Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Riley Edward Detwiler was 16 months old when he was exposed to E. coli. through another child at his daycare center. He died 23 ...

Ten people have been hospitalized and one individual in Colorado has died following E. coli (Escherichia coli) infections linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers Currently, a total of 49 cases ...

Researchers at North Dakota State University have discovered a way to make the E. coli bacteria less dangerous to human health, a finding that could improve safety in food and medical devices. Masters ...

A food poisoning outbreak tied to McDonald's Quarter Pounders was caused by a common type of E. coli bacteria that can cause serious illness and death. Particularly vulnerable are young children, ...

Japanese researchers have discovered a way to tackle plastic pollution by engineering E. coli bacteria to make a biodegradable alternative to PET plastic. The breakthrough, shared in a Kobe University ...

A surveillance program for E. coli O157 created after a major outbreak in a Chinese city has recorded a decline in the pathogen. A large and long outbreak of diarrhea, which included cases of ...

Federal and public health officials in multiple states are investigating an outbreak of E. coli infections linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Health officials are investigating nine raw milk–related illnesses in Ada County. Experts warn that claims about raw milk’s health benefits do not match scientific evidence.

Decades before the McDonald's E. coli outbreak, Darin Detwiler’s son Riley was a healthy, thriving 16-month-old when he died of E. coli poisoning in 1993. The toddler was one of four children who died ...