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Two dangerous things together might make a medicine for one of the hardest cancers to treat. In a mouse model of pancreatic cancer, researchers have shown that bacteria can deliver deadly radiation to tumours — exploiting the immune suppression that

Infection rates of the foodborne pathogens Campylobacter and Vibrio parahaemolyticus rose in 2012, while other major pathogens generally maintained rates similar to recent years, according to the nation’s annual “food safety progress report” publishe

EFSA’s scientific experts say that it is currently not possible to identify which VTEC bacteria strains have the potential to cause human diseases. In order to help risk managers to identify human health risks, EFSA has proposed a scheme to categoris

In April 2013, EFSA launched a call to renew the membership and create reserve lists for its Scientific Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources Added to Food (ANS Panel) and Scientific Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Pr

Listeria monocytogenes is a dangerous food pathogen that causes listeriosis. Although not very common, there is a high hospitalisation rate (about 19%) and a high death rate (about 20 – 30%). Listeriosis causes about 0.02% of gastroenteritis, but abo