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
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