Today: September 23, 2024
Today: September 23, 2024

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Weight-loss drug Saxenda effective for kids as young as 6, study shows

A drug approved to treat obesity in adults and teens is safe and effective for use in kids as young as 6, when combined with diet and exercise

Weight-loss drug Saxenda effective for kids as young as 6, study shows
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Missouri patient tests positive for bird flu despite no known exposure to animals

Health officials say a hospitalized patient in Missouri was infected with bird flu, despite having no known contact with dairy cows or other animals

Missouri patient tests positive for bird flu despite no known exposure to animals
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Boar's Head plant linked to deadly outbreak broke food safety rules dozens of times, records show

Records show that a Boar's Head deli meat plant in Virginia tied to a deadly food poisoning outbreak repeatedly violated federal regulations

Boar's Head plant linked to deadly outbreak broke food safety rules dozens of times, records show
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Death toll is now 9 in listeria outbreak tied to Boar's Head deli meat, CDC says

At least nine people have died after being infected with listeria from eating Boar's Head deli meats tied to a massive recall last month

Death toll is now 9 in listeria outbreak tied to Boar's Head deli meat, CDC says
Health|Technology

FDA approves first nasal spray to treat dangerous allergic reactions

U.S. health officials have approved the first nasal spray to treat severe allergic reactions, offering an alternative to injectable products like EpiPen

FDA approves first nasal spray to treat dangerous allergic reactions
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After baby's death, Kentucky parents sue infant formula maker at center of 2022 crisis

The parents of Kentucky baby who died last fall after drinking bacteria-tainted infant formula are the latest to sue manufacturer Abbott Nutrition

After baby's death, Kentucky parents sue infant formula maker at center of 2022 crisis
Food|Health

Here's what to know about recalled Boar's Head deli meats linked to a deadly listeria outbreak

A deadly food poisoning outbreak has led to the recall of more than 7 million pounds of popular Boar’s Head deli meats made at a plant in Virginia

Here's what to know about recalled Boar's Head deli meats linked to a deadly listeria outbreak
Health|News

FDA warns about more ground cinnamon tainted with lead. Here's what you need to know

U.S. health officials are warning that several types of ground cinnamon sold at certain discount and specialty grocery stores are contaminated with high levels of lead

FDA warns about more ground cinnamon tainted with lead. Here's what you need to know
Food|Health

Boar's Head expands recall to include 7 million more pounds of deli meats tied to listeria outbreak

The popular deli meat company Boar's Head is recalling an additional 7 million pounds of ready-to-eat products as an investigation into a deadly listeria outbreak continues

Boar's Head expands recall to include 7 million more pounds of deli meats tied to listeria outbreak
Food|Health

Two deaths linked to listeria food poisoning from meat sliced at deli counters

At least two people have died and more than two dozen were hospitalized in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning linked to meat sliced at grocery store deli counters

Two deaths linked to listeria food poisoning from meat sliced at deli counters
Food|Health

Dozens were sickened with salmonella after drinking raw milk from a California farm

Dozens of salmonella illnesses have been linked to raw milk from a California farm

Dozens were sickened with salmonella after drinking raw milk from a California farm
Business|Health

More fruit pouches for kids are being recalled because of illnesses that are linked to lead

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has received more reports of illness linked to lead-tainted pouches of apple cinnamon fruit puree marketed for children

More fruit pouches for kids are being recalled because of illnesses that are linked to lead
Health

Colorado dairy worker tests positive for bird flu, fourth person linked to outbreak

A fourth dairy worker in the U.S. has been infected with bird flu

Colorado dairy worker tests positive for bird flu, fourth person linked to outbreak
Food|Health

Untreated water used on cucumbers tied to salmonella outbreak that sickened 450 people in US

Federal health officials say a Florida cucumber grower that used untreated water is one likely source of salmonella food poisoning that sickened nearly 450 people this spring

Untreated water used on cucumbers tied to salmonella outbreak that sickened 450 people in US
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Diamond Shruumz microdosing candies may be linked to a death and nearly 50 illnesses, FDA says

Federal health officials are investigating a possible death and dozens of illnesses tied to recalled microdosing candies sold online and at vape shops

Diamond Shruumz microdosing candies may be linked to a death and nearly 50 illnesses, FDA says
Food|Health

FDA warns maker of Sara Lee and Entenmann's not to claim foods contain allergens when they don't

Federal food safety regulators are warning Bimbo Bakeries USA to stop using misleading labels that say products contain potentially dangerous allergens when they don't

FDA warns maker of Sara Lee and Entenmann's not to claim foods contain allergens when they don't
Health|Science

Obesity drug used in Mounjaro and Zepbound may help treat dangerous sleep apnea

A new study finds the popular obesity drug Zepbound may help treat sleep apnea, a dangerous disorder in which people struggle to breathe during sleep

Obesity drug used in Mounjaro and Zepbound may help treat dangerous sleep apnea
Business|Health|Science

Israeli company gets green light to make world's first cultivated beef steaks

Aleph Farms of Israel has received the preliminary green light from health officials to produce and sell the world's first steaks made from cultivated beef cells, not the entire animal

Israeli company gets green light to make world's first cultivated beef steaks
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Dollar Tree left lead-tainted applesauce pouches on store shelves for weeks after recall, FDA says

Government officials say Dollar Tree stores failed to effectively recall lead-tainted applesauce pouches linked to illness in more than 500 U.S. children

Dollar Tree left lead-tainted applesauce pouches on store shelves for weeks after recall, FDA says
Health

Salmonella outbreak may be linked to recalled cucumbers, CDC says

Cucumbers contaminated with salmonella bacteria may have sickened and hospitalized dozens of people in at least 25 states

Salmonella outbreak may be linked to recalled cucumbers, CDC says
Health

Is intermittent fasting better than counting calories? Maybe not, but you might stick with it

Intermittent fasting, where people eat what they want, but only during certain daily windows of time, has skyrocketed in popularity in recent years

Is intermittent fasting better than counting calories? Maybe not, but you might stick with it
Health

Use of Wegovy and other weight-loss drugs soars among kids and young adults

Use of diabetes and obesity medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy and other so-called GLP-1 drugs has soared among teens and young adults

Use of Wegovy and other weight-loss drugs soars among kids and young adults
Health

US pediatricians reverse decades-old advice against HIV-positive mothers breastfeeding

A top U.S. pediatricians’ group is making a sharp policy change about breastfeeding by people with HIV

US pediatricians reverse decades-old advice against HIV-positive mothers breastfeeding
Health

USDA tells producers to reduce salmonella in certain frozen chicken products

U.S. poultry producers will have to reduce salmonella bacteria in certain chicken products to very low levels to prevent food poisoning

USDA tells producers to reduce salmonella in certain frozen chicken products
Business|Health

Dairy cattle must be tested for bird flu before moving between states, agriculture officials say

U.S. agriculture officials say dairy cattle moving between states must be tested for the bird flu virus in an effort to track and control the growing outbreak

Dairy cattle must be tested for bird flu before moving between states, agriculture officials say

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