March 13, 2020 by John Fernandez
Roundup: U.S. Agencies Warn About Fake...
U.S. Agencies Warn Companies About Fake Products That Claim to Treat, Prevent...
Check Your Meds Day: What You Need...
More than half of Americans regularly take a prescription medication — about four, on average, according to a survey by Consumer Reports. In conjunction with...
October 22, 2018 / 2 min read
CDC Warns About Rare, Polio-Like ‘Mystery Illness’...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning parents about a rare disease known as acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), a polio-like “mystery illness”...
October 18, 2018 / 3 min read
Increasing Number of Young Children Not Getting...
Young children need vaccines against a range of potentially serious diseases, many of which have been nearly eradicated in the U.S. because of parents following...
October 15, 2018 / 3 min read
Roundup: Food Additives Banned, Hand Sanitizer Study,...
FDA Revokes Use of 7 Synthetic Food Additives After Consumer Groups Sue The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that seven compounds that...
October 12, 2018 / 4 min read
Can Vitamin D Supplements Help With Bone...
Vitamin D helps balance the amount calcium and phosphate in our bodies, which is crucial for healthy bones, teeth and muscles. In older adults, bone...
October 9, 2018 / 3 min read
Roundup: U.S. Flu-Related Deaths, Diet’s Link to...
CDC Chief: 80,000 Died From Flu Complications Last Winter, Highest U.S. Toll in Four Decades The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
September 28, 2018 / 3 min read
Controlling Sodium: Ease Up on ‘Passing the...
Sodium is a mineral that’s key for maintaining a normal balance of fluid in the body. It is also found naturally in foods, and most...
September 25, 2018 / 3 min read
Roundup: Infant Walker Injuries and Junk Food’s...
Doctors Renew Call for Ban on Infant Walkers, Which are Causing Too Many Injuries Infant walkers have been a concern among healthcare professionals for years,...
September 21, 2018 / 3 min read
1 in 5 U.S. Adults Suffer From...
About 20 percent of U.S. adults live with chronic pain, which frequently limits leisure or work activities, according to a new study from the U.S....
September 17, 2018 / 3 min read
Roundup: Flu Season Readiness, FDA Crackdown on...
CDC Urges People to Prepare for Flu Season to Avoid ‘Epidemic Levels’ In the United States, the typical flu season runs from October through May,...
September 14, 2018 / 4 min read
