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Ground bison meat has been linked to an E. coli outbreak in seven states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Interested in Recalls? Twenty-one people in Connecticut, Florida, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania have been infected with the E. coli O103 and O121 strains. Eight of those people […]
Fireworks may be a quintessential part of Fourth of July celebrations, but doctors and safety officials are urging revelers to take caution when handling them after more than 9,000 Americans were injured by fireworks last year. “It’s devastating” when people come into the emergency room unaware of the extent of an injury caused by a […]
Thousands of cases of Pillsbury flour have been recalled because they may be contaminated with E. coli. Interested in Recalls? About 4,620 cases of 5-pound bags of Pillsbury Best Bread Flour were distributed to a limited number of stores in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia, according […]
Purdue Foods has recalled nearly 32,000 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken products that may have been contaminated with extraneous materials, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Interested in Recalls? The chicken products, which are fully cooked, were produced on March 21 and could contain bone material, the USDA announced in a press release on Friday. […]
James Longman, a successful foreign correspondent for ABC News, is in a club no one wants to belong to: suicide survivors. “There’s been a lot of secrecy in my family about it. This is not something that people want to talk about now, let alone all these years,” Longman told Dr. Jennifer Ashton on her […]
While it’s well known that drinking too much alcohol can cause both physical and psychological damage, the pros and cons of moderate alcohol use are still heavily debated, with the latest study on the subject finding that moderate drinking can increase a person’s risk of stroke. The study, published in The Lancet, counters the findings […]
Hot drinks like coffee or tea get us going every morning, and when you’re tired from just waking up, they can’t go down fast enough. A new study, however, suggests that we might want to let them cool a bit before guzzling them down. The study, published on Wednesday in the International Journal of Cancer, […]
It sounds like science fiction, but some companies are promoting the infusion of “young blood” into older people. Now, the Food and Drug Administration has gone on the record saying there is no evidence that these treatments have any effect on signs of aging or diseases, and it is warning people about getting transfusions from […]
Public health and regulatory officials are under pressure to identify the turkey brands linked to the recent salmonella outbreak. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the outbreak started in November 2017. As of Nov. 5, 2018, 164 people in 35 states have been infected. Sixty-three people have been hospitalized and one person […]
Pregnant women are more susceptible to life-threatening complications if they get the flu, a fact that makes the results of a new survey showing that only half of pregnant women get vaccinated so troubling. It’s recommended that all women who are, or might become, pregnant during flu season be vaccinated against the flu. The vaccine […]