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'Vulture bees' feed their babies rotting flesh, even though it breeds toxin-producing bacteria. They're a mystery to scientists.
After baiting the bees with raw chicken, scientists learned that these carnivores have guts more li…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A woman was diagnosed with a 'flesh-eating' breast infection and breast cancer after weeks of severe pain
Six months before seeking help from doctors, the woman discovered a lump in her breast and tried to…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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A giant seaweed mass heading for Florida's beaches is full of potentially dangerous bacteria that threatens a 'pathogen storm,' a study found
The bacteria Vibrio can stick to the plastic debris in a vast mass of Sargassum seaweed headed towa…
Isobel van Hagen
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A dangerous flesh-eating bacteria is gaining a larger foothold in the US as the oceans warm
According to the authors of the case report, climate change is partially responsible for the growin…
Aylin Woodward
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An Arizona woman diagnosed with the flu was actually infected with life-threatening flesh-eating bacteria
Necrotizing fasciitis is uncommon. One estimate says there are between 600 and 1200 cases from the …
Kevin Loria
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A Florida man died of flesh-eating bacteria after eating raw oysters - here's how concerned you should be
When treatment is possible, understanding that flesh-eating disease has been caused by Vibrio is im…
Kevin Loria
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A woman reportedly died of flesh-eating bacteria after eating raw oysters - here's how concerned you should be
When treatment is possible, understanding that flesh-eating disease has been caused by Vibrio is im…
Kevin Loria
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A woman in Texas has died after 'flesh-eating bacteria' in Harvey's floodwaters seeped into a wound
Now, their words of warning perhaps ring more strongly: Earlier this week, a woman in Texas died fr…
Erin Brodwin
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A woman died after contracting flesh-eating bacteria from eating raw oysters - here's why a food poisoning expert avoids the food
The CDC estimates that vibriosis causes 80,000 illnesses each year in the US, most caused by consum…
Kate Taylor
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A young boy in Oregon died from flesh-eating bacteria after crashing his bike - here's what to look out for
But several days later, when Flanagan was complaining of worsening pain, his parents looked at his …
Kevin Loria
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This 24-year-old lost her limbs to a flesh eating bacteria - but that hasn't slowed her down
"It has taken me a long time to become comfortable with and accept my new body. We are ALL made wit…
Aly Weisman
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A guide to eating healthily on a kosher diet
A kosher diet isn't inherently healthy but there are plenty of healthy foods that are kosher friend…
Madeline Kennedy,Samantha Cas…
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A Man Died From A Flesh-Eating Bacteria Off Louisiana's Gulf Coast
Vibrio vulnificus thrives in warm seawater and becomes a greater risk during the summer as more peo…
Dina Spector
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A 'blister' on a Houston day-care teacher's foot turned out to be flesh-eating disease- here's what to know about the condition
People are more susceptible to necrotizing fasciitis if they have a condition or illness that weake…
Kevin Loria
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A best-selling author reveals what it was like to get a flesh-eating disease while exploring a 'lost city' in the Honduran jungle
Leishmaniasis (of which there are several different forms) isn't seen too often in the United State…
Erin Brodwin
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Why do we eat oysters alive?
So yeah, freshly killed oysters taste better. And it's hard to tell exactly when an oyster dies, be…
David Anderson
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7 Foods We Should Be Eating In The New Year
7. Coconut: We've already heard about coconut water, but other coconut foods will be reaching mains…
Dina Spector
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After having my legs amputated, I thought I'd never compete again. I just won a medal at the Paralympics.
The three-time Paralympian and two-time medalist says his finance job is very similar to training f…
Stuart Lieberman
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How a microbiologist cooks to avoid food poisoning
A microbiologist shares her cooking dos and don'ts to prevent food poisoning, which kills an estima…
Kim Schewitz
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The 14 most important ways to prepare for a hurricane
Hurricane Hilary is barreling toward Southern California and the Southwest. Here are key steps to t…