TUESDAY, Oct. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Teenagers have followed the vaping trend into marijuana use, with recent studies chronicling a boom in pot vaping among adolescents in the United States and Canada, researchers report. The percentage of teens who’ve experimented with vaped pot has more than doubled in recentContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Citterio Premium Italian-Style Salame Sticks, sold primarily at Trader Joe’s, have been linked to a salmonella outbreak with 20 reported cases in eight states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. Most of the patients (80%) are younger than 18. ThreeContinue Reading
Combo of common antidepressants and painkillers could raise bleeding risk. Two widely used medications — SSRI antidepressants (such as Paxil or Zoloft) and over-the-counter painkillers like Advil or Aleve — appear to raise the odds for dangerous bleeds, a new review finds. Read more Cancer takes big bite out ofContinue Reading
COVID vaccination won’t raise risk of miscarriage. The new findings add to prior research showing the vaccines are safe for pregnant women. Read more ‘Brain fog’ can plague those with long COVID. Even months after beating COVID-19, many people still suffer for months with memory lapses, difficulty concentrating and otherContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Researchers may be one step closer to developing the equivalent of a Breathalyzer for detecting marijuana use. In an early study, scientists found that their rapid test was able to reliably detect THC in people’s saliva in under 5 minutes. THC, short forContinue Reading
CDC backs booster shots for Moderna, Johnson & Johnson vaccines. The agency on Thursday gave a thumbs up to decisions made earlier this week by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, clearing the way for boosters to be administered to millions of Americans. Read more Fatty liver disease is aContinue Reading
Imported onions behind salmonella outbreak in 37 states. The CDC has tracked down the source of a multi-state outbreak of potentially deadly salmonella: imported red, yellow and white onions from Mexico. So far, 652 people have been sickened across 37 states, resulting in 129 hospitalizations. Read more Baby ‘slings’ implicatedContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Onions from Mexico have been linked to a salmonella outbreak that’s sickened 652 people in 37 states, federal health officials said Wednesday. So far, there have been 129 hospitalizations, but no deaths. Investigators have traced one source of the outbreak to whole red,Continue Reading
In organ transplant breakthrough, a pig’s kidney worked in a human. Doctors in New York City have accomplished a first: Attached a kidney that was grown in a genetically altered pig to a human patient, where it functioned normally. Read moreContinue Reading
Biden administration ready to OK mix n’ match COVID vaccinations. Sources are telling media that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will this week approve the use of vaccine booster shots that don’t necessarily match the one initially received. Read more Dying young from heart disease: Where you live inContinue Reading