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(NEW YORK) -- Taylor Farms is now pulling more than a dozen products with jalapenos from grocery stores across the United States.It’s the latest recall as part of the salmonella outbreak that has made 345 people sick in 27 states. Restaurant chains Chipotle and QDOBA pulled jalapenos last week. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said this weekend grocery stores are also removing meat products that include jalapenos.The list of 20 recalled […]

Vibrio vulnificus bacterium. (Quantico69/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- Louisiana health officials on Thursday urged residents to take precautions following an uptick in severe cases of a type of dangerous flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus.So far this year, the state has reported nine cases, five of them fatal. During the same period in previous years, Louisiana averaged seven cases and one death.The Louisiana Department of Health said all nine cases reported this […]

Packages of Taylor Farms salad greens are displayed at a Safeway store on July 16, 2026, in Kings Beach, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that the cyclospora outbreak that plagued thousands of people across the country during the summer months has ended.The outbreak, which was eventually tied to iceberg lettuce distributed by Taylor Farms, sickened almost 13,000 people in 21 […]

(NEW YORK) -- New York City is experiencing another cluster of Legionnaires' disease just weeks after a cluster exposure in Manhattan was declared over.So far, five cases and one death have been recorded, the New York City Health Department said on Thursday. Health officials said they are waiting for results for other potential cases.Cases have been detected in the 10451 and 10456 ZIP codes, which includes parts of Melrose and Morrisania in […]

(NEW YORK) -- Michigan health officials said on Thursday that people can resume regular lettuce- and salad greens-eating habits as new cases of cyclosporiasis slow.It's one of nine states in a multi-state outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce served at some Taco Bell restaurants.The iceberg lettuce was supplied by Taylor Farms and sourced from central Mexico. Taylor Farms issued a voluntary recall of all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico. The state has seen more […]

(NEW YORK) -- Los Angeles County health officials said a person infected with measles visited Universal Studios Hollywood last month and potentially exposed others to the virus.The county's Department of Public Health said Wednesday that it is investigating the case involving the visitor who was at the theme park on July 26. Other possible locations within the county are being probed, according to the health department.Anyone who was in the […]

(NEW YORK) -- Walking faster for 30 minutes per day can lower the risk of death in some adults, a new study suggests.Researchers from Australia and Spain looked at 1approximately 70, 000 adults between ages 40 and 69.Participants were broken into four categories: under 5,000 steps a day, between 5,000 and 7,000 steps a day, between 7,500 and 10,000 steps a day and above 10,000 steps a day.The researchers also timed […]

(NEW YORK) -- Health officials are expanding an investigation into jalapenos served at Chipotle restaurants to include Qdoba restaurants. The Food and Drug Administration said the jalapenos may be a possible source of a growing salmonella outbreak that has infected 345 people across 27 states.Both restaurants have removed the jalapenos from their stores, the FDA said.Qdoba said in a statement to ABC News that it is "cooperating with public health authorities" in […]

(NEW YORK) -- A new drug appeared to show promise in reducing rates of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms in former and current smokers, according to results from late-stage clinical trials.The medication, called tozorakimab and developed by AstraZeneca, is the first biologic drug to show efficacy in treating COPD symptoms, according to Dr. Frank Sciurba, professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, in an AstraZeneca press […]