Food Safety News – Feel Good Foods Inc. of New York, NY, is recalling Feel Good Foods Three Cheese Mac & Cheese Bites because the product may contain foreign objects, specifically metal pieces.
According to details posted online by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the recall was initiated on Feb. 5, 2025, and is ongoing.
The recalled product was distributed nationwide.
Recalled product:
Feel Good Foods – Three Cheese Mac & Cheese Bites
NET WT 8oz...
MedPage Today – Higher calcium intake was consistently associated with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) across calcium sources and tumor sites, according to a cohort study using data from the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study.
Among over 470,000 participants who were cancer-free at baseline, higher total calcium intake was associated with a lower risk of CRC (HR 0.71, 95% CI 0.65-0.78, P<0.001 for trend), reported Erikka Loftfield, PhD, MPH, of the National Cancer Institute,...
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Under Trump-Endorsed House Bill, Medicaid And SNAP Take $1T Hit
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Truthout: Trump Backs House GOP Bill Slashing $1 Trillion From Medicaid And Food Stamps
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(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Though it didn’t cite any sources, the Daily Mail reported Wednesday that the Trump administration’s top public health officials support suspending the use of all COVID vaccines on the grounds that they could be causing adverse health reactions.
“Dr Jay Bhattacharya, who has been nominated to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has backed a petition calling for the mRNA vaccines to be paused and retested … He is one of the signatories of the Hope Accord,...
THE NEW REPUBLIC – Hours after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged that the Department of Health and Human Services would not undergo a staff purge, it did.
The Trump administration laid off half of its Epidemic Intelligence Service, otherwise known as the “Disease Detectives.”
The lay off affected 1,260 staff, reported NBC News’s Lewis Kamb.
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CBS NEWS – Pope Francis has a complex infection in his respiratory system and will require more targeted drug treatment, according to Vatican authorities Monday.
He has been hospitalized since Friday at Rome's Gemelli hospital after coming down with bronchitis the week before, the Vatican said.
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NBC News: Online Searches For Gambling Addiction Surge As Legalized Sports Betting Expands, Study Finds
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MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK – DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A friend from my book club recently had a stroke.
I learned that women have a higher risk of strokes. What are the risk factors, and are there signs to watch for that indicate someone is having a stroke?
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