Bumble Bee Foods is recalling some canned, smoked clams because they contain high levels of chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The voluntary recall, announced July 6, comes after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found detectable PFAS levels in samples of the product. […]