ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — News of an E. coli outbreak at McDonald's stores across several states that has resulted in dozens of people sick and the death of at least one person spread quickly Tuesday ...

Scientists at La Trobe University have discovered how a diarrhoea-causing strain of bacteria uses “molecular scissors” to cut open and destroy gut cells, leading to severe illness and sometimes death.

A University of Alberta research team has identified a new drug target to treat harmful E. coli bacteria—which cause nearly 250,000 deaths a year from urinary tract infections (UTI) and are becoming ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

The strain of E. coli linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders is one of the leading causes of foodborne illness in the U.S. On Oct. 22, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that an ...

Researchers have reported the food attributable portions of disease for four important pathogens in the United Kingdom. Findings will be used to support future Food Standards Agency (FSA) studies ...