With news this week that childhood exposure to E. coli bacteria may be partly responsible for the sharp rise in bowel cancer among under-fifties, most of us are asking what we can do to protect ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. The public was not informed of a deadly E.

ST. LOUIS (Gray News) – New federal lawsuits filed last week against a farm in California allege that the federal government kept the public in the dark about an E. coli outbreak from Romaine lettuce.

the FDA has also issued some very mixed messaging about the November E. coli outbreak. Beyond the obfuscation and politicking, this outbreak — which involved a dangerous strain known as 0157:H7 ...

The outbreak was traced to a particularly virulent strain of E. coli - 0157:H7 - which can lead to Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, a potentially fatal kidney condition. Seven people developed HUS, ...

Dr. Amanda Brzozowski, a senior epidemiologist for St. Louis County, was one of the first to oversee multiple cases of the E. coli 0157:H7, a dangerous and potentially fatal strain of the bacteria.

After testing in the hospital, doctors determined that Colton had E. coli 0157:H7. His parents told NBC News that Colton's doctors believed he picked up from food he ate. “Where did he get this ...

Details about the death are unclear. The E. coli was 0157:H7 — a particularly dangerous strain that can result in severe illness. FILE - Romaine lettuce, for Food section. (Photo by Karen ...

The outbreak included 89 people in 15 states infected by the E. Coli 0157:H7 strain, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The St. Louis County Department of Public Health said at least 25 ...

Nine families are suing a California-based produce company after more than 80 cases of serious E. coli infections were found by the FDA Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE.

The strain was identified as a particularly dangerous one – E. coli 0157: H7. The rare strain can result in organ damage and even death in some exceptional cases. High school students living in ...