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  Burger King, Other Fast Food Chains Also Pulling Onions Tied to E. Coli Outbreak

  With onions from one supplier implicated as the source of E. coli illness linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders, other fast food chains are now pulling the onions from their menus. Representatives for Burger King, Taco Bell, KFC...

  • Posted October 25, 2024
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  CDC Confirms Second Human Bird Flu Case in Missouri With No Known Exposure to Farm Animals

  A second person in Missouri who wasn’t exposed to either poultry or dairy cows has been infected with bird flu, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. This person shared a home with a patient who was first hospitalized...

  • Posted October 25, 2024
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  CDC Says Some People May Need Extra Dose of COVID Vaccine

  Some Americans should get more than one shot of the updated COVID vaccines because their age or certain health conditions make them more vulnerable to severe infections, U.S. health officials advised this week. Six months after their...

  • Posted October 25, 2024
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  Wildfires Are Gaining Speed in Western U.S., Upping Threat to People

  Wildfires that spread so fast they outrun the efforts of fire crews trying to contain them: These types of conflagrations are becoming far more common across the Western United States, a new study warns. A fire’s velocity...

  • Posted October 25, 2024
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  People’s Brains Now Process Texts Almost as Quickly as Pictures

  Texts deliver rapid-fire messages, but a new study indicates human brains can keep up with the barrage. The brain can detect the basic linguistic structure of a brief sentence in roughly 150 milliseconds — about the speed...

  • Posted October 25, 2024
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  There’s Still Confusion on How to Spot, Treat Severe Allergic Reactions

  Anaphylaxis involves a sudden, potentially life-threatening reaction to an allergen, including even very small amounts of food allergens such as egg or peanut. Now, two studies find that people with allergies, as well as those charged with...

  • Posted October 25, 2024
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  What Works Best to Ease MS-Linked Fatigue? New Study Finds Out

  Medication and behavioral therapy are both effective in combatting fatigue caused by multiple sclerosis (MS), either separately or together, a new study finds. MS patients felt significantly less fatigue after they were prescribed modafinil (Provigil), a drug...

  • Posted October 25, 2024
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  Are ‘Elimination Diets’ Much Help Against Child Eczema?

  Cutting certain foods from a child’s diet isn’t likely to improve their eczema symptoms, a new study finds. Eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis, results from an overactive immune response and has been linked to an increased...

  • Posted October 25, 2024
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  Vigorous Workouts Suppress Hunger, Especially for Women

  A heart-pounding workout suppresses a person’s hunger levels better than less strenuous exercises like a brisk walk or active yoga, a new study shows. Running, swimming laps or taking a fast-paced spin class is more effective in...

  • Posted October 25, 2024
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  Will Injury Pain Become Chronic? Brain Scans Might Tell

  Brain scans can provide early warning of who will develop chronic pain following a whiplash injury, a new study finds. Higher levels of “cross talk” between two specific brain regions within one to three days of the...

  • Posted October 25, 2024
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