Bacteria

Does the five second rule work?

Explainer: Is it really OK to eat food that's fallen on the floor

Flesh-eating bacteria are in warm coastal waters – but it doesn't mean you'll get sick

Flesh-eating bacteria

A daily glass of red wine is good for your gut's health, according to wide-ranging study

Red wine gut bacteria study

Why are people still dying of Legionnaires' disease?

Legionnaire's disease shower

This New Jersey beach has been closed for three days after unsafe bacterial levels

windward beach bacteria

These are some of the infections you can pick up at the gym

Carroll - Weights at a gym

More than one-third of Jersey Shore beaches were contaminated with fecal bacteria in 2018, report says

New Jersey beaches fecal bacteria

A single apple has a whopping 100 million bacteria

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Home birth may start babies off with health-promoting microbes

Home Birth 07182019

What it's like to survive a flesh-eating bacterial infection

flesh eating bacteria survivors

Necrotizing fasciitis: Is it a threat this summer at the Jersey Shore?

new jersey shore flesh-eating bacteria

Latest water tests at Wildwood beaches find fecal bacterial levels back within safe range for swimmers

Carroll - Wildwood Beach Lifeguards

Pittsburgh woman dies from flesh-eating bacteria infection contracted in Florida

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Mexican imported papayas at the root of multi-state salmonella outbreak

papaya salmonella outbreak

Lack of 'good' gut bacteria may be causing increase in food allergies, study suggests

Bacteria gut health food allergies

Kitchen sponges may hold answer to antibiotic resistance

kitchen sponge bacteria

Flesh-eating bacteria infections on the rise at Delaware, New Jersey beaches

Carroll - Beach chair at the Jersey Shore

Better testing has led to higher rates of food poisoning

Raw Chicken Food Poisoning

Gardeners, beware: there's dangerous bacteria lurking in potting soil

potting soil bacteria disease

Alternative Medicine

Experts think we should drop the 'antibacterial' outlook on life

antibacterial hand washing pexels

Are viruses the best weapon for fighting superbugs?

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2 Rutgers students diagnosed with bacterial meningitis

Carroll - Rutgers University-Camden

Strong link emerges between gut bacteria and this chronic disease

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This is what happens if you accidentally eat moldy food

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Rethink plastic for your reusable water bottle — study finds them to be bacteria-ridden

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Why you may be more at risk for foodborne infections during the holidays

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Wegmans issues multi-state recall on pre-packaged cauliflower items

cauliflower

Even a quick power nap with your contacts in can raise risk of serious eye infection, new study finds

eyes pexels

Despite their 'protective' skin, you should totally be washing avocados

avocado pexels

Why hand dryers are public enemy No. 1 for holiday shoppers

Washing Hands in Sink

Pennsylvania farmers markets have host of food-safety issues, study finds

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New Jersey man dies of rare brain-eating bacteria after trip to Texas

Fabrizio Stabile

Man in critical condition after contracting flesh-eating bacteria near Jersey Shore

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ATMs dispense more than money: The dirt and dope that's on your cash

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All Jersey Shore beaches now below limit for feces-related bacteria

Carroll - Atlantic City beach

Beaches throughout Cape May, Atlantic City issued advisory for feces-related bacteria contamination

Carroll - 2018 New Jersey Shore Guide

These Jersey Shore beaches tested too high for feces-related bacteria

Carroll - Wildwood Beach

Investigation: Is the 'five-second rule' legitimate?

Five second rule

Panera recalling cream cheese after testing positive for fatal bacteria

panera cream cheese recall

This common oral hygiene habit could increase risk for diabetes, study says

Seven Jersey Shore beach closings lifted heading into weekend

Four heart surgery patients at Penn Presbyterian hospital get infections

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

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