Possible Listeria Contamination Prompts Recall of 2 Million Baked Goods
2025-02-10
Manufacturer says recall was completed in early January and ‘does not implicate anything that is currently, or was recently, on the market’Continue Reading
Study Links Heavy Cannabis Use To Higher Death Risk, Psychosis
2025-02-07
FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Heavy weed use may be far more dangerous than people realize, according to a pair of studies published in JAMA Network Open. People diagnosed with cannabis use disorder (CUD) may face nearly triple the risk of death over five years compared to thoseContinue Reading
Weed Use Tied To Increase in Schizophrenia
2025-02-05
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Schizophrenia cases associated with problematic weed use have skyrocketed in the wake of Canada’s legalization of marijuana, a new study says. The proportion of schizophrenia cases associated with cannabis use disorder nearly tripled, rising from 4% pre-legalization to 10%, according to findings publishedContinue Reading
Heavy Weed Use Affects Young Adults’ Short-Term Memory
2025-01-30
THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Heavy weed use appears to dull the brains of young adults, particularly affecting their short-term working memory, a new study suggests. MRI scans showed less brain activation in heavy tokers performing tasks that tested their ability to temporarily hold a limited amount ofContinue Reading
Medical Weed Users At Risk for Addiction
2025-01-24
FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People using weed for medical purposes are as likely – or more – to become addicted to cannabis as recreational tokers, a new study says. Folks using medical marijuana were more likely to have cannabis use disorder than those who get high recreationally,Continue Reading
FDA Will No Longer Allow Use of Red Dye No. 3 in Food, Drugs
2025-01-15
Agency revokes previous authorization for color additive to be used in food and ingested drugs
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Tragic Pet Cat Deaths Linked to Bird Flu in Raw Milk
2025-01-13
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A California man’s tragic story highlights the growing risks associated with bird flu infections in domestic animals. Joseph Journell of San Bernadino lost two of his beloved cats, a 14-year-old tabby, Alexander, and Tuxsie, a 4-year-old tuxedo cat, after they drank raw milkContinue Reading
Food Recall Update: Class 1 Alert Issued for Costco Eggs Linked to Salmonella
2024-12-26
THURSDAY, Dec. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has escalated the recall of certain eggs sold at Costco to its highest Class 1 alert level due to salmonella contamination risks. According to the FDA, The Handsome Brook Farms Kirkland Signature Organic Pasture Raised 24-CountContinue Reading
Northwest Naturals Pet Food Linked to Bird Flu in Cat, Issues Recall
2024-12-26
THURSDAY, Dec. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A batch of pet food has been voluntarily recalled nationwide after a cat in Oregon died of bird flu, an illness state officials linked to contaminated food. The recall, according to a news release published Dec. 25, 2024, involves Northwest Naturals’ Feline TurkeyContinue Reading
USDA Orders Testing of Milk Supply for Presence of Bird Flu Virus
2024-12-06
FRIDAY, Dec. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Faced with rising cases of bird flu virus being detected in raw milk in California, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Friday announced it would mandate testing for the virus in milk nationwide. The National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS) “builds on measuresContinue Reading