15-state listeria recall spreads to popular cheese brand

15-state listeria recall spreads to popular cheese brand

A popular cheese brand has recalled its products in 15 states due to a possible listeria outbreak. Sargento, a food company best known for its cheese, is recalling shredded and grated products sold to food service groups in 15 states amid concerns the food could be contaminated with listeria. The recall affects thousands of various … Read more

Violent, diarrhea-inducing stomach bug spreads in Northeast: ‘Incredibly contagious’

Violent, diarrhea-inducing stomach bug spreads in Northeast: ‘Incredibly contagious’

It’s a noro-easter. The norovirus, a hyper-contagious stomach bug, is sweeping across the Northeast, causing schools to shutter and citizens to suffer from violent diarrhea and other alarming symptoms. “It is incredibly contagious,” Dr. Alfred Sacchetti from Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden, New Jersey, told ABC News. “Just one particle of the … Read more

Sandra Bullock spreads late partner Bryan Randall’s ashes in Wyoming on his 58th birthday

Sandra Bullock spreads late partner Bryan Randall’s ashes in Wyoming on his 58th birthday

Sandra Bullock honored her late partner Bryan Randall on what would’ve been his 58th birthday. The movie star’s sister and Food Network host, Gesine Bullock-Prado, made an Instagram post on Saturday, claiming that Sandra honored his wishes and spread his ashes at Snake River in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. “Happy birthday, Bry. Sandy brought you to the … Read more

Zombie deer disease spreads: ‘There may also be a risk to people’

Zombie deer disease spreads: ‘There may also be a risk to people’

Despite ongoing efforts to curtail its spread in the U.S. and abroad, the lethal chronic wasting disease (CWD) remains a threat — with no vaccine or cure. In 2005, the “zombie deer” disease struck New York after several deer infected with chronic wasting disease (CWD) escaped from a fenced-in pen in Oneida County, a largely … Read more

Flesh-rotting ‘tranq’ drug spreads to 48 states, cut with fentanyl: urgent DEA alert

Flesh-rotting ‘tranq’ drug spreads to 48 states, cut with fentanyl: urgent DEA alert

The Drug Enforcement Administration has issued an urgent public safety alert regarding the animal tranquilizer xylazine — warning it is now being used as a cheap cutting agent for fentanyl in 48 states. The medication — known on the street as “tranq,” “tranq dope” and “zombie drug” — is approved by the Food and Drug … Read more

Stomach flu symptoms to watch for as outbreak spreads across US: CDC

Stomach flu symptoms to watch for as outbreak spreads across US: CDC

This is retched news. Stomach “bugs” are in bloom in the US. Also known as the “stomach flu” (though unrelated to influenza), the highly contagious gastrointestinal illness is typically caused by norovirus infection, prompting days of vomiting, diarrhea and fever in children and adults — which, yes, could even lead to death if not properly … Read more

Coffee shop spreads kindness through products, people, programs

Coffee shop spreads kindness through products, people, programs

La La Land Kind Café is a coffee shop that has locations in and around Dallas, Texas, and Los Angeles, California. It proudly makes delicious handcrafted beverages — but the café has a much bigger purpose for its business as well.  The café has a very simple motto: Normalize kindness. “We believe that success is measured [by] … Read more

A 33-year-old’s back pain and weight loss were symptoms of a deadly fungal infection that spreads through dust

A 33-year-old’s back pain and weight loss were symptoms of a deadly fungal infection that spreads through dust

Desiree Chan developed back pain, coughing, fatigue, night sweats, and weight loss in late 2020.  Doctors tested the 33-year-old for many infectious diseases, like pneumonia or tuberculosis.  After about a month, she was diagnosed with Valley fever, a potentially deadly fungal infection.  Loading Something is loading. When Desiree Chan got out of the bathtub on … Read more