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No one wants an unexpected guest at the dinner table. Here's how to prevent food poisoning during the holiday season.

Each year approximately 40,000 cases of salmonella (salmonellosis) are reported in the United States; many more go unreported. Unfortunately,600 US patients die annually.

Few people realize the danger in giving grapes or raisins to their pet dogs. According to the ASPCA Poison Control Center, as few as 7 raisins or grapes can prove toxic.

The recent scare about tainted tomatoes and hot peppers that caused a serious outbreak of Salmonella is creating a demand for tougher inspection of all produce.

HR 875 Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009, would violate states' Tenth Amendment rights by transferring state food control to the new Food Safety Administration.

Dental fillings made of Amalgam (Silver) have been around for over 100 years, but in the past few decades serious concern has arisen over their safety,

More than 250-thousand Chinese-made tires are being recalled as unsafe because they lack an important safety feature that prevents treads from separating.

E.coli 0157:H7 sickens about 73,000 people and kills 61 per year in the USA. Over 70 persons in 12 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada are the latest victims.

Improper food handling at home can cause food poisoning. Organic foods & whole foods unwashed or undercooked can cause illness from spoilage & human contamination.

Mattel is just the latest American company to announce a recall of products outsourced to China. The danger this time is lead paint on children's developmental toys.

Appearing suddenly in large groups, Norovirus can quickly spread and make individuals exposed to it fall rapidly ill.

If you want to have and maintain good health, you need to do more than exercise and take supplements. You must also exclude toxic food additives from your diet.

Recently, salmonella was found in peanut butter, leading to a massive recall and a few deaths. Learn how to protect yourself from food poisoning and what foods to avoid.

Salmonella food poisoning can be dangerous, as the bacterial contamination may cause a very serious illness.

Shigella is a virulent bacterial pathogen that you can pick up just about anywhere. Infection results from contact with contaminated feces, and causes severe diarrhea.

For reasons unknown, a beneficial sugar substitute for humans can cause liver failure, internal bleeding, and a fatal hypoglycemic reaction in dogs.

Veterinarians are warning pet owners they could seriously injure or kill their animals if they feed them too many Christmas leftovers.

Bacterial contamination of the food we eat can lead to either food infection or intoxication, different types of food poisoning. They cause illness in different ways.

Pest controllers feel their way is best. And certainly no one wants to impede a business that fills a real need, but what if there's a more efficient way that's free?