6 d. ago My son caught world's most infectious disease and could suffer permanent damage... my warning to all parents

A mother who lives in the epicenter of the Texas measles outbreak has revealed how her son's infection left her fearing he could suffer permanent brain damage.

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9 d. ago Haribo recalls sweets in the Netherlands after traces of cannabis found

Several people reported feeling dizzy and unwell after eating from a 1kg pack of Haribo Happy Cola F!ZZSpace cake, weed cookies and hash brownies may be familiar fare in the Netherlands, but cannabis in bags of children’s candy is not and Haribo has recalled its Happy Cola F!ZZ sweets after traces of the drug were found inside.Several people, including children, suffered “health complaints, such as dizziness” after eating sweets from three 1kg packs, the Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) in the Netherlands said, adding that a full recall had been undertaken as a precaution. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Haribo urgently recalls popular family sweets found to contain cannabis

Multiple members of a family, alongside several other people, reportedly felt unwell after eating the sweets.

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1 week ago UK Salmonella outbreak results in hospitalisations as 20 infected including 13 children

Officials says the illness is linked to an unusual strain which was the cause of an outbreak in 2023

Science

2 w. ago Major outbreak fears as world's most infectious disease hits Shakira concert at Metlife stadium

Fans who attended this major concert may have been exposed to measles, public health officials in the US warned today.

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2 w. ago British graduate, 23, hospitalised after being infected with a parasite swimming in waterfall in Fiji during volunteering trip

Isabelle Lythgow, 23, had travelled to the remote village of Nairukuruku in Fiji as part of a six-week placement but her tropical adventure soon turned into a nightmare when she fell violently ill.

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2 w. ago British graduate, 23, hospitalised in Fiji after being infected with a parasite swimming in waterfall in Fiji during volunteering trip

Isabelle Lythgow, 23, had travelled to the remote village of Nairukuruku in Fiji as part of a six-week placement but her tropical adventure soon turned into a nightmare when she fell violently ill.

Science

3 w. ago World's most infectious disease hits major US city of 8 million prompting major outbreak fears

The outbreak of the world's most infectious disease that began in West Texas has officially spread to a major city.

Science

3 w. ago 81 people unwell and 16 hospitalised after parasitic infection outbreak at Welsh attraction

One father said he had 'never seen his son that ill before'

Science

4 w. ago Listeria outbreak mapped: Silent 'severe infection' lurks in sandwiches as deaths rise in UK

Cases of listeriosis, caused by the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes, rose in 2024 as officials warn pregnant women are at risk of miscarriage or stillbirth if they contract the 'silent' infection

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4 w. ago Parasitic infection outbreak at UK farm as 74 people struck down with 16 in hospital

Public Health Wales (PHW) has issued a warning over the cryptosporidium outbreak which was triggered by a visit to Cowbridge Farm Shop at Marlborough Grange Farm, Cowbridge

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