MONDAY, Oct. 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — More than 20% of people in the continental United States might have drinking water contaminated with “forever chemicals,” a new study suggests. Between 75 and 95 million Americans rely on groundwater that contains detectible concentrations of these chemicals, known as PFAS (per- andContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Wildfires that spread so fast they outrun the efforts of fire crews trying to contain them: These types of conflagrations are becoming far more common across the Western United States, a new study warns. A fire’s velocity could be even more important thanContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — PFAS “forever chemicals” can be found in drinking water around the world, whether it comes from a tap or a bottle, a new study warns. Ten specific PFAS chemicals were found in samples of bottled and tap water sourced from 15 countries aroundContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A national recall of meat and poultry has been expanded to include close to 12 million pounds of products that may have been contaminated with listeria, U.S. health officials announced. In addition, the updated recall noted that some of the affected products “wereContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The number of U.S. children who suffer seizures after swallowing prescription medications or illicit drugs has doubled in recent years, a new study finds. Drug poisonings among kids resulting in seizures increased from 1,418 in 2009 to 2,749 in 2023, steadily rising aboutContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Oklahoma meat processor BrucePac is recalling close to 10 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry that may have been contaminated with the Listeria bacterium. In an announcement updated this week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS), the meatContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The Fisher-Price company is recalling more than 2 million of its Snuga infant swings, after the suffocation and deaths of five infants who went to sleep while in the swings. “The swing should never be used for sleep and bedding materials should neverContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Generations of parental warnings may not be wrong: A massive study of available data finds teens who use marijuana have significantly worse outcomes at school. Data from 63 studies involving almost 440,000 youths found “cannabis use during adolescence is probably associated with lowerContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — If you’re in chronic pain and believe medical marijuana to be the solution, there’s a good chance your doctor might not agree. In a new survey of people living in states where medical cannabis is legal, 71% of people with chronic pain thoughtContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Following the historic destruction of Hurricane Helene, many Americans must now return to their mangled homes and begin the heartbreaking task of clean-up. After making landfall in Florida near Tallahassee as a ferocious Cat 4 storm on Thursday, Helene caused record-breaking storm surgesContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A synthetic form of the active ingredient in cannabis helps reduce agitation in people with Alzheimer’s, new research shows. Synthetic THC (dronabinol) also gave patients’ caregivers a boost, according to findings presented Thursday at a meeting of the International Psychogeriatrics Association in BuenosContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — There’s been one more death linked to listeria illness from tainted deli meats made by Boar’s Head, bringing the death toll to 10. The latest update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded an additional death in New York State.Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — That plastic wrap you find around the food you eat is far from benign: A new study shows that more than 3,600 chemicals leach into food during the packaging process. Of that number, 79 chemicals are known to cause cancer, genetic mutations, and endocrineContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Boar’s Head announced Friday that its Jarratt, Va. deli meat manufacturing plant, found to be the source of a deadly outbreak of listeria infections, will be closed indefinitely. Boar’s Head added that it also believes it has located the source of contamination. “OurContinue Reading