On a lazy, late September evening, we gathered together for a communal evening of food and talk. Little knowing what we were about to face 4 days later. Since this was a fairly large group, and our host was late, food preparation was much more rushed than is normal. The coals were lit and the ...
Let’s face it: All kids have episodes of loose poop or diarrhea. But do you know what causes it, the signs and symptoms and how to control it? Simple things such as changes in diet can sometimes cause diarrhea, like drinking too much fruit juice, eating an extensive amount of spicy foods or the use ...
Reactive arthritis occurs when there are infections occurring in other parts of the body that come to affect the joints. Infections that stimulate reactive arthritis include prostatitis (inflamed prostate), psoriasis (inflammation of the skin), Salmonella, Shigella, Pseudomonas, Campylobacter, or Ureaplasma urealyticum infections, and venereal diseases such as herpes, gonorrhea, Chlamydia, and others. Septic arthritis or ...
A “foodborne illness” is an illness caused by bacteria or other pathogens in the food we eat. How common are foodborne illnesses? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that in the United States alone, there are 76 million cases per year of foodborne illness. So each year there is roughly one instance ...
