MONDAY, Oct. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A massive recall has been issued for more than 2.28 million pounds of ready-to-eat Golden Island pork jerky, which may contain pieces of metal wire. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) announced the recall Oct. 24. It’s a ClassContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A voluntary recall has been announced for some lots of Neutrogena Makeup Remover Ultra-Soft Cleansing Towelettes. Company testing detected the presence of a potentially harmful bacterium in the wipes. Kenvue Brands, the Summit, New Jersey-based maker of the disposable wipes, is removing theContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Liver disease is usually caused by alcohol, fat buildup or hepatitis B and C. But a widely used chemical might also contribute to liver scarring, researchers recently reported in the journal Liver International. Exposure to tetrachloroethylene (PCE) might triple the risk of significantContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Want to have successful IVF? If you’re an older woman, find some donor eggs. Most successful fertility treatments for women 43 and older rely on donor eggs, researchers report in the journal Population Studies. Success rates in that age group remain below 5%Continue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — An already-available genetic test might spare some melanoma patients from a surgical procedure to see whether their cancer has spread to their lymph nodes. About 93% of people classified as low risk by the genetic test had no cancer in their lymph nodes,Continue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The most common cholesterol drug around might help protect cancer patients from “chemo brain.” Statins appeared to protect breast and lymphoma cancer patients’ brain function for up to two years after their cancer treatment, researchers recently reported in JAMA Network Open. “Cancer treatmentContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Faulty waste clearance in the brain could be contributing to dementia, a new study says. Impaired movement of cerebrospinal fluid — the clear liquid that cushions and cleans the brain — predicted people’s risk of dementia later in life, researchers reported Oct. 23Continue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Want to be ready to respond if an adult starts choking on their food, or a child on some object they’ve swallowed? Updated guidelines are available that let people know just what to do if an infant, child or adult is choking —Continue Reading
SUNDAY, Oct. 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of U.S. adults have driven while so tired it affected their ability to stay safe behind the wheel, a new survey finds, taking a risk that can be just as deadly as drunken driving. In an American Academy of Sleep MedicineContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Oct. 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People with chronic pain who stay active may have one key advantage: Resilience. A new study from the University of Portsmouth in the U.K. found that one’s ability to cope with pain, also known as pain resilience, plays a bigger role in maintainingContinue Reading