THURSDAY, June 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Some packages of organic ground beef sold at Whole Foods stores across the country may be contaminated with E. coli, federal officials have warned. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert Wednesday about one-poundContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Add weed use to goofy jokes, outdated clothes, old music and other things Grandpa and Grandma enjoy that could potentially embarrass their kids and grandkids. Marijuana use has increased dramatically among seniors 65 and older in the United States, researchers reported June 2Continue Reading
MONDAY, June 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Salmonella-tainted tomatoes in three southern states could cause severe illness or even death, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns. The FDA has updated an ongoing recall of tomatoes distributed in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina to Class I — itsContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A growing salmonella outbreak tied to cucumbers has made at least 45 people sick across 18 states, U.S. health officials have warned. The cucumbers came from Bedner Growers, a Florida-based company, and were distributed by Fresh Start Produce Sales, Associated Press reported. TheContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Hormel Foods is recalling more than 256,000 pounds of its Dinty Moore Beef Stew amid reports that wood fragments were found in some cans, according to U.S. health officials. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued the nationwideContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Smoking or eating marijuana on a regular basis may damage a healthy person’s blood vessels much like tobacco does, a small study finds. Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) looked at the blood vessels of 55 people between 18 andContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — These days Americans can agree on few things, but unfortunately, pizza, soup and chicken aren’t among them, a new study says. Those three foods are some of the main sources of sodium for Americans of all racial and ethnic groups, contributing to highContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — They’re a go-to breakfast for millions of kids and adults. They’re brightly colored, packed in enticing boxes and often marketed as healthy — but many cereals today are actually less nutritious than they were a decade ago, a new study has found. BreakfastContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Health officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak tied to cucumbers grown in Florida. At least 26 people across 15 states have gotten sick, and nine people have been hospitalized, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said May 19, The Associated Press reported.Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Nebraska is the first state to get federal approval to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps. The change, announced Monday by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, will affect aboutContinue Reading