Don’t Eat These Hello Fresh Meals, Officials Warn

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• October 8, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Federal health officials are warning consumers not to eat two types of Hello Fresh ready-made meals that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, which can cause serious illness.

The warning came Monday af...

Experts Warn The IV Hydration Craze May Be Putting You at Risk

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• October 8, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — IV hydration spas are popping up across the United States, offering pricey vitamin infusions that promise energy, detox or immune support, but experts warn the science doesn't back up those claims. 

A study published ...

Halloween Candy Tips to Keep Kids’ Teeth Healthy

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• October 8, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Halloween is all about costumes, candy and fun, but all that sugar can take a toll on your child’s teeth.

Dr. Cheen Loo, chair of pediatric dentistry at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston, shares wa...

Foster Farms Corn Dogs Recalled After At Least Five Injuries Reported

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• October 8, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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 Ser...

Deaths From Accidents Related To Drug Use Rose 60% In Five Years

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• October 8, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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 ...

More Patients Using GLP-1 Drugs Prior To Weight-Loss Surgery

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• October 8, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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 pati...

Bleeding Tied To Colon Cancer Risk Among Young Adults

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• October 8, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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, ...

Rare, Dangerous Type Of Breast Cancer On The Rise In The U.S.

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• October 8, 2025
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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 as all other breast cancers combined, 2.8% per year versus 0.8% ...

Concussions Might Be Early Warning Sign For ALS, Study Argues

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• October 8, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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...

Training, Support Empowers Pediatricians In Peanut Allergy Prevention

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• October 8, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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-c...

Six Surgeons General Fire Editorial Grenade at RFK Jr.

• Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
• October 7, 2025
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TUESDAY, Oct. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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.

...

Interim CDC Chief Calls for Separate MMR Shots

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• October 7, 2025
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TUESDAY, Oct. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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 r...

CDC Leaves COVID Vaccination Up to Patients

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• October 7, 2025
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TUESDAY, Oct. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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...

Kroger Recalls Pasta Salads Sold in 30 States for Listeria Risk

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• October 7, 2025
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TUESDAY, Oct. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Kroger Co. has recalled two types of pasta salad bowls sold in nearly 30 states after learning the pasta ingredients could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacteria that can cause serious infections.

Researchers Win Nobel Prize for Uncovering How the Immune System Protects Itself

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• October 7, 2025
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TUESDAY, Oct. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Three immunologists have won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for uncovering how the immune system prevents itself from attacking the body.

The discovery has opened new paths for treatment.

Immunologists ...

Concussions Could Increase Dementia Risk Among Seniors

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• October 7, 2025
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TUESDAY, Oct. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Seniors who get a concussion are more likely to develop dementia or falter as they age, a new study says.

Older folks who suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) had a higher risk of dementia, requiring home care services or...

Deep Brain Stimulation Offers Long-Term Relief For Parkinson's Patients

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• October 7, 2025
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TUESDAY, Oct. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Deep brain stimulation (DBS) implants can provide long-term relief for people with Parkinson’s disease, a new study says.

Parkinson’s patients who got deep brain stimulation had better motor function, an improved...

Inflammation Linked To Fatigue Among Cancer Patients

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• October 7, 2025
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TUESDAY, Oct. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Fighting cancer can leave patients tired to their bones and researchers now think they might know why.

Inflammation was linked to fatigue among nearly 200 women with early-stage breast cancer during and after treatment with ...

Babies More Likely To Die If Mother Passes During Or After Pregnancy

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• October 7, 2025
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TUESDAY, Oct. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Protecting newborns' lives starts with protecting the health of an expecting mother, a new study says.

Infants are 14 to 22 times more likely to die if their mother dies during pregnancy or just after delivering a newborn, r...

Both Diet And Sugary Drinks Increase Fatty Liver Disease Risk, Study Says

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• October 7, 2025
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TUESDAY, Oct. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People could be at higher risk of fatty liver disease from both sugary sodas and diet drinks, a new study says.

In fact, artificially sweetened drinks might pose a greater threat to liver health than sugary beverages, resear...