Lunch meat recall expands
Boar's Head is recalling another seven million pounds of meat products as authorities investigate a deadly outbreak of listeria. ABC News’ Rhiannon Ally reports.
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CNNHigh lead levels found in cinnamon and spice blends from 12 brands, report finds
High levels of lead were found in a dozen brands of cinnamon powder and spice blends, according to testing by Consumer Reports.
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Scientists Have Pinpointed Two New Dementia Risk Factors. Here's What They Are.
"It’s never too late to make changes and corrections," one expert noted.
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A judge strikes down North Dakota's abortion ban and rules that access is protected
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A state judge struck down North Dakota's abortion ban Thursday, declaring that broad guarantees of personal liberty in the constitution of his conservative, Republican-dominated state create a fundamental right to abortion before a fetus is viable.
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"I'm Going To Tell You A Story Of How I Killed A Patient..." — Doctors Are Confessing The Regrets That Still Haunt Them Today And They Are Crushing
"My resident cried for three straight days after that incident."
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Billions aren’t eating enough of 7 critical nutrients. Here’s how to get them in your diet
More than half the global population doesn’t consume enough of seven nutrients critical for human health, according to a new study. Here’s how you can.
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Rosie O'Donnell opens up about skin cancer diagnosis after noticing suspicious bump near her eye. What is basal cell carcinoma?
The 62-year-old actor and comedian is one of the many celebrities to share their skin cancer diagnosis with fans.
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Lead, arsenic and other heavy metals in tampons prompt FDA investigation
The US Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it will examine the potential harm to women of heavy metals such as lead and arsenic found in tampons.
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Ottawa resident who died last month had rare mosquito-borne virus
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) says a resident who died in August of brain inflammation had the eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus, a mosquito-borne disease that's rarely spread to humans.Like the West Nile virus, EEE is typically transmitted between wild birds and mosquitoes, according to OPH. It sometimes infects horses, hence its name, but is seldom passed on to people.Last month, OPH said there had only been three confirmed human cases in Ontario. As recently as Monday, Health Canada report
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Archaeologists Discovered an Ancient Immortality Potion That Exposes the Cost of Chasing Eternal Life
For thousands of years, the upper class has been “spending their own money to use themselves as guinea pigs.” And modern research is picking up the pace.
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Brazil enduring worst drought in over 70 years and rise in fires mostly linked to deforestation
Brazil is enduring its worst drought since nationwide measurements began over seven decades ago, with 59% of the country under stress — an area roughly half the size of the U.S. (AP/Fernando Crispim)
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Roche shares knocked by concern over side effects in obesity pill trial
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Shares in Roche dropped to a two-month low on Thursday after an experimental weight-loss pill that carries high market hopes was linked to an elevated rate of temporary side effects in its initial test phase on humans. Roche shares were trading 3.5% down by 0940 GMT, the second biggest faller on the pan-European STOXX 600 index, after the company presented details on the trial with once-daily pill CT-996 late on Wednesday. According to a presentation at a meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in Madrid, all 25 trial participants experienced mild or moderate side effects, or adverse events in industry parlance, including those that only received an ineffective placebo.
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Health Rounds: Once-weekly insulin from Eli Lilly appears effective as daily injections
Eli Lilly’s experimental insulin that is injected just once a week is as effective as daily insulin injections for maintaining blood sugar levels in patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, researchers said on Tuesday at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes meeting in Madrid. In two late-stage trials, they compared blood sugar management over the course of a year with weekly injections of insulin efsitora alfa or daily injections of insulin degludec.
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Alcohol, red meat, sugar and soda are linked to poor health. But you don't need to swear them off entirely.
If you want to enjoy these foods, but are still conscious about your health, there is a sweet spot to aim for.
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Jennie Garth, 52, Reveals She's Had 2 Hip Replacement Surgeries, Saying She Doesn't 'Want to Hide Things'
The "Beverly Hills, 90210" alum said she was nervous about disclosing her surgeries "because there's such a stigma around getting any of your joints replaced"
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‘Finally there is hope on the horizon’ – excitement over pancreatic cancer jab
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most deadly forms of cancer.
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The menopause can increase your likelihood of developing heart disease, type 2 diabetes and hypertension — but exercise can help lower risk
A combination of strength training and endurance exercise was shown to be the most beneficial for post-menopausal women.
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Kamala Harris Absolutely Skewered Trump On The Abortion Mess He Created
During the presidential debate, Harris broke down the horrors pregnant people have experienced since Roe v. Wade fell two years ago.
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5 biggest senior health risks for fall and winter — and how to stay safe, according to an expert: What to know about vaccines, falls & more
Seniors can stay healthy this fall and winter with updated vaccines and fall prevention tips.
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India doctors defy court order to continue strike over Kolkata rape
Junior doctors in Kolkata are still protesting despite India's top court asking them to get back to work.
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US FDA sends warning letters to two Chinese firms for violating lab practices
The letters were issued to Mid-Link Testing Company and Sanitation & Environmental Technology Institute of Soochow University, which are located in the Chinese cities of Tianjin and Suzhou, respectively. The laboratories provide testing and validation data services to medical device manufacturers for use in their marketing application submissions to the regulator. The FDA said it inspected the firms earlier this year and found pervasive failures with data management, quality assurance, staff training and oversight, which could lead to use of unreliable data.