Vomiting. Diarrhea. Cramps. Food poisoning is no fun. In most cases, your body will heal itself as long as you drink plenty of fuids until the GI problems clear up.
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Recall Alert: Amy’s Kitchen has recalled 74,000 cases of various frozen products because an organic spinach supplier informed the company that it found Listeria monocytogenes in spinach it supplied Amy’s. While…
Milk Although the variety in the dairy case is impressive, the steps you should take to protect yourself from most dairy-related foodborne illnesses are blessedly simple. Never drink unpasteurized milk,…
Infants and young children are particularly vulnerable to foodborne illness because their immune systems are not developed enough to fight off infections. Here is information to help keep your little…
When you eat out, you’re putting your trust in other food preparers and hoping that they are being as careful as you would be at home. Given that reality, you…
Q: How common is illness from Listeria? A: In the United States, an estimated 2,500 people become seriously ill with listeriosis each year. Of those, 500 die. Pregnant women are…
Folate is a B vitamin that helps cells grow and divide. Folic acid is the form of folate that’s added to foods and supplements. Women need the vitamin early in…
If you’re not allergic to nuts or peanuts, eating them while you’re pregnant may lower your baby’s risk of having those allergies. [HD] Researchers studied roughly 8,200 children born between…