What Is Salmonella?
Salmonella is one of the most prevalent and most underestimated health threats in the modern food environment. A group of bacteria responsible for more than a million infections in the United States every year, it causes an illness that ranges from a few uncomfortable days of digestive distress to a serious medical emergency requiring hospitalization. […]
8 foods you eat daily that trigger food poisoning
Each year, roughly 9.9 million Americans come down with a foodborne illness and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a large portion of those cases originate not at restaurants, but right at home. While it is easy to point fingers at the last takeout order, the more likely culprits are hiding inside […]
How to tell if you have food poisoning or stomach flu
Both conditions share many of the same miserable symptoms, but there are meaningful distinctions between them and knowing which one you are dealing with can help guide your recovery and alert you to when medical attention is needed. More than 48 million Americans experience foodborne illness each year, while norovirus alone is responsible for up […]