Tag: Safety & Public Health
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...
Trader Joe’s Dumplings Recalled Due to Plastic Pieces
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, March 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly 62,000 pounds of Trader Joe's Steamed Chicken Soup Dumplings are being recalled...
EPA Will Spend $5.8 Billion to Help Clean Up U.S. Drinking Water
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly $6 billion in funding will soon be spread through every U.S. state...
Oregon Man Struck by Bubonic Plague Likely Got It From Pet Cat
By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- An Oregonian who was diagnosed with the bubonic plague -- the disease...
Man Dies in First Fatal Case of Alaskapox
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Alaska health officials say a man in that state has died after contracting...
Dr. Anthony Fauci to Publish Memoir ‘On Call’ in June
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Dr. Anthony Fauci, who helped Americans navigate the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the COVID-19...
Air Pollution Exposure Tied to Increase in Sedentary Behavior
Authors say air pollution may create feedback loop, increasing risk for chronic disease
FDA Warns of Counterfeit Ozempic
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Dec. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has uncovered counterfeit Ozempic shots in the...
Unapproved ‘Fat-Dissolving’ Injections Are Leaving Patients Maimed, FDA Warns
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Dec. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- People are being maimed by unauthorized fat-dissolving injections meant to tighten up double...
Long-Term Air Pollution Exposure Tied to Higher Depression, Anxiety Risk
Findings significant and similar for fine particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, and nitric oxide
