Author: Erin Elizabeth

This week, federal health officials announced that more illnesses from cyclospora were reported after eating McDonald’s salads. Currently, 163 (up from 61 last week) people in 10 states- including three hospitalizations but no deaths- have taken ill. The FDA is currently working with McDonald’s to find which salad ingredients are making people sick and then to trace them through the supply chain. According to the CDC, the cyclospora parasite causes intestinal illness as a result of consuming contaminated food or water. Symptoms, which can start a week or more after consuming the parasite, can include diarrhea and frequent, sometimes explosive bowel...

(Editor’s note: This story is from 2017 but as it escaped our gaze we knew we had to share it with you. Please read and share with friends and family.) After the unexpected death of Cristina Belmonte, her husband Manuel Belmonte knew something wasn’t right since the 45- year-old mother of three had no known major medical issues aside from diabetes. And his answer came eight weeks later when he received a letter from UT Southwestern Medical Center. The following is the gist of the letter: “Your family member was entered into a research study in hope of finding the...