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By Michael McCarthy on October 05th, 2009
Health stories in the news
$300 million in research funding floods into the state. Back to basics in school PE. E. coli still a threat.
Tag: "E. coli"
By LocalHealthGuide on August 17th, 2009
East King County subdivision residents urged to boil drinking water
Credit: Janice Haney Carr/CDC
Washington state health officials have detected the bacteria E. coli in the water supply of the Riverbend Homesites development in eastern King County and are warning residents to boil their drinking water before use.
About 1,600 people live at the development, which is just off Interstate 90 Exit 32 east of North Bend [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on July 03rd, 2009
Holiday food safety tips
According to a new survey, only one in three people know the proper temperature to cook a hamburger in order for it to be safe to eat, the Washington State Department of Health reports.
(Answer: When the internal temperature reaches 160°F)
“Some people think they know how to tell when burgers and other meats are cooked thoroughly, [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on June 19th, 2009
Do Not Eat Nestle Toll House Prepackaged, Refrigerated Cookie Dough, FDA warns
Consumers should not eat any varieties of prepackaged Nestle Toll House refrigerated cooke dough because of concerns the products may be contaminated with the bacterium E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns.
E. coli O157:H7 can cause severe blood diarrhea and in some cases a potentially lethal condition called hemolytic uremic syndrome.
Nestle [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on October 22nd, 2008
Officials OK reopening restaurant linked to E. coli outbreak
E. coli / Photo: CDC
October 22—Health officials today approved the reopening of the Lake Stevens restaurant that investigators had linked to an E. coli outbreak that had sickened 17. The restaurant Ixtapa at 303 – 91st Ave. NE in Lake Stevens, north of Seattle had shut its doors voluntarily yesterday (Oct. 21) in order to sanitize the entire [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on October 21st, 2008
E. coli outbreak linked to Lake Stevens restaurant
Photo: Janice Haney Carr/CDC
Health officials investigating the E. coli outbreak in Snohomish County, north of Seattle, say “the likely exposure site Ixtapa restaurant, 303 – 91st Ave. NE, #B201, in the city of Lake Stevens (east of Everett, central Snohomish County).”
“On hearing the investigators’ findings, the restaurant owner voluntarily closed the Lake Stevens today at 12:30 p.m. [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on October 20th, 2008
Possible E. coli outbreak in Snohomish County
E. coli bacteria by Janice Haney Carr/CDC
Public health officials in Snohomish County are investigating the cases of 14 county residents who may have contracted E. coli infections.
So far, health officials have not been able to confirm the illnesses are due to the bacteria, but laboratory testing is underway.
E. coli is a bacteria commonly found in [...]
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