Detroit-based meat manufacturer Wolverine Packing Co. is at the heart of an ongoing E. coli recall covering over 160,000 pounds of product. What is Wolverine Packing Co.? What to know after 160,000 pounds of ground beef recalled. First announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on Wednesday, the […]
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Clonazepam Tablets Recalled
A popular anxiety drug is being recalled over a ‘life-threatening’ label mistake. In a recall alert for certain lots of Clonazepam Orally Disintegrating Tablets, the company that produces the tablets has said the medication is mislabeled with the incorrect strength on the carton. The mistake could lead to patients taking incorrect dosages, which could be […]
Continue ReadingPostpartum Depression Rose Significantly
Diagnoses of postpartum depression (PPD) increased significantly across all racial and ethnic groups and pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) categories over the past decade, according to a California-based cross-sectional study. An analysis of more than 400,000 pregnancies found that prevalence of PPD doubled from 2010 to 2021 (9.4% vs 19%), according to Darios Getahun, MD, […]
Continue ReadingToothpaste Safety Concerns
An inspection this year of a Tom’s of Maine facility in Sanford turned up several violations, including bacteria in water used to make toothpaste, bacterial growth in another type of toothpaste and “a black mold-like substance” near manufacturing equipment, according to a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to the CEO of […]
Continue ReadingFirst Known Case of Rare MPOX Strain Confirmed
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has reported the first known U.S. case of an emerging strain of the mpox virus, according to a CDPH release Saturday. The case of “clade I mpox” was identified in a traveler recently returned from Africa, where this strain is actively circulating. Officials with the CDPH have emphasized […]
Continue ReadingWhy Americans are Drinking More Post Pandemic and How it is Impacting Their Health
Pandemic-induced alcoholism is showing no signs of decline. A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine has found how the alcohol consumption in the United States continues to be high even after two years of pandemic. Dealing with the uncertainties of pandemic wasn’t easy, especially when it took a heavy emotional and physical […]
Continue ReadingMan Won’t Face Charges After Legally Squatting
A New York man who lived rent-free for years in an iconic Manhattan hotel after exploiting a legal loophole will not face charges for fraud as he’s ordered to seek psychiatric care, according to a report. Mickey Barreto moved into the New Yorker Hotel in 2018 after paying just $200 for a one-night stay. The […]
Continue ReadingA Good Time To Get Your Flu and COVID-19 Vaccines
If you missed the early fall push for flu and COVID-19 vaccines, it’s not too late. Health officials say it’s important to get vaccinated ahead of the holidays, when respiratory bugs tend to spread with travel and indoor celebrations. Those viruses haven’t caused much trouble so far this fall. But COVID-19 tends to jump in […]
Continue ReadingUS Expands Bird Flu Testing
Farm workers who have been exposed to animals with bird flu should be tested for the virus even if they do not have symptoms, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday. The change to the agency’s testing recommendation comes as the U.S. Department of Agriculture is also expanding its testing of […]
Continue ReadingNearly 1 In 6 American Adults Now Has Diabetes
A recent data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that nearly 16% of American adults which is nearly 1 in 6, now have diabetes. According to a report in U.S. News, increasing age and widening waistlines greatly increase the odds of the disease, which happens when the body doesn’t use insulin […]
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