THURSDAY, Dec. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has escalated the recall of certain eggs sold at Costco to its highest Class 1 alert level due to salmonella contamination risks. According to the FDA, The Handsome Brook Farms Kirkland Signature Organic Pasture Raised 24-CountContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A batch of pet food has been voluntarily recalled nationwide after a cat in Oregon died of bird flu, an illness state officials linked to contaminated food. The recall, according to a news release published Dec. 25, 2024, involves Northwest Naturals’ Feline TurkeyContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Female stroke victims are less likely than men to take drugs that could lower their odds of a second stroke. Women are 80% more likely to report that they don’t take cholesterol-lowering medications as prescribed, a new study shows. They’re also 53% moreContinue Reading
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Very early-stage breast cancers are notoriously tough to spot via mammograms, but new technology might make detection easier. According to a new study published recently in the Journal of Biophotonics, Scottish researchers are combining AI with high-tech “laser analysis” to spot changes inContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Bedtime stories are a time-honored means of helping kids calm down and get a good night’s sleep. But these fairy tales can also serve another less obvious purpose — teaching children about the benefits of good sleep. Analysis of four traditional children’s talesContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Virtual reality headsets like the Meta Quest or Apple Vision Pro will be a Christmas gift in more than one home this year. Now mice are getting in on the action. Researchers have developed a set of VR goggles for lab mice forContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Runners put a lot of thought into how much they must eat and drink to endure a 26.2-mile marathon, properly fueling their bodies to sustain a record-setting pace. But the quality of the air they huff and puff during endurance events could alsoContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — That morning cup of coffee or afternoon spot of tea might be protecting you from cancer. A new evidence review says that coffee and tea consumption are linked to a lower risk of cancers of the mouth, throat, and head and neck, perContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — New British research shows that too much of a good medication can be a bad thing. In the study, repeated doses of paracetamol, known as acetaminophen (brand name Tylenol) in the United States, raised the risk of gastrointestinal, cardiovascular and kidney complications amongContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — When supplies of certain generic, platinum-based cancer chemotherapies dwindled in 2023, oncologists feared it might lead to under-treatment and many more cancer deaths. Fortunately, that did not turn out to be the case, a new study published recently in the Journal of theContinue Reading