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Bacteria

A doctor checks a patient's throat. (credit: Omar Torres/AFP/Getty Images)

Cases Of Adult Strep Throat On The Rise

More adults appear to be getting sick with a bacterium that commonly attacks children – strep throat.

2011/11/02

Yuck! Tests Reveal The Dirtiest Surfaces You Touch

Maybe germaphobes are right. New research sponsored by Kimberly Clark – the Las Colinas-based company behind Kleenex tissues – confirms that many everyday objects are teeming with germs.

2011/10/25

Dirty Equipment Cited In Cantaloupe Outbreak

Dirty equipment at a cantaloupe packing facility was probably to blame for the deadliest outbreak of foodborne illness in 25 years, the FDA said.

2011/10/19

Children wash their hands with soap. (credit: THOMAS LOHNES/AFP/Getty Images)

MRSA Concerns Strike Keller ISD School

There are health concerns in the Keller ISD after an employee at Florence Elementary School was diagnosed with a MRSA infection.

2011/10/18

Blood samples are carried in a laboratory. (credit: JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images)

Tuberculosis Testing Underway In The Denton ISD

Tuberculosis testing started Tuesday for some 200 students in the Denton Independent School District. A student, who transferred from Ennis High School, tested positive For TB and had to be hospitalized last week.

2011/10/11

Ground beef passes through a machine that makes hamburger patties at a meat packing and distribution facility. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

E. Coli Scare Prompts Tyson To Recall Ground Beef

Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. is recalling about 131,300 pounds of ground beef because a family fell ill after eating meat produced by the company that was contaminated with E. coli.

2011/09/28

Dallas County Reports 1st Death From Listeria Infection

A Dallas County man, who got sick after eating contaminated cantaloupe and contracting listeria, has died. In all, there have been four people sickened with listeria in Dallas County, but this is the first death.

2011/09/26

Water comes to a boil on a gas stove. (credit: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)

Day 3 Of Boil Water Notice For Azle Residents

Residents living in Azle are still boiling their drinking water after a water main break over the weekend. The break, that happened Saturday morning, dropped water pressure significantly.

2011/09/12