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One dead and 13 sick in wedding food poisoning tragedy - Jewish Chronicle

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Jewish Chronicle

One dead and 13 sick in wedding food poisoning tragedy
Jewish Chronicle
Nine cases of salmonella have been confirmed by health officials while five other people have reported being taken ill with other complaints. ...

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The salmonella outbreak: Un oeuf is enough - The Economist

September 2, 2010 - 3:34pm

Kansas City Star

The salmonella outbreak: Un oeuf is enough
The Economist
Officials confirm that from May to July nearly 2000 people have been sickened by salmonella traced back to tainted eggs. As this is several times the ...
'Rodents and flies' at egg farmsBBC News
Feed the source of US salmonella outbreakFarmersWeekly
House members seek documents, schedule hearing on tainted-egg recallLexology (registration)
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Infrared Detects E. Coli In Beef Within An Hour Instead Of A Week Protecting ... - Medical News Today

September 2, 2010 - 3:03pm

Infrared Detects E. Coli In Beef Within An Hour Instead Of A Week Protecting ...
Medical News Today
Rather, where are the Escherichia coli (commonly referred to and spelled as E. coli) in my beef? It has been found that infrared spectroscopy detects E. ...

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Skype becoming popular tool for news telecasts - CTV.ca

September 2, 2010 - 2:41pm

Skype becoming popular tool for news telecasts
CTV.ca
... Costello found an elderly woman in a remote section of Pennsylvania who has lingering stomach problems from a salmonella poisoning five years ago. ...

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Simcha turns into tragedy - Totally Jewish

September 2, 2010 - 2:00pm

Simcha turns into tragedy
Totally Jewish
A couple from Hendon have been left devastated after a guest at their wedding died from salmonella ...

Wedding Reception ends in Salmonella Tragedy and Food Poisoning Compensation ... - Ashley Ainsworth (blog)

September 2, 2010 - 10:38am

Wedding Reception ends in Salmonella Tragedy and Food Poisoning Compensation ...
Ashley Ainsworth (blog)
A serious outbreak of salmonella at a wedding reception has caused the tragic death of one woman and put three others in hospital. ...

Norovirus outbreak at city hospital - Chester Standard

September 2, 2010 - 10:09am

Norovirus outbreak at city hospital
Chester Standard
AN ARMY of germ-busting specialists have descended on a Chester hospital ward after an outbreak of norovirus. Ward 43, Meadows Ward, at the Countess of ...

Nice bacteria finish last - Scientist (blog)

September 1, 2010 - 5:09pm

The Hindu

Nice bacteria finish last
Scientist (blog)
They designed an experiment that allowed them to grow E. coli in a bioreactor exposed to increasing daily rations of the broad-spectrum antibiotic ...
Bacteria 'sacrifice themselves for colony'Herald Scotland
Scientists find "kamikaze" bacteriaPharmacy Europe

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Boil-Water Advisory to Soon Lift up - TopNews United Kingdom (blog)

September 1, 2010 - 2:34pm

CBC.ca

Boil-Water Advisory to Soon Lift up
TopNews United Kingdom (blog)
20 while during routine testing, water in a reservoir tested positive for E. coli. Pigeon droppings reportedly were the cause behind the contamination, ...
E. coli Bacteria Found In White Rock's Water SamplesTopNews United Kingdom (blog)
White Rock boil water advisory extended indefinitelyCTV.ca
White Rock boil water advisory liftedCTV.ca
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GC-MS reveals Brazilian pepper essential oil as safe larvicide - Chromatography Today

September 1, 2010 - 11:05am

GC-MS reveals Brazilian pepper essential oil as safe larvicide
Chromatography Today
The test for genotoxicity was conducted by exposing Salmonella typhimurium to the essential oil, with no morphological or biochemical changes seen.

Guest dies and more poisoned as wedding day ends in salmonella tragedy - Daily Mail

September 1, 2010 - 10:11am

Daily Mail

Guest dies and more poisoned as wedding day ends in salmonella tragedy
Daily Mail
By Daily Mail Reporter An elderly wedding guest died and dozens more were left seriously ill after suffering salmonella poisoning at the reception meal. ...
Wedding guest dies from food bugBBC News
Bride 'distraught' after wedding guest diesLynn News
Inquiry launched after hotel guest dies from salmonella24dash (press release)

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Guest dies and more poisoned as wedding day ends in salmonella tragedy - Daily Mail

September 1, 2010 - 9:42am

Daily Mail

Guest dies and more poisoned as wedding day ends in salmonella tragedy
Daily Mail
Nine were confirmed to have contracted salmonella after laboratory tests, and the bug was recorded the cause of death on Mrs Kwartz's death certificate. ...

Wedding guest dies from food poisoning - Manchester Evening News

September 1, 2010 - 7:36am

Wedding guest dies from food poisoning
Manchester Evening News
A wedding guest has died from salmonella food poisoning and eight others have been struck down by the deadly bug. Rene Kwartz, aged 82, was one of four ...

Researchers Exploring 'Fusion Strategy' Against E-coli - Medical News Today (press release)

September 1, 2010 - 7:05am

Researchers Exploring 'Fusion Strategy' Against E-coli
Medical News Today (press release)
The SDSU researchers altered the toxins produced by a form of E. coli and genetically fused the non-poisonous "toxoid" to a protein known to cause an immune ...

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Parasite warning for Halton parents - ic CheshireOnline

September 1, 2010 - 4:06am

Parasite warning for Halton parents
ic CheshireOnline
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said youngsters run the risk of contracting infections like Ecoli or salmonella while at 'petting farms'. ...

Wright County and Hillandale egg findings to be used in other inspections - AgraNet (subscription)

August 31, 2010 - 5:43pm

Wright County and Hillandale egg findings to be used in other inspections
AgraNet (subscription)
FDA will use inspection findings at the two Iowa production facilities linked to the recent Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak and 500 million+ egg recall to ...

Parasite warning for Halton parents - Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News

August 31, 2010 - 4:05pm

Parasite warning for Halton parents
Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said youngsters run the risk of contracting infections like Ecoli or salmonella while at 'petting farms'. ...

RecipharmCobra Biologics Announces Patent for Novel Antibiotic-Free Plasmid ... - PharmiWeb.com (press release)

August 31, 2010 - 1:57pm

RecipharmCobra Biologics Announces Patent for Novel Antibiotic-Free Plasmid ...
PharmiWeb.com (press release)
Classically, genes of interest are inserted into plasmids with antibiotic resistance genes and then inserted into E. coli with antibiotics present. ...

Feed the source of US salmonella outbreak - FarmersWeekly

August 31, 2010 - 1:35pm

CBS News

Feed the source of US salmonella outbreak
FarmersWeekly
Authorities in the USA have discovered what they believe is the source of salmonella which infected chickens in Iowa leading to the recall of half-a-billion ...
'Rodents and flies' at egg farmsBBC News
National Egg Council Blames ConsumersThe Spoof (satire)
House members seek documents, schedule hearing on tainted-egg recallLexology (registration)
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