The deadly multi-state listeria outbreak attributed to Boar’s Head deli meat has officially been declared “over” by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The agency issued its final update on the case on Thursday, saying a total of 61 people across 19 states became ill in the outbreak, resulting in 60 hospitalizations and 10 […]
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Ground Beef Recalled
Detroit-based meat manufacturer Wolverine Packing Co. is at the heart of an ongoing E. coli recall covering over 160,000 pounds of product. What is Wolverine Packing Co.? What to know after 160,000 pounds of ground beef recalled. First announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on Wednesday, the […]
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A popular anxiety drug is being recalled over a ‘life-threatening’ label mistake. In a recall alert for certain lots of Clonazepam Orally Disintegrating Tablets, the company that produces the tablets has said the medication is mislabeled with the incorrect strength on the carton. The mistake could lead to patients taking incorrect dosages, which could be […]
Continue ReadingPostpartum Depression Rose Significantly
Diagnoses of postpartum depression (PPD) increased significantly across all racial and ethnic groups and pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) categories over the past decade, according to a California-based cross-sectional study. An analysis of more than 400,000 pregnancies found that prevalence of PPD doubled from 2010 to 2021 (9.4% vs 19%), according to Darios Getahun, MD, […]
Continue ReadingFirst Known Case of Rare MPOX Strain Confirmed
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has reported the first known U.S. case of an emerging strain of the mpox virus, according to a CDPH release Saturday. The case of “clade I mpox” was identified in a traveler recently returned from Africa, where this strain is actively circulating. Officials with the CDPH have emphasized […]
Continue ReadingWhy Americans are Drinking More Post Pandemic and How it is Impacting Their Health
Pandemic-induced alcoholism is showing no signs of decline. A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine has found how the alcohol consumption in the United States continues to be high even after two years of pandemic. Dealing with the uncertainties of pandemic wasn’t easy, especially when it took a heavy emotional and physical […]
Continue ReadingNearly 1 In 6 American Adults Now Has Diabetes
A recent data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that nearly 16% of American adults which is nearly 1 in 6, now have diabetes. According to a report in U.S. News, increasing age and widening waistlines greatly increase the odds of the disease, which happens when the body doesn’t use insulin […]
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Strokes are the fifth-leading cause of death in the United States, and the leading cause of disability — but up to 80% of them are preventable. That’s according to the American Stroke Association (ASA), which on Monday published its updated guidelines for stroke prevention in the journal Stroke. This was the first update since its […]
Continue ReadingThe Rice Experiment
Have you ever heard the phrase, “Choose your words wisely”. Usually some action hero in a movie states these boldly before he taps a keg of whoop xxx. Daily pictures for this project are posted below. Read more below, and checkout the pictures and videos taken daily. However, there may be more to it. Do […]
Continue ReadingKawasaki Disease
UK pediatrics specialists have warned that a small but rising number of children are becoming ill with a rare syndrome that could be linked to coronavirus. On Sunday the Pediatric Intensive Care Society UK (PICS) warned about a small rise in the number of cases of critically ill children, some who had tested positive for […]
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