FDA Sends Warning Letters to Companies Selling Illegal Opioid Compound
2025-07-15
7-hydroxymitragynine is not approved for use as dietary supplement, food additive, or drug ingredientContinue Reading
Most Major Ice Cream Brands Will Remove Synthetic Dyes by 2028
2025-07-15
TUESDAY, July 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — About 90% of the ice cream sold in the U.S. will no longer contain artificial dyes by 2028, federal health officials announced. Roughly 40 ice cream and frozen dessert companies have pledged to remove seven artificial food dyes from their products in lessContinue Reading
FDA Approves Gardenia-Based Blue Dye for Use in Foods and Drinks
2025-07-15
TUESDAY, July 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A natural blue food coloring made from gardenia fruit has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The additive — dubbed gardenia blue — can now be used in foods like sports drinks, flavored waters, fruit drinks, teas, and bothContinue Reading
Study Finds No Link Between Vaccine Aluminum and Health Problems
2025-07-15
TUESDAY, July 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new study of more than 1.2 million people found no link between aluminum in childhood vaccines and long-term health problems, including autism, asthma or autoimmune diseases. The research, published July 14 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, looked at 50 chronic conditions. Continue Reading
Vaping Better At Helping Smokers Quit, Clinical Trial Indicates
2025-07-15
TUESDAY, July 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Vaping might be more effective than traditional nicotine replacement therapies in helping people quit smoking, a new Australian study says. Six-month smoking abstinence rates were three times higher among people using flavored nicotine-laced vape devices, compared to those given nicotine gum or lozenges,Continue Reading
Nicotine Pouch Ingestions Surge Among Young Children
2025-07-15
TUESDAY, July 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The number of young children who come across nicotine pouches and swallow them has surged in recent years, a new study says. Ingestions of nicotine pouches by children younger than 6 increased an alarming 763% between 2020 and 2023, researchers reported July 14Continue Reading
GLP-1 Drugs Increase Risk Of Acid Reflux, GERD
2025-07-15
TUESDAY, July 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Folks using GLP-1 weight loss drugs like Ozempic are more likely to suffer from severe acid reflux, a new study says. People with type 2 diabetes were more likely to suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) if they were prescribed a GLP-1 drugContinue Reading
New Stem Cell Approach Helps Transplant Patients Drop Immune-Suppressing Drugs
2025-07-15
TUESDAY, July 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Minnesota native Mark Welter needed a kidney transplant, but wasn’t happy that he’d be on immune-suppressing drugs for the rest of his life. The drugs are critical to keep a patient’s body from rejecting a donated organ, but they come with many downsides:Continue Reading
Consistent Physical Activity Lowers Risk Of Death
2025-07-15
TUESDAY, July 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Adults who are consistently physically active have an overall lower risk of premature death, even if they pick up the habit later, a new evidence review says. People who get regular exercise are 30% to 40% less likely to suffer an early deathContinue Reading
Diet, Exercise Can Help GLP-1 Patients Who Miss Doses
2025-07-15
TUESDAY, July 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — It can sometimes be tough to fill prescriptions for GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound, given the overwhelming popularity of the breakthrough weight-loss meds. But people who miss a dose here and there shouldn’t worry about losing ground in their fight against excessContinue Reading