FDA Reduces Recommended Salt Levels in Americans’ Food
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it is lowering the recommended levels of sodium in processed, packaged, and prepared foods.The goal of the new, voluntary guideline is to help …
Learn MoreBaby Cereal Sold at Walmart Recalled for Elevated Levels of Arsenic
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Maple Island Inc. announced Friday that it has recalled three lots of Parent’s Choice Rice Baby Cereal because of elevated levels of arsenic in the products.A sample from the three lots, which were sold onl…
Learn MoreU.S. to Reopen Borders to Vaccinated Travelers From Canada, Mexico
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Beginning in November, the United States will reopen its borders to fully vaccinated travelers from Canada and Mexico for the first time since pandemic closures began 19 months ago, the Biden administration…
Learn MoreFDA Questions Strength of Johnson & Johnson Booster Shot Data
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In a development that could mean Johnson & Johnson might encounter resistance over its application for authorization of a booster shot of its coronavirus vaccine, a new analysis filed by the U.S. Food and D…
Learn MoreThe Most Common Signs of Labor, According to an Ob-Gyn
If you’re pregnant and your due date is fast approaching, it’s important to be able to recognize the signs that you’re dilating and in labor.To help you better understand the stages of labor, the signs of early and true labor and the differences betwe…
Learn MoreWeek 01 to Week 04 of Pregnancy
Your pregnancy may not even have been confirmed yet, but while you wait to find out, a miracle is occurring inside your body. One single sperm out of millions of competitors has joined together with an egg. Under normal circumstances, fertilization oc…
Learn MoreThe Hazards of Herbal Cigarettes
What do corn silk, banana skins, and weeds have in common? People desperate for a smoke have used them all in improvised cigarettes. If something can be rolled up and smoked, you can bet somebody, somewhere, has rolled it up and smoked it. Most of the…
Learn MoreUn antiemético podría mejorar la supervivencia de algunos pacientes con cáncer
MARTES, 12 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) — Los pacientes que se someten a una cirugía para ciertos tipos de cáncer quizá tengan una mejor supervivencia a corto plazo si reciben un medicamento contra las náuseas (antiemético) en particular, sugi…
Learn MoreMerck solicita a la FDA la aprobación de la primera pastilla antiviral contra la COVID
MARTES, 12 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) — Merck & Co. anunció el lunes que presentó una solicitud a la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) de EE. UU. para la aprobación del uso de emergencia de su primera pastilla antiviral dirigi…
Learn MoreEl cambio climático es el problema de salud más urgente del mundo, según la OMS
MARTES, 12 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) — El cambio climático es la “amenaza de salud singular más grande a la que se enfrenta la humanidad”, y los gobiernos deben “actuar con urgencia” para resolver la crisis, advierte un informe especial de …
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