WEDNESDAY, Sept. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As Florida and nearby states brace for the potential impact of Hurricane Ian, residents in the storm’s path should also think about the hazards they may face in its aftermath. If high winds take out your electricity, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety CommissionContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Salmon can’t be labeled a “healthy” food under existing federal regulations, because it contains high levels of fat. But sweetened cereals can bear the “healthy” label on their packaging if they tick specific boxes related to individual nutrients — even though they mightContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — All COVID travel restrictions in Canada will be gone starting on Oct. 1, health officials announced Tuesday. Both international and domestic travelers to the country will be able to give up such pandemic mainstays as submitting mandatory health information through ArriveCAN when enteringContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — To help consumers ascertain the nutritional value of foods more easily, the Biden administration said Tuesday it will propose putting nutrition labels on the front of packaging instead of on the back. The proposal will be paired with an update on criteria forContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Home ownership may be the culmination of the American Dream, but a new study cautions that many people think they will be happier than they actually become once they are king or queen of their own castle. “We wanted to investigate whether homeContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The White House on Tuesday released a national plan to end hunger by 2030, an ambitious goal that would be accomplished largely by expanding monthly food benefits for poor Americans. The plan would also aim to encourage healthy eating and physical activity soContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Five years back, “Nugget” the Jack-A-Poo was in serious need of some tender loving veterinary care. “He needed vaccinations and a few other things,” Seattle native Grace Stroklund recalled of her sidekick, a Jack Russell Terrier/Toy Poodle mix. “But I was just notContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While many older Americans are experiencing sticker shock when they shop for food, lower-income and less-healthy adults are hurting the most, a new poll reveals. Three-quarters of respondents in the latest University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging said the price ofContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to why U.S. heart patients wind up in the emergency room, uncontrolled high blood pressure (or “hypertension”) fuels about one-third of those medical crises. “These visits resulted in hospital admission less than 3% of the time and with very fewContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Here’s another reason to stay out of jail: New research shows the risk of dying from cancer is sharply higher among those who are behind bars or have been recently released. In Connecticut prisons, where the data for this study were gathered, theContinue Reading