The fatal brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri claimed the life of a Texas woman who used contaminated water in her nasal ...

A healthy Texas woman, 71, died from Naegleria fowleri, or brain-eating amoeba, after using a nasal irrigation device with tap water. Health officials warn that rinsing sinuses or nasal passages ...

As someone who regularly uses nasal irrigation - but, of course, only with bottled or distilled water - I read the most recent CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) with extreme interest.

Tap water, including filtered tap water such as from Brita systems, is not considered sterile and should not be used unless boiled for at least one minute and cooled. Close Ad To stream 13OYS on ...

The tap water she used for the sinus rinse came from an RV's water system at a campground in Texas, according to the case report. The CDC recommends the use of distilled, sterile or boiled and ...

Tap water, including filtered tap water such as from Brita systems, is not considered sterile and should not be used unless boiled for at least one minute and cooled. Close Ad To stream 13WMAZ on ...

Tap water, including filtered tap water such as from Brita systems, is not considered sterile and should not be used unless boiled for at least one minute and cooled. Close Ad To stream 9NEWS on ...

To stay safe, the CDC advises that only distilled, sterile or properly boiled and cooled water be used for nasal rinsing. Tap water, including filtered tap water such as from Brita systems, is not ...

To stay safe, the CDC advises that only distilled, sterile or properly boiled and cooled water be used for nasal rinsing. Tap water, including filtered tap water such as from Brita systems, is not ...