All posts by LadyLively

  • Foster Farms Corn Dogs Recalled After At Least Five Injuries Reported

    Foster Poultry Farms is recalling more than 3.8 million pounds of chicken corn dogs after wood fragments were found in the batter, causing injuries. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said the...

    • Posted October 8, 2025
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  • Deaths From Accidents Related To Drug Use Rose 60% In Five Years

    More people are dying from accidents that occur while they’re using drugs, a new study says. The death rate from unintentional injuries related to drug use rose nearly 60% between 2018 and 2023, researchers reported Tuesday at...

    • Posted October 8, 2025
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  • More Patients Using GLP-1 Drugs Prior To Weight-Loss Surgery

    Many more folks fighting excess weight are using weight-loss drugs like Ozempic or Zepbound to cut pounds before undergoing bariatric surgery, a new study says. The use of these drugs before surgery rose 16-fold among patients preparing...

    • Posted October 8, 2025
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  • Bleeding Tied To Colon Cancer Risk Among Young Adults

    Rectal bleeding could be a powerful early warning sign of colon cancer among younger adults, a new study says. Such bleeding increased more than eightfold the odds of a colon cancer diagnosis among people younger than 50,...

    • Posted October 8, 2025
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  • Rare, Dangerous Type Of Breast Cancer On The Rise In The U.S.

    WEDNESDAY, Oct. 8, 2025 (HealthDay news) — A rare but dangerous form of breast cancer is on the rise in the United States, a new report says. Lobular breast cancer rates are rising three times as fast...

    • Posted October 8, 2025
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  • Concussions Might Be Early Warning Sign For ALS, Study Argues

    Concussions and traumatic brain injuries (TBI) have been considered a potential cause of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. But a new study argues the association might be the other way around, with concussions providing an...

    • Posted October 8, 2025
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  • Training, Support Empowers Pediatricians In Peanut Allergy Prevention

    Pediatricians can better help parents prevent peanut allergies if they are provided support that helps them follow national guidelines, a new study says. Doctors were more likely to recommend early introduction of peanut-containing foods into the diets...

    • Posted October 8, 2025
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  • Six Surgeons General Fire Editorial Grenade at RFK Jr.

    In a blistering opinion piece published Tuesday in The Washington Post, six former U.S. surgeons general said Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is putting the nation’s health at risk. “Never before have we...

    • Posted October 7, 2025
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  • Interim CDC Chief Calls for Separate MMR Shots

    The acting head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is calling on vaccine makers to create separate measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) shots, though public health experts saying there’s no scientific reason to...

    • Posted October 7, 2025
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  • CDC Leaves COVID Vaccination Up to Patients

    The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has dropped its recommendation that all Americans receive routine COVID-19 shots, leaving the decision up to patients and doctors. The shift follows new guidance from a panel of...

    • Posted October 7, 2025
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