Abbott Labs Confirms Justice Department Probe Following Infant Formula Crisis
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Trouble continues for Abbott Laboratories, which shut down an infant formula plant last year amid reported illnesses. The U.S. Department of Justice is now investigating the company, though Abbott did not say …
Learn MoreDietary Fiber Intake Tied to Incidence of Migraine
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Increased dietary fiber intake is associated with a decreased incidence of migraine, according to a study published online Jan. 4 in Frontiers in Nutrition.Hao Huang and Kaiyin He, both from The First Affiliat…
Learn MoreAir Pollution Tied to Psoriasis Occurrence
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Short-term air pollutant exposures are associated with psoriasis, according to a study published online Dec. 22 in Frontiers in Public Health.Ting Wang, from the School of Public Health at Anhui Medical Univer…
Learn MoreLonger School Absence After Concussion May Increase Symptom Burden
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Prolonged absence from school after a concussion is associated with a greater symptom burden at 14 days, according to a study published online Jan. 20 in JAMA Network Open.Christopher G. Vaughan, Psy.D., from …
Learn MorePoll Finds Nearly Half of Americans Unprepared for Medical Emergency
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of American adults are not prepared for a medical emergency, according to a new poll from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and Morning Consult.About 76 percent felt prepared to c…
Learn MoreTwo Cases of New Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Strain Reported in Massachusetts
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Two cases of a new strain of gonorrhea reported in Massachusetts were at least partly resistant to several antibiotics, state officials announced Thursday.”The discovery of this strain of gonorrhea is a seriou…
Learn MoreNew USDA Rule Ramps Up Oversight of Organic Food
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Organic food will soon have to comply with stricter labeling guidelines under new requirements announced Thursday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).In what the Organic Trade Organization (OTA) calle…
Learn MoreBody Mass Index Tied to Multiple Myeloma Survival
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Underweight and severe obesity are associated with decreased survival in patients with multiple myeloma (MM), according to a study published online Jan. 12 in the Blood Cancer Journal.Urvi A. Shah, M.D., from …
Learn MoreReport Outlines National Plan to Test Wastewater for Harmful Germs
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The pandemic brought the utility of testing wastewater to gauge viral spread to the fore. Now, experts at the independent National Academies of Sciences (NAS) have issued a report outlining a roadmap for the b…
Learn MoreStrength of Risk Factors for Stroke Vary by Age
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — High blood pressure and diabetes may pose less of a stroke risk as people age, according to a study published online Jan. 18 in Neurology.George Howard, Dr.P.H., from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Sc…
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