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Farm Rich Recalls Products Over E. Coli Fears

Rich Products Corp. has announced a voluntary recall of its Farm Rich Mini Quesadillas and other Farm Rich products because of a possible E. coli contamination.

2013/03/29

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Officials Alarmed By Increasing Superbug Reports

Health officials are reporting an alarming increase in some dangerous superbugs at U.S. hospitals. These superbugs from a common germ family have become extremely resistant to treatment with antibiotics.

2013/03/05

Yuck! What’s On That Soda Can? CBS 11′s I-Team Finds Out

Pop the top of your favorite soda can and you can expect to find carbonated water, sugar, even sodium.

CBS 11–2013/02/04

Viral Video: Truth About The 5 Second Rule

Is the five second rule safe for dropped foods? Here’s an in-depth look at the science behind the common food “rule” that has been imagined and used for years.

2012/12/03

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CDC Has Health Warning For Feral Hog Hunters

Medical officials have a health warning for Texans hunting feral hogs. According to the CDC, feral hogs can expose hunters to a bacterial illness called brucellosis.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/11/28

CBS 11 Investigates: How Dirty Is Your Plane?

Serratia Plymuthica. Brevundimonas diminuth. Enterobacter asburiae. Klebsiella. Do you know what these are? Well, you may have been sitting next to them on your last airplane flight?

CBS 11–2012/11/19

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Is Your Shower Making You Sick?

A hot, steamy shower can feel great. But you may also be getting covered in a daily dose of bacteria that could make you sick. Take off any showerhead and you can see why.

2012/10/09

CDC: Whooping Cough Cases May Be Most In 5 Decades

Health officials say the nation is on track to have the worst year for whooping cough in more than five decades. Nearly 18,000 cases, including more than 500 in Texas, have been reported so far — more than twice the number seen at this point last year.

2012/07/19