TUESDAY, Oct. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — China and the United States are super powers of salt consumption. The two world leaders emerged with the highest salt levels in processed meat and fish products among five countries assessed in a new study. High salt levels in food is a majorContinue Reading
How 1.3 million Americans ended up in conservatorships. Britney Spears’ long struggle to release herself from a conservatorship has shed light on a legal construct that’s meant to help people incapacitated with illness, but is too often abused by those placed in charge. Read more A better way to treatContinue Reading
Bill Clinton hospitalized with sepsis. The former president is in a California hospital after falling ill with what his medical team say is the sometimes serious blood infection sepsis. His illness is probably tied to a urinary tract infection, and doctors say the 75-year-old’s vitals are already on an upwardContinue Reading
Death threats, trolling common for scientists who speak to media about COVID. A new survey of 300 researchers and experts on COVID-19 from around the world finds two-thirds saying they quickly become the targets of abuse and threats once they talk to media. Read more A third of Americans withContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it is lowering the recommended levels of sodium in processed, packaged and prepared foods. The goal of the new, voluntary guideline is to help reduce Americans’ average sodium intake from 3,400 milligrams (mg) toContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Maple Island Inc. announced Friday that it has recalled three lots of Parent’s Choice Rice Baby Cereal because of elevated levels of arsenic in the products. A sample from the three lots, which were sold only at Walmart, tested above the guidance forContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) – When Brooklyn-based mom and fashion designer Suzanne Weiner began treatment for breast cancer three years ago, her medical marijuana card was her best friend. “Pot helped me tremendously with the anxiety and stress of my diagnosis,” she said. “I was a mess.” WeinerContinue Reading
U.S. will reopen its borders to vaccinated travelers from Canada, Mexico. After 19 months of pandemic closures, those who can show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 can enter the country, starting in November. Read more FDA gives its first approval to an e-cigarette. Even though they have been ubiquitousContinue Reading
Six in 10 Americans will skip or delay a flu shot this year. Experts are warning that Americans’ resistance to influenza may be waning because the disease was a no-show last season. That’s why it’s troubling that 60% of respondents in a new poll said they may not get vaccinatedContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — It’s okay for American children to go trick-or-treating this Halloween, Dr. Anthony Fauci says. During an appearance on CNN‘s State of the Union on Sunday, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert said trick-or-treating is an outdoor activity where there’s less risk of coronavirusContinue Reading