Boar's Head Recalls Liverwurst Tied to Listeria Outbreak

Boar's Head announced Friday that it was recalling all of its liverwurst products because they could be tainted with dangerous Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.

"The company is also recalling additional deli meat products that were produced on the same line and on the same day as the liverwurst and, therefore, may be adulterated wi...

Double Mastectomy May Offer No Survival Benefit to Women With Breast Cancer

Women who are diagnosed with breast cancer in one breast, even in the early stages, sometimes opt for a double mastectomy, due to the fear that the cancer will migrate to the other breast.

But that decision may not offer any real benefit in terms of survival, an exhaustive new study of more than 600,000 patients tracked for two decades has...

Toxic Lead Found in Cinnamon Product, FDA Says

An additional cinnamon product sold in the United States has been found to contain high levels of lead, health officials are warning.

In a health alert issued Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the ground cinnamon product, sold as El Servidor, joins a growing list of cinnamon products that have contained h...

Certain Abbott Blood Sugar Monitors May Give Incorrect Readings

Abbott has warned diabetes patients that some of its continuous blood sugar monitoring systems may need to be replaced because of inaccurate readings.

"Abbott has recently identified a small number of FreeStyle Libre 3 sensors that may provide incorrect high glucose readings, which if undetected may pose a potential health risk for people ...

Athletes Can Expect High Ozone, Pollen Counts for Paris Olympics

Bad news for Olympians headed to Paris -- high levels of ozone pollution and grass pollen are likely during the upcoming games if hot, sunny weather prevails, researchers said.

Ozone levels in Paris and its environs tend to exceed World Health Organization (WHO) recommended thresholds about 20 days per month between July and September, acc...

Fake Oxycontin Pills Widespread and Potentially Deadly: Report

The rate at which young Americans are ending up in hospital ICUs after using fake Oxycontin pills spiked with fentanyl is soaring, especially in the U.S. West, a new report warns.

Medical toxicology data from one unnamed hospital in the western U.S. found the number of cases involving overdoses involving fake "M-30" Oxycontin pills rose fr...

Shingles Vaccine Could Lower Dementia Risk

Older people who avail themselves of the newest shingles vaccine could reap a hidden benefit: A significant drop in their odds of developing dementia.

One expert applauded the new findings.

"Dementia isn’t an inevitable part of aging; it’s caused by diseases like Alzheimer’s," said Dr. Sheona Scales, director of research at Alz...

Your Odds for Accidental Gun Death Rise Greatly in Certain States

Americans' risk of dying in a firearm accident depends in large part on where they live in the United States, a new study finds.

People in Southeastern states like Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama run the greatest risk of a gunshot accidentally killing them, researchers said.

Meanwhile, the risk of accidental gun death is much lowe...

Kids From Poorer Families Less Likely to Survive Cancer

Children from poor families are less likely to survive cancer, particularly if they are not white, a new study reports.

A childhood cancer patient’s risk of dying within five years of their diagnosis increases 4% for every one-point increase in their neighborhood’s Area Deprivation Index (ADI), researchers found.

The ADI uses 17 ...

Tough Workouts Won't Trigger Cardiac Arrest in Folks With Long QT Syndrome

People diagnosed with one of the most common inherited heart arrhythmias, called Long QT syndrome (LQTS), can safely engage in vigorous exercise without any added risk for sudden death or cardiac arrest, a new study finds.

"Arrhythmic events were low in these appropriately treated individuals with LQTS in both those exercising vigorously a...

At-Home Colon Cancer Test Can Save Lives

A simple home screening test for colon cancer can reduce the risk of dying from the disease by 33%, a new study shows.

Results indicate that undergoing annual at-home FIT (fecal immunochemical test) screening “is as good as getting a colonoscopy every 10 years for screening people of average risk,” said senior study author Dr. Chyke Do...

Screens, Tweens and Sleep: Study Uncovers Tips for Better Rest

Turning off smartphones is an important step in making sure tweens get the sleep they need, a new study says.

Leaving a phone ringer on is associated with a 25% higher risk of sleep disturbance among tweens ages 11 and 12, according to a new report published July 22 in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

What’s more, 16% of ...

Wildfires in Western U.S., Canada Create Hazardous Air Conditions

Wildfires raging in several states and Canada are triggering air quality alerts and evacuation orders across the western parts of the United States.

Smoke and haze have filled the skies in California, Oregon, Arizona, Washington and several other western states: As of Wednesday, there were 79 large, active wildfires that have burned o...

U.S. Infant Deaths Rise for First Time in Decades

For the first time in two decades, the infant mortality rate in the United States has risen, new government data shows.

In a report released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, researchers found that more than 20,500 babies died in 2022 before the age of 1. Overall, there were 5.6 infant deaths for ev...

Is There a Peak Performance Age for Olympians?

The Olympics are often described as a rare, once-in-a-lifetime shot at international sports glory.

That may be more true for Olympic track and field competitors than other athletes, a new study reports.

There appears to be a peak performance age for track and field athletes, who specialize in running, jumping and throwing events, res...

Pesticides Can Equal Smoking in Hiking Risks for Cancer

Farmers and folks living in agricultural areas may be exposed to levels of pesticides that confer cancer risks that are higher than if they smoked, new research shows.

These extra risks were most pronounced for certain cancers: non-Hopkins lymphoma, leukemia and bladder cancer, the researchers noted.

Various pesticides mix together t...

Where Your Body Stores Fat Could Affect Odds for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's

Finding yourself packing on the pounds around your waist and arms? If so, you might be at heightened risk for neurological illnesses like Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, new research suggests.

There was one other physical characteristic that lowered the odds, however: muscle strength. Stronger folk appeared to have a lower odds for neurologica...

Dengue May Be Bigger Threat to Obese Children

Obese kids infected with dengue are significantly more likely to suffer severe illness requiring hospitalization, a new study warns.

A new analysis of nearly 5,000 dengue-infected Sri Lankan children found that weight plays a powerful role in how sick the mosquito-borne virus can make a kid.

Kids with higher BMIs had higher hospitali...

New Insights Into How Sleep Apnea Affects the Brain

Millions of Americans deal with the sleep deficits brought on by sleep apnea, and many turn to one of the few treatments out there, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines.

But what if new neurochemical targets in the brain could lead to new, less cumbersome therapies for sleep apnea?

That's what a team at the University ...

'Two-Target' Antibiotics Could Make Bacterial Resistance Much Tougher

Synthetic antibiotics that attack bacteria in two directions at once could be the solution for combatting antimicrobial-resistant bugs, a new study claims.

These dual-action antibiotics, called macrolones, disrupt bacterial cell function in two different ways.

It’s nearly impossible for bacteria to resist macrolones, because the ge...