In late 1996 and early 1997, two Northern California men died after eating the wild mushrooms. After a mushroom cap is ingested, its toxins work swiftly to kill cells. Patients become severely ...

When going wild-mushroom hunting ... The Mushroom, Wine and Beer Festival around the Northern California county packs in cultural and foraging events from Nov. 7 to 16. The area known for its ...

More than a dozen people in Northern California recently became seriously ill from eating wild "death cap" mushrooms that they gathered themselves, according to a new report. During the first two ...

A bumper crop of deadly wild "death cap" mushrooms in northern California is likely to blame for the poisonings of 14 people in December, health officials say. The culprit: Amanita phalloides ...

Authorities announced Monday two residents from a Northern California assisted living ... after eating a soup prepared with wild poisonous mushrooms. Placer County sheriff’s officials stated ...

“Wild mushrooms should not be eaten unless they ... caps last winter “resulted in 14 mushroom poisonings in (Northern) California that required hospitalization.” Three of these cases ...

The 14 patients reportedly consumed wild mushrooms they picked themselves ... With an abundance of mushrooms in Northern California, there's only one thing to do: Get... Five days prior to the ...

Fall begins the season for highly sought-after wild chanterelle mushrooms in Northern California, and for the amanita species of mushroom that include what are known as “death cap” and ...

Gathering wild mushrooms is a popular hobby across Northern California and the Tahoe region, but mushrooms should not be eaten without confirmation by an expert that they are safe. Anyone who has ...

Two residents of a Northern California assisted living facility have died and four others are hospitalized after eating soup with wild mushrooms, authorities said. Placer County sheriff's ...

after all ate wild mushrooms picked by a stranger in the mountains. Eleven of the patients recovered and three required liver transplants. In 2012, four people died at a Northern California ...