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Check Your Freezers: USDA issues Public Health Alert for some Ground Beef products

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert because of concerns that specific ground beef products may be adulterated with E. coli O26. “The problem was discovered after a consumer submitted a retail package of ground beef produced by Empire Packing bearing a use or freeze by date of ‘December 24, 2021’ to a third-party laboratory for microbiological analysis. The consumer reported previously becoming […]

todayMay 2, 2022

Health & Wellness

The World Health Organization reports a Multi-Country Hepatitis Outbreak in Children

WebMD reports that at least 169 severe hepatitis cases have been identified in children in an outbreak that involves 12 countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Saturday. Among the cases, at least one child has died and 17 have required liver transplants. The children have been between 1 month and 16 years old. Among the 169 infections, 114 have occurred in the U.K., followed by 13 in Spain, […]

todayApril 28, 2022

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The Awards for the Best Diets for Women Over 50 goes to…

For women who are trying to gracefully transition into later stages of life, the sheer number of diet options are dizzying — and not all of them are good for your health. Many women over 50 are looking for diets to support heart or brain function, help control menopause symptoms, or boost their overall health. According to Healthline, their criteria for diets to make this cut are that they be: […]

todayApril 27, 2022

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FDA Delays Approval of COVID vaccines for Kids Under 5 until June

Parents might have to wait until the summer before the federal government authorizes a COVID-19 vaccine for children. According to the Politico, the sources revealed it could be June before the FDA authorizes a COVID-19 vaccine for children under five years old. Politico added that delays are being attributed to regulators who want to promote two vaccines at the same time instead of pushing one out before the other. Vaccine […]

todayApril 26, 2022

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Mask Mandate Confusion as Rules Vary City by City

As reported by The Hill, the sudden end to the mask mandate for planes, trains and buses has sparked confusion for travelers and uncertainty over how to approach travel, especially as the Biden administration recommends that Americans still wear masks on public transit. President Biden on Tuesday told reporters “that’s up to them” when asked if people should continue to wear masks on planes.   His remarks differed from the White […]

todayApril 25, 2022

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Can You Follow an Eco-Friendly Diet and Still Eat Meat?

If you’re concerned about the environment, you may wonder whether to continue eating meat. Food production has environmental impacts because it uses water and land. Therefore, eating foods that are made with fewer resources (and don’t significantly contribute to greenhouse gas emissions) is often said to be better for the planet. Plant foods are generally considered more eco-friendly than meat and animal products, and vegan or vegetarian diets are often […]

todayApril 22, 2022

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Learning to Check your Nails for Subungual Melanoma could Save Your Life

When checking the body for signs of skin cancer, many people may only think to check their skin. However, it’s important to check the nails, too. Although rare, skin cancer, including melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer — can develop under and around the fingernails and toenails. Subungual is a type of melanoma that starts under the nails. “Subungual” is a Latin word meaning “beneath the nail or […]

todayApril 21, 2022

Food & Drink

New Study finds that Blueberries can Heal Wounds

Treating wounds with an extract taken from wild blueberries may improve healing, according to a new study presented at the American Physiological Society’s annual meeting at Experimental Biology 2022. Researchers from the University of Maine previously found that a phenolic extract from wild blueberries improved vascularization and cell migration—critical steps in the healing process—in human umbilical cord cells. In a new study, the research team, led by Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, MS, […]

todayApril 19, 2022

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Healthy Skin is Protected Skin: Here are the Good Housekeeping Beauty Lab’s 22 Best Sunscreens of 2022

We are well into Spring and headed for Summer soon, so it is the perfect time to plan ahead and start thinking about protecting your skin, keeping melanomas and wrinkles at bay, and finding a great sunscreen.  SPF is ridiculously important, but not all sunscreen is created equal. That's why the Good Housekeeping Institute Beauty Lab is constantly testing to find the best SPFs you can buy and regularly consulting top […]

todayApril 18, 2022

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