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What It Means If Colon Cancer Runs in Your Family

Medically reviewed by Gagandeep Brar, MD About 10% of colon cancers are inherited, mainly through Lynch syndrome and familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP).Knowing your family history for at least three ...
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Extraordinary pictures show what a common antibiotic does to E. coli

The way antibiotics called polymyxins pierce the armour of bacteria has been revealed in stunning detail by high-resolution ...

On a weight loss plan? Your diet may raise your colon cancer risk

A new study reveals that popular low-carb, low-fiber diets may significantly increase the risk of colorectal cancer, ...
Ledger-Enquirer

E. coli levels in Mill Creek have been high for years. Phenix City doesn’t know why

Mill Creek recorded its highest E. coli streak in 2025, failing all 15 weeks this summer. Water watchdog groups report consistent contamination; source remains unknown. Ongoing state litigation limits ...
News Medical

Study reveals how dormant E. coli bacteria survive antibiotics

A groundbreaking study by researchers from Wuhan University, York University (UK), and Peking University has uncovered how Escherichia coli (E. coli) persister bacteria survive antibiotics by ...
People

Pink Says She Contracted E. Coli, Shares Photo of Herself with an IV

"Everything is going well," she wrote on Instagram as she continues to heal Dave Benett/Getty Pink is spending part of her summer recovering from an E. Coli bacterial infection The hit ...
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Pink Shares She Contracted E. Coli

Pink is taking her recent health setback in stride. The “Get the Party Started” singer shared a few of the coping mechanisms she employed as she dealt with an unexpected illness during a summer ...
Food Safety News

Serious E. coli outbreak sickens 20 in Belgium

About 20 residents of six nursing homes in Belgium have fallen ill after being infected with E. coli. Local media reported five people had died but it was not certain what role E. coli played in their ...
WFTV

E. coli prompts boil water notice in Melbourne

MELBOURNE, Fla. — The city of Melbourne has issued a boil water notice after E. coli was found in a water sample. The bacteria was found in a routine sample point on Sun Circle East. The boil water ...
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E. coli found in Chippewa County wells prompts health alert

CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich,. (WPBN/WGTU) — The Chippewa County Health Department has issued a health alert following the discovery of E. coli in six private water wells in the area. The affected wells are ...
WRAL

Rolling View swim area at Falls Lake closed due to high levels of E. coli

The Rolling View swim area at Falls Lake State Recreation Area in Durham is closed until further notice after high levels of E. coli were found in the water. Durham County officials said tests on ...