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 […]
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First 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 ReadingTracking Humans’ First Footsteps
Ancient human footprints, preserved in a dry lakebed at White Sands National Park in New Mexico, reveal remarkably vivid vignettes of life in the late Pleistocene: children jumping in puddles and splashing, a group of hunters stalking a giant sloth. The scientists studying these footprints initially estimated their age as between 11,500 and 13,000 years. […]
Continue ReadingTuberculosis Returns as Top Infectious Disease
Tuberculosis replaced COVID-19 to become the top cause for infectious disease-related deaths in 2023, according to a World Health Organization report published on Tuesday, highlighting the challenges in the global effort in eradicating the disease. Last year about 8.2 million people were newly diagnosed, meaning they could access suitable treatment – the highest number recorded […]
Continue ReadingMother Sues AI Startup
The boy, 14, spent months talking to an artificial character on Character.AI before becoming depressed. His mother blames the company, saying the tech shouldn’t be accessible to minors. Character AI, a Menlo Park, California-based startup, describes itself as having a mission to “empower everyone globally with personalized AI.” Its system offers users the chance to […]
Continue ReadingFDA Recalls More Than 7,000 Bottles of Antidepressant
The Food and Drug Administration announced a Class II recall for more than 7,000 bottles of an antidepressant due to a chemical. The recall was initiated earlier this month on Oct. 10. Duloxetine, reportedly known under brands like Cymbalta, is used to treat mental health disorders like anxiety and depression, among other conditions, according to […]
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