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How 4 simple words could protect you from food poisoning

CNN – With all the recent headlines on foodborne illnesses, we received a lot of questions from viewers wondering if there are better ways to protect ourselves from getting sick. Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains the best ways to avoid foodborne illnesses at your home -- and even when eating out at restaurants. WATCH THE VIDEO: How To Decrease Your Chance of Getting a Foodborne Illness Tiger Brands offers support for serious Listeriosis cases By Joe Whitworth on October 31, 2024 FOOD SAFTY...

Biden Pretends To Eat Actual Live Baby At WH Halloween Party

In a series of awkward interactions, Biden, 81, pretended to chomp down on infant after infant — including a child dressed up as a chicken.

Mayo Clinic Minute: Clean out old medications safely

MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK – Leftover or expired medications can be dangerous if not disposed of properly. Safely getting rid of unneeded prescriptions, like opioids or expired drugs, is essential to prevent misuse and accidental harm. Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, says proper medication disposal helps safeguard your home and community from unnecessary risks. Learn why it's important to clean out old medications safely. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute Is your medicine cabinet lined with...

Toddler’s Backyard Snakebite Bills Totaled More Than a Quarter Million Dollars

KFF HEALTH NEWS – This spring, a few days after his 2nd birthday, Brigland Pfeffer was playing with his siblings in their San Diego backyard. His mother, Lindsay Pfeffer, was a few feet away when Brigland made a noise and came running from the stone firepit, holding his right hand. She noticed a pinprick of blood between his thumb and forefinger when her older son called out, “Snake!” “I saw a small rattlesnake coiled up by...

Ordering Mcdonalds in 1990 vs Today

SOURCE The Real Reason Fast Food Is So Expensive Fast food prices are high because demand for fast food remains really high, despite those higher prices. By guest author Jon Miltimore July 9, 2024 CATALYST – I recently drove to the local KFC and ordered a 12-piece meal to go. The price was just under $50 (tax included). Fortunately, I had a coupon that saved me some money, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t feel...

T-Shirts for the Female Gaze

A handful of small brands founded by women are gaining recognition for their takes on a wardrobe staple.

Teen with E. coli is battling kidney failure after eating McDonald’s Quarter Pounders

NBC NEWS – In the days before Kamberlyn Bowler became ill, she went to McDonald’s several times for her favorite meal: a Quarter Pounder with cheese and extra pickles. The previously healthy, active 15-year-old is now hospitalized and battling kidney failure — a rare and potentially life-threatening complication of E. coli poisoning. Kamberlyn, of Grand Junction, Colorado, is one of dozens of people who say they became sick after having eaten McDonald’s Quarter Pounders. According to...

U.S. death from Lassa fever, an Ebola-like virus, is reported in Iowa

STAT HEALTH NEWS – A person from Iowa who recently returned to the United States from West Africa has died after contracting Lassa fever, a virus that can cause Ebola-like illness in some patients. State health officials reported the case on Monday. The unnamed person was described as a middle-aged individual from eastern Iowa. The statement said the person had been cared for at University of Iowa Health Care. It did not indicate how long he...

Deadly bat disease spreads across California, raising wildlife concerns

OFFICIAL NEWS RELEASE: October 28, 2024: Invasive Bat Fungus Confirmed in Five California Counties The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats has been detected in several counties across California this year, although bats with visible signs of the disease have yet to be observed in the state. White-nose syndrome has killed millions of bats across North America and decimated entire colonies. Hibernating bats like little brown myotis, Yuma myotis, and cave myotis are especially vulnerable. While...

Got a Sweet Tooth? Here’s Why Your Risk of Depression, Diabetes, and Stroke May be Higher

Eating a diet high in sugar is linked with several increased risks, including depression, type 2 diabetes, and stroke.

‘Serious Lung Infection’ Linked to Cruise Ship Hot Tubs, CDC Finds

Outbreaks of the disease on cruise ships have been linked to hot tubs.

Chronic Wasting Disease case confirmed

WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - The state Department of Environmental Conservation says a case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) - which affects the brain and nervous system of deer, elk and moose - has been confirmed. The disease was detected “in a facility in DEC’s Region 6 area,” according to a press release Sunday afternoon from the DEC. Region 6 takes in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties in the north country, as well as Herkimer...

One in 14 American Patients May Be Harmed by Hospital Diagnosis Mistakes

US Population: 345,992,498 Percent of persons with overnight hospital stays: 7.9%. Projected number of persons with overnight hospital stays: 27,333,407 Projected number of persons harmed by hospital diagnosis mistakes: 1,952,386 NEWSWEEK – Harmful diagnostic errors may occur for as many as one in every 14 hospital patients receiving medical care, a new study based on a single medical center in the U.S. has found. As many as 85 percent of these errors may...

McDonald’s to resume selling Quarter Pounders in all restaurants

Taylor Farms removed yellow onions from the market “out of an abundance of caution,” and distributor US Foods has issued a recall of four onion products due to “potential E. coli contamination.”

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