Retail meat linked to urinary tract infections: Strong new evidence
Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 11:28
in Health & Medicine
Chicken sold in supermarkets, restaurants and other outlets may place young women at risk of urinary tract infections, researchers have discovered. Samples taken in the Montreal area between 2005 and 2007 provide strong new evidence that E. coli bacteria originating from these food sources can cause common urinary tract infections.