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Salmonella Cases on the Rise

by Clemdog | May 10, 2013 | Kimberly Allen R.N., Medical | 0 |

by Kimberly Allen, RN Does it seem to you like there’s been more reports in the news about...

Typhoid Fever

by admin | Nov 13, 2012 | Kimberly Allen R.N. | 0 |

by Kimberly Allen RN Typhoid fever is an acute bacterial infection caused by certain strains of...

Dealing with food poisoning

by admin | Jul 26, 2012 | Kimberly Allen R.N., Medical | 0 |

Food poisoning is the term the general public uses for foodborne illnesses. A foodborne illness is any illness that develops from contaminated food consumption. In the US it is estimated that 1 in 6 people will develop a foodborne illness. The CDC estimates that in the US there will be 48 million cases of foodborne illnesses, with 128,000 hospitalizations and as many as 3,000 deaths every year…

E Coli virus

by admin | Jul 12, 2012 | Health, Kimberly Allen R.N. | 0 |

E coli is a bacteria that is normally found in the intestines of healthy people and animals. There are over 700 different stains of e coli most of which live withe in our small intestines and colon. Most are considered to be “normal flora” and do not cause disease…