The Supreme Court won’t hear a challenge to a federal requirement that cigarette packages and advertising include graphic images demonstrating the effects of smoking. The high court declined to hear the case in a brief written order handed down Monday. Tobacco company R.J. Reynolds appealed to the high court after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court […]
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Trying to Curb Lithium-Ion Battery Fires
While lithium-ion battery safety has been a top FDNY priority, and hundreds of businesses have been inspected and/or ticketed, a CBS News New York investigation has found online loopholes are creating major risks. In February, Fazil Khan, a Columbia grad with a bright future, died in a lithium-ion battery fire at his apartment building in […]
Continue ReadingFirst Confirmed Case of Bird Flu for a Youngster
Health officials on Friday confirmed bird flu in a California child — the first reported case in a U.S. minor. The child had mild symptoms, was treated with antiviral medication and is recovering, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in announcing the test results. State officials have said the child attends day care […]
Continue ReadingListeria Outbreak Declared Officially Over
The deadly multi-state listeria outbreak attributed to Boar’s Head deli meat has officially been declared “over” by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The agency issued its final update on the case on Thursday, saying a total of 61 people across 19 states became ill in the outbreak, resulting in 60 hospitalizations and 10 […]
Continue ReadingGround Beef Recalled
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 […]
Continue ReadingClonazepam 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 […]
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