AHA News: Fuzzy and Full of Nutrients, Peaches Are a Summertime Staple
Latest Nutrition, Food & Recipes News TUESDAY, July 5, 2022 (American Heart Association News) Typically in season from July to September, peaches are a staple of summertime salads, meals and desserts. They’re also a popular choice for nutritionists, who say their sweet taste makes it easier for people to add them to their diet. “They’re […]
COVID Vaccine Saves Lives Regardless of Body Weight
Latest Coronavirus News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, July 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) COVID vaccination is highly protective against severe disease in people of all body weights, new British research finds. The study of over 9 million adults found that those who’d received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine were strongly protected against hospitalization […]
Serious Illnesses From Daily Harvest Lentil Crumbles, FDA Investigates – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News TUESDAY, July 5, 2022 Fallout is mounting for the food delivery service Daily Harvest, which has voluntarily recalled a frozen food product suspected of sickening hundreds of customers in at least 26 states. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating. And an Oklahoma woman has sued the company, blaming one […]
Recent Monkeypox Symptoms Differ From Those of Prior Outbreaks
Latest Infectious Disease News MONDAY, July 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The symptoms of patients with monkeypox in the United Kingdom differ from those in previous outbreaks of the virus, a new study shows. It said there have been fewer reports of fever and tiredness while reports of skin lesions in the genital and anal […]
Deadly Listeria Outbreak Linked to Ice Cream – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News TUESDAY, July 5, 2022 – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has linked a recent Listeria outbreak to ice cream made by Florida-based Big Olaf Creamery. One person has died in the outbreak involving 10 states, while 22 have been hospitalized. The agency said that health officials interviewed 17 […]
Gas Used in Homes Has Links to Cancer; Leaks Often Undetected
Latest Cancer News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) The natural gas being piped into your home contains a wide array of toxic chemicals, including nearly two dozen so harmful they’re classified as hazardous air pollutants, a new study says. Natural gas samples taken from 69 Boston-area cooking stoves were […]
Nerve-Cooling Implant Could Ease Pain Without Opioids
Latest Chronic Pain News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) Hinting at a future alternative to opioid painkillers, scientists have developed a tiny implant designed to ease post-surgery pain and then dissolve once the job is done. So far, the research has been limited to lab animals, and it will […]
U.S. Maternal Deaths Spiked Upwards During Pandemic
Latest Pregnancy News MONDAY, July 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) Death rates for U.S. pregnant women or those who had just delivered jumped sharply during the first year of the pandemic, new research shows. While U.S. death rates increased overall by 16% in 2020, for pregnant and early postpartum women it was officially even higher, at […]
Mystery Listeria Outbreak in 10 States, 1 Death, 22 Hospitalized – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 – At least 23 people in 10 states have been sickened and one of them has died in a listeria outbreak which may have originated in Florida, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. Although the cause of the outbreak remains a mystery, nearly all of the patients either […]
Mystery Listeria Outbreak in 10 States, 1 Death, 22 Hospitalized – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 – At least 23 people in 10 states have been sickened and one of them has died in a listeria outbreak which may have originated in Florida, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. Although the cause of the outbreak remains a mystery, nearly all of the patients either […]