Bumble Bee Clams Recalled Due to PFAS Chemical
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, July 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) Bumble Bee Foods is recalling some canned, smoked clams because they contain high levels of chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The voluntary recall, announced July 6, comes after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found detectable PFAS levels in samples of the product. […]
Pig Hearts Successfully Transplanted Into 2 Brain-Dead Patients
Latest Heart News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) Genetically altered pig hearts could soon become a viable transplantation alternative for people with life-threatening heart disease, new experiments show. A team at NYU Langone Health has successfully transplanted two such pig hearts into brain-dead humans on life support, making advances […]
Social Media Has Big Impact on People Taking Up Smoking, Vaping
Latest Lungs News WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) The potent influence of social media may include tobacco use. By analyzing 29 previously published studies, researchers found that people who viewed social media that contained tobacco content were more than twice as likely to report using tobacco and were more likely to use it in […]
Coronavirus Can Survive on Frozen Meat for a Month – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Coronavirus News WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2022 Had COVID? You might want to clean your freezer out. A new study suggests that cousins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus can survive on frozen meat and fish for up to 30 days. The research — prompted by COVID outbreaks in Asia in which packaged meat was suspected as […]
New Omicron Subvariant Is Spreading in India, U.S. – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Coronavirus News TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 As the coronavirus continues to evolve, a new highly contagious Omicron variant is appearing in India and other nations, including the United States, experts say. This new mutation — dubbed BA.2.75 — is concerning scientists because it appears to spread fast, bypassing the protection offered by COVID-19 vaccines […]
Your Salt Shaker May Prove Deadly, Study Finds – MedicineNet Health News
Latest High Blood Pressure News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 People who douse their meals in salt may have a shorter life than those who rarely reach for the salt shaker, a large new study suggests. The study, of more than 500,000 British adults, found that those who always sprinkled salt […]
Drinking Alone in Youth a Big Sign for Future Problems
Latest Mental Health News TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) Drinking by yourself may have lifelong consequences, especially if the habit begins early in life, a new study suggests. Researchers found that drinking alone during adolescence and young adulthood greatly increases risk for alcohol use disorder later on and the risk for women is especially […]
Inflation Has Americans’ Anxiety Levels Surging: Poll
Latest Mental Health News FRIDAY, July 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) Nearly all Americans are worried about inflation as economic worries oust COVID-19 as the nation’s top source of stress, a new poll reveals. Nearly nine out of 10 Americans (87%) said they are anxious or very anxious about inflation, up 8 percentage points from the […]
Are Workplace Robots Bringing Mental Harm to U.S. Workers?
Latest Mental Health News By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) It takes much less than a “Matrix” plot to make American workers afraid for their jobs: New research reveals they stress out when they have to work alongside robots. Even though many robots took on the most dangerous aspects […]
Cycle Safe: Find the Right Bike Helmet for Your Child
Latest Healthy Kids News SATURDAY, July 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) Wearing a bike helmet can save the life of your young child or teenager, but it needs to fit well to really do its job. A well-fitting bike helmet significantly reduces the odds of serious head injury or death due to a bicycle, scooter or […]