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Watchdog Group Says U.S. Food Recalls Rose Again Last Year

By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. recalls of foods for salmonella, foreign objects or undeclared allergens are rampant...

Fragments of Bird Flu Virus Found in U.S. Milk Supply

By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Bits of inactive bird flu virus have been discovered in samples of pasteurized...

There’s an ‘Epidemic’ of Loneliness Among U.S. Parents, Poll Finds

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Anne Helms is one busy mom, constantly juggling the demands of working from...

Seafood Consumption Tied to ‘Forever Chemical’ Exposure Risk

Consumers of seafood purchased in a local Northeastern U.S. market may be exposed to potentially risky PFAS concentrations

CDC Launches Online Tool to Help Americans Manage Extreme Heat

Climate change is sending more and more people unprepared for heatwaves to the nation's emergency departments

U.S. Measles Cases Reach 125, Surpassing Recent Peak in 2022

By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, April 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Measles infections continue to spread across the country, with 125 cases now reported...

EPA Designates Two ‘Forever Chemicals’ as Hazardous

By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, April 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Two common PFAS "forever chemicals" have been deemed hazardous substances by the Environmental...

Pandemic Had Modest Effect on Early Childhood Development Milestones

Significant age-specific mean score decreases seen in communication, problem-solving, personal-score domains from prepandemic to intrapandemic

Excessive Internet Use Tied to More Absences for Teens

Longer nightly sleep, more physical activity, trusting relationship with parents were protective factors for unexcused, medical absences

Recommendations Developed to Prepare Patients for Oral Immunotherapy

76 statements specific to OIT preparatory procedures were included, as well as 71 on the consent information form