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USDA Gets Tough on Salmonella in Breaded Chicken Products
The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to toughen regulations on certain raw chicken products. The agency has notified food processors that new rules would require they lower the amount of salmonella found in breaded and stuffed chicken...
- Posted August 1, 2022
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Pot Users Are Less Prone to Sinus Problems
Could smoking pot somehow help keep sinus problems at bay? It’s possible, suggests a new study that found people who use marijuana may experience fewer bouts of congestion, sneezing and sinus pain than their nonsmoking peers do,...
- Posted August 1, 2022
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Having Kids Around Might Shield You From Severe COVID: Study
Folks with young kids at home may be less likely than others to develop severe COVID-19, a new study suggests. Children bring home colds from day care and school and give them to their parents, and it’s...
- Posted August 1, 2022
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Hormonal Drug May Help Women Ease Urinary Incontinence
Menopause is famous for triggering hot flashes and mood swings, but one embarrassing side effect of a woman’s drop in estrogen levels is lesser known — urinary urge incontinence. Now, a new study suggests that a topical...
- Posted August 1, 2022
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Banana Boat Sunscreen Recalled Due to Benzene
Edgewell Personal Care Co. has recalled three batches of its Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Sunscreen Spray SPF 30 because trace levels of benzene were found in some samples during an internal review. Benzene is a human...
- Posted August 1, 2022
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AHA News: Research Captures Unfolding Cardiovascular Toll From Meth Use
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — A massive new study spotlights the toll methamphetamine use may take on heart health, suggesting men, people with kidney disease and those with high blood pressure are especially...
- Posted August 1, 2022
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‘Unbearable’: 3 Patients Tell of Monkeypox Ordeal
What do a small business owner in the American Midwest, a corporate manager in Sao Paolo and a real estate lawyer in London all have in common? All three are gay men. And though they’re scattered across...
- Posted August 1, 2022
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In COVID ‘Rebound,’ Biden Tests Positive for 2nd Day in a Row
President Joe Biden is back in isolation and has tested positive for COVID-19 for the second day in a row, as he experiences what is known as rebound after taking Paxlovid to treat his original infection. Biden,...
- Posted August 1, 2022
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Myths, Ignorance Persist Around Lung Cancer: Poll
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, but doctors have had access to a screening tool for nearly a decade that can catch it for early treatment. Unfortunately, neither of those...
- Posted August 1, 2022
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Health Highlights: Aug. 1, 2022
Patients open up about the pain of having monkeypox. Three gay men in Brazil, Britain and the United States talk of the often extreme discomfort of having the viral illness, and their difficulties in finding treatment. Read...
- Posted August 1, 2022




















