Food poisoning

Causes, remedies, and prevention

Roger A. Shewmake Dr Shewmake is associate professor and director, section of primary care and health service research, department of family medicine, and director, section of nutrition, University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Sioux Falls.Correspondence[email protected]

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Bonnie Dillon Dr Dillon is a third-year resident, Sioux Falls family practice residency program, affiliated with the University of South Dakota School of Medicine.

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Although the United States has one of the world's safest food supplies, changes in eating habits have increased the potential for serious outbreaks of foodborne illness. In this article, Drs Shewmake and Dillon review the causes of food poisoning, suggest therapy, and examine methods of prevention, including irradiation of food.

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