FRIDAY, March 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Splenda doesn’t directly add calories to your diet, but the sweetener still might lead people to pack on pounds, a new study says. The sugar substitute might spur on a person’s appetite and feelings of hunger, potentially leading them to overeat, according toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Novo Nordisk, a Danish pharmaceutical company, has signed a major deal worth up to $2 billion for the rights to a new obesity and diabetes drug, the company announced March 24. The drug, called UBT251, is being developed by United Bio-Technology (Hengqin) Co.,Continue Reading
MONDAY, March 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People dealing with heart disease, diabetes or obesity are behind the eight ball when it comes to their chances of living longer. But they can improve their odds if they start following a healthy plant-based diet, according to a study scheduled for presentationContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Lowering the volume on earbuds or wearing earplugs in noisy environments is known to reduce a person’s risk of tinnitus. Now, new research suggests that eating more fruit and fiber or drinking more milk and coffee may also stave off the vexing andContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Purposeful splishing and splashing can help you trim your waist size and drop excess pounds, a new evidence review has concluded. Water aerobics led to about 6 pounds of weight loss and more than an inch off the waists of overweight and obeseContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Feb. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Turns out, Americans may be drinking less coffee, soda and tea, but they’re getting more caffeine than ever. A new study of more than 49,000 U.S. adults found that while fewer are sipping caffeinated drinks, those who do are choosing much stronger doses,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) – Juice cleanses are a popular way to kickstart a health journey, but these diets may do more harm than good in as little as three days. A study published recently in the journal Nutrients found that consuming vegetable and fruit juice-only diets for threeContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Could eating more fiber be the key to a healthier gut? Research suggests the answer is yes. The findings, published recently in the journal Nature Microbiology, analyzed gut microbiomes from more than 12,000 people in 45 countries. It found that individuals with higherContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials have uncovered dozens of violations at a McDonald’s supplier tied to last year’s deadly E.coli outbreak, which sickened over 100 people and led to a massive recall of onions used in the fast-food giant’s signature QuarterContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has escalated the recall of certain eggs sold at Costco to its highest Class 1 alert level due to salmonella contamination risks. According to the FDA, The Handsome Brook Farms Kirkland Signature Organic Pasture Raised 24-CountContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An outbreak of salmonella linked to cucumbers has now been tied to 100 known cases of the illness across 23 states, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported Thursday. That’s up from 68 cases reported in the FDA’s last tally in early December.Continue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People who have a condition putting them at high risk for a bone marrow cancer may be able to ward off the malignancy with a high-fiber diet, new research shows. The study focuses on patients with what’s known as monoclonal gammopathy of undeterminedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4, 2024 (Healtday News) — An investigation into an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders has officially been closed, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday. In total, 104 people from 14 states were sickened and 34 were hospitalized during the outbreak, while one olderContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Sixty-eight people have been sickened and 18 have been hospitalized in a salmonella outbreak linked to whole cucumbers sold in 26 states and parts of Canada. “Epidemiologic and traceback information shows that cucumbers grown by Agrotato, S.A. de C.V. in Sonora, Mexico, includingContinue Reading