White Castle Frozen Burgers Recalled for Listeria
The White Castle recall is for 6-pack cheeseburgers, 6-pack hamburgers, 6-pack jalapeno cheeseburgers, 16-pack hamburgers, and 16-pack cheeseburgers with best by dates ranging from 04 Aug 2020 to 17...
View ArticleBlood Tests Show Exposure to Ethylene Oxide
The testing offers the first biologic evidence that living near a facility that emits ethylene oxide increases a person’s body burden of the chemical, which has been linked to breast and blood cancers
View ArticleWhite Castle Frozen Burgers Recalled for Listeria
The White Castle recall is for 6-pack cheeseburgers, 6-pack hamburgers, 6-pack jalapeno cheeseburgers, 16-pack hamburgers, and 16-pack cheeseburgers with best by dates ranging from 04 Aug 2020 to 17...
View ArticleRECALL: Fresh Express Salad Kit for E. coli Fears
The FDA, CDC, state health authorities, and Canadian officials have been investigating an E. coli illness outbreak, and research shows that Fresh Express brand Sunflower Crisp Chopped Salad Kits are...
View Article'Smart' Contact Lenses Might Also Monitor Eye Health
A team of scientists in South Korea has packed incredibly small electronic circuitry, batteries and antennae into a soft contact lens. The goal: to monitor eyes for signs of vision trouble or help...
View ArticleDangers of 'Superbug' Germs Greater Than Believed
There's been an uptick in the number of laboratory studies showing how just one mutation could create highly infectious or "hypervirulent" strains of disease-causing bacteria, fungi and water molds.
View ArticleHave a Purpose, Have a Healthier Life
If you've found meaning in your life, you're more likely to be both physically and mentally healthy, a new study reports.
View ArticleCould Obesity Alter a Child's Brain Structure?
Overweight and obese children tend to have a thinner prefrontal cortex, a part of the brain associated with decision-making and problem-solving.
View ArticleHealthy Lifestyle, Regular Screening May Keep Cancer at Bay
A new study shows many cases of cancer could have been headed off by regular screenings.
View ArticleMan Who Inspired Ice Bucket Challenge Dies
Peter Frates, who inspired the Ice Bucket Challenge that raised awareness about the neurodegenerative disease ALS, has died at the age of 34.
View ArticleHep A Outbreak in Six States tied to Blackberries
The illnesses have occurred in Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and Wisconsin.
View ArticleAn 'Epidemic of Loneliness' in America? Maybe Not
Yes, people tend to feel more lonely after age 75 or so. But today's older adults are no more likely to feel isolated or lacking in companionship than previous generations.
View ArticleRECALL: Frozen Burritos for Plastic Pieces
Ruiz Food Products of Florence, SC, recalled 55,013 pounds of egg, sausage, and cheese burritos, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says.
View ArticleKids and Concussions: Data Show Growing Threat
CDC data published in March 2019 found that from 2010 to 2016, an estimated 283,000 children came to emergency rooms each year for sports- or recreation-related traumatic brain injuries
View ArticleBlack Patients May Not Benefit On Low-Dose Aspirin
Researchers analyzed 11 years of data from more than 65,000 people, ages 40-79, living in the American Southeast. More than two-thirds of the participants were black, and about two-thirds were at high...
View ArticleHow to Find Alternatives for Gift Wrap This Holiday Season
The holiday season is often a stressful time of year for many people. It’s also a time of year that tends to produce a lot of waste. If you find yourself feeling overwhelmed during the holiday season...
View ArticleFrozen Embryo Transfer Tied to Cancer Risk in Kids
There wasn't an increased cancer risk among children born to parents who used other types of assisted reproductive technology such as fertility drugs, IVF or intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
View ArticleLabels Showing Exercise Needed to Offset Food Helps
For example, such labeling would show that a person would need to walk 42 minutes or run 22 minutes to burn off the 229 calories in a small bar of milk chocolate, said British researchers.
View ArticleSleeping Too Much Might Raise Stroke Risk
Disturbed sleep was also tied to a 29% increase in the risk for stroke, compared with people whose sleep quality was good.
View ArticleA Gift You Can’t Repay
A woman resigned to dialysis treatments three times a week gets a rare gift when a friend shows up at the hospital and asks, “Will you be my kidney sista?”
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