THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The death toll from listeria linked to tainted Boar’s Head deli meats has risen to nine, with six more fatalities reported Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Deaths have now occurred in Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Carolina,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — High levels of fluoride in drinking water may dim the intelligence of children, a new U.S. government report shows. Based on an analysis of published research, the potentially controversial report marks the first time a federal agency has determined there is a linkContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Perdue Foods has recalled over 167,000 pounds of chicken nuggets and tenders after consumers complained of finding bits of metal in the products. The recall covers select lots of Perdue Breaded Chicken Tenders, Butcher Box Organic Chicken Breast Nuggets and Perdue Simply SmartContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Regular bedtimes won’t just help your child be alert for a busy school day; they might also help keep them from abusing drugs or alcohol as a teen, new research suggests. Youth who’d had early bedtimes in childhood and adolescence were significantly lessContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The death toll from listeria linked to tainted Boar’s Head deli meats has risen to three, with nine more cases of the bacterial illness reported in the outbreak, an update issued Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. TheContinue Reading
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THURSDAY, Aug. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People who use marijuana at high levels are putting themselves at more than three times the risk for head and neck cancers, new research warns. The study is perhaps the most rigorous ever conducted on the issue, tracking the medical records of overContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A recall of Boars Head deli meats has been broadened to include an additional 7 million pounds of products because they may also be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria, U.S. officials announced Tuesday. The expanded recall is part of an ongoing investigation ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Toxic heavy metals are found naturally worldwide in soils that produce the cocoa bean tree — and those metals are showing up in chocolate, a new report warns. “We all love chocolate but it’s important to indulge with moderation as with other foodsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Chicken, turkey and other poultry might get a little safer after new rules to limit salmonella proposed Monday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Poultry companies would be expected to keep salmonella levels below specific thresholds under the new rules and testContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — As marijuana loses much of its stigma and laws around its use relax, Americans are increasingly consuming it medically and recreationally. Americans with diabetes are no exception, a new study finds. The number of adults with diabetes who said that they’d used cannabisContinue Reading