MONDAY, Dec.2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Cases of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are rising at an alarming rate among young Americans, a new study reveals. “Prevalence rates [are] among the highest reported worldwide,” said researcher Dr. Michael Kappelman, a professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at the University of North CarolinaContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The “brain fog” of long COVID might be due to impaired lung function following a person’s infection, a new small-scale study says. Reduced gas exchange in the lungs – oxygen coming in, carbon dioxide going out — appears to be associated with brainContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Over 167,000 pounds of ground beef are being recalled by a Detroit meatpacker after being linked to E. coli illnesses in restaurant goers. The beef was shipped by Wolverine Packing Co. and used in restaurants nationwide, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food SafetyContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots has sickened 39 people in 18 states, U.S. health officials reported Sunday. Supplied by California-based Grimmway Farms and sold under popular brand names such as Nature’s Promise, Wegmans and Trader Joe’s, the tainted carrots haveContinue Reading
SUNDAY, Nov. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — You’ve loaded up on goodies while at a family gathering, and you suddenly feel chest pains. Is it heartburn or something worse? Being able to tell the difference between indigestion and cardiovascular trouble might save your life, said Dr. Maya Balakrishnan, an associateContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Nov. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — As the holidays approach, most folks are familiar with a common side effect of the overindulgence that can come with all those meals with family and friends: Bloating. Luckily, Baylor College of Medicine gastroenterologist Dr. David Szafron has some tips on what triggersContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The number of Americans sickened in an E. coli outbreak tied to slivered onions used on McDonald’s Quarter Pounders has now risen to 104, U.S. health officials reported Wednesday. In an update posted on its website, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration saidContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Nov. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Everyone knows that colonoscopies save lives, but that doesn’t make drinking a lot of liquid laxatives in preparation for the procedure any less daunting. Luckily, one expert has some helpful tips on how to take some of the pain out of the process.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Onions spread on McDonald’s Quarter Pounders are the definite source of an outbreak of E. coli illness that’s now affected 90 people nationwide, new evidence from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. “Epidemiologic and traceback information show that fresh, sliveredContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Constipation might increase a person’s risk of having a heart attack or stroke, particularly if they also have high blood pressure, a new study warns. People who are constipated have twice the risk of a major heart health problem compared to those withContinue Reading