by admin | Sep 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
We are learning more about the victims of the Legionnaire’s Disease outbreak from the JW Marriott hotel in Chicago. Three people have died as a result of a Legionnaire’s disease outbreak at the JW Marriott in Chicago, and another seven have been or are ill...
by admin | Sep 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
Earlier I reported on a Legionnaire’s Disease outbreak being reported by guests who had stayed at the JW Marriott hotel in downtown Chicago. The hotel announced that health officials had taken water samples and swabbed areas around the hotel to try to locate the...
by admin | Aug 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
On August 29, 2012, the Chicago Department of Public Health issued a new press release on the Legionnaire’s Disease outbreak from the JW Marriott Hotel, 151 W. Adams St., in downtown Chicago. According to the update, in the 15 days between August 14, 2012, and...
by admin | Aug 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
It’s enough to make you resort to vegetables. Cantaloupe is making bad news yet again, as the FDA announces another recall, this time for contamination with salmonella. The situation is extremely grave, with CDC’s Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella page...
by admin | Aug 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
According to CBS Chicago, the Chicago Department of Public Health is announcing that three guests who stayed at theChicago JW Marriott have contracted Legionnaire’s Disease. The legionella bacteria is carried in air droplets, and breathing it can be deadly,...