Norovirus spread by restaurants, say CDC

Norovirus is the leading identified cause of foodborne illness outbreaks in the US, says a CDC report that notes infected food service workers are often the source.

In rare inherited disorder, gene mutation sheds light on protein’s role in brain development

Though worlds apart, four unrelated families have been united in a medical mystery over the source of a rare inherited disorder that results in their children being born with abnormal brain growth and severe functional impairments…

Mice With Reduced Caloric Intake Accumulate Longer Telomeres, Reduce Their Incidence Of Cancer, And Are In Better Health

One of the indicators of a cell’s health is the state of its DNA and containers – the chromosomes – so when these fuse together or suffer anomalies, they can become the source of illnesses like cancer and/or ageing processes…

Immune Defenses Improved By Consumption Of Green Vegetables

Researchers reporting online in the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, have found another good reason to eat your green vegetables, although it may or may not win any arguments with kids at the dinner table. It turns out that green vegetables — from bok choy to broccoli — are the source of a chemical signal that is important to a fully functioning immune system…

Ground Turkey Recall – Why The Five Month Delay?

First reports of salmonellosis appeared in March, signs of an outbreak emerged in May – but it took over two more months before anything was officially announced and the source of the problem was found and a recall was issued.

E. Coli Emergency Talks By European Union Agriculture Ministers, Germany Criticized

Agriculture ministers from all EU (European Union) countries are holding an “extraordinary session of the Council of the European Union”, in other words, emergency talks in Luxembourg today. So far, 23 people have died from E.

FDA: Advanced Genomic Test Helps Trace Sources Of Foodborne Illness Outbreak

FDA scientists successfully used a new genome sequencing test to retrospectively examine a 2009-2010 foodborne illness outbreak to help trace the source of the infection.