Mayo Clinic News Network Headline: 7/3/2015

It's picnic season — and the time of year when reports of food-borne illnesses spike. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 1 in 6 Americans gets sick by consuming contaminated foods or beverages each year. Mayo Clinic emergency medicine specialist Dr. David Claypool offers tips on how to avoid an infection from Salmonella and E. coli this holiday weekend, and it starts with washing your hands.