The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning to widen its search in the salmonella outbreak investigation by including other produce items on its list of suspects.

The decision to include other fresh produce commonly consumed with tomatoes comes as the FDA is under growing pressure to step up efforts to trace the source of the contamination. The salmonella outbreak has sickened at least 869 people, including 107 who have been hospitalized, in 36 states and Washington, D.C

A woman who wanted to lose weight died after taking banned slimming pills that she bought over the internet.

Selena Walrond, 26, died five days after she started taking DNP, a drug that increases metabolic rate to burn calories and make bodybuilders and athletes lose weight more quickly. DNP is also used as a pesticide

The total illness toll in the Salmonella outbreak has reached more than 756 and the government says it is still clueless about the source of outbreak. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in a statement that no deaths have been attributed to the illness.

The U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said people in 34 states and the District of Columbia have been infected with a rare strain of bacteria known as Salmonella Saintpaul

The U.S. government has recommended adding GlaxoSmithKline Plc's Rotarix vaccine to the choices for immunizing infants against the deadly intestinal virus that causes diarrhea and vomiting in children. Rotarix is a liquid and given in a two-dose series to infants from 6 to 24 weeks of age.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has already endorsed Merck and Co Inc's RotaTeq saying both are equally effective. There are many different strains of rotavirus. The vaccine protects against rotavirus gastroenteritis caused by the G1, G3, G4, and G9 strains

There is a prevalence of parasitic diseases among poor urban families in the U.S., according to Dr. Peter Hotez of the George Washington University. Other ailments like dengue fever and Chagas disease associated with developing nations may also become more common in America due to climate changes.

While these ailments do not claim lives, they negatively affect the development of a child, his intellectual development, hearing and could cause heart disease. As the malady affects poor people, it perpetuates their state of poverty since the infections could last for years or lifetimes