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15-Ounce ‘Micro-Preemie' Raising Awareness for Holiday Blood Donations
A tiny baby born four months early and weighing just 15-ounces has already made a name for herself at the San Diego Blood Bank.
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Dole Recalls Baby Spinach Sold in NY, NJ and 8 Other States Over Salmonella Concerns
Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc., is recalling a limited number of cases of baby spinach over concerns about possible health risk from Salmonella.
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Dole Baby Spinach Recalled Over Salmonella Concerns
Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc., is recalling a limited number of cases of baby spinach over concerns about possible health risk from Salmonella.
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Is Pot Safe When Pregnant? Study Seeks Answer, Draws Critics
Pregnancy started out rough for Leslie Siu. Morning sickness and migraines had her reeling and barely able to function at a demanding New York marketing job, so like rising numbers of U.S. mothers-to-be, she turned to marijuana. “l was finally able to get out from under my work desk,” said Siu, who later started her own pot company and says...
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Salmonella Outbreaks Linked to Pig Ear Dog Treats, Backyard Poultry
Two separate salmonella outbreaks — one linked to pig ear dog treats, the other to backyard poultry — now have sickened more than 800 people in 48 states, health officials announced this week.
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Imported Basil From Mexico May Be Linked to Cyclosporiasis Cases in New York: FDA
Health officials are warning New Yorkers to check where their basil came from because the herb may be linked to cases of Cyclosporiasis. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an advisory Thursday against basil imported from Mexico by Siga Logistics. Consumers are asked to throw away the basil even if it some of it had been eaten and...
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Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills Man Who Swam in NC Manmade Lake
A North Carolina man has died from a rare brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a manmade lake at a water park, officials said Wednesday. The state Department of Health and Human Resources said in a news release that the infection was caused by the amoeba naturally present in warm freshwater during the summer. The unnamed person became sick after swimming...
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Foodborne Parasite Outbreak Has Sickened 100+ in Massachusetts: Health Officials
Massachusetts health officials are warning residents to practice safe food handling after an outbreak of a foodborne parasite that has sickened more than 100 people in the last three months alone. The state Department of Public Health said there has been a dramatic increase in reports of Cyclospora, a foodborne illness that causes gastrointestinal symptoms, including severe diarrhea.
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Is Flesh-Eating Bacteria on the Rise? Everything You Need to Know About Necrotizing Fasciitis
Carolyn Fleming of Ellenton, Florida, may have been the latest person to die of a flesh-eating bacteria infection, which she contracted swimming off the coast of Anna Maria Island in Florida, her family says. Cases of the deadly infection, called necrotizing fasciitis, may be on the rise because of climate change.
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Diarrhea-Causing Parasite on the Rise in US Swimming Pools: CDC
Excited to hit the pool this summer? A new report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may make you think twice before you dive in. Outbreaks of Cryptosporidium, a parasite spread through the feces of infected humans or animals, increased an average 13% a year from 2009 to 2017, the CDC announced in a report published Friday....
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‘Michael Jackson Drug' Still Prompts Curiosity From Patients
It remains the most widely used anesthetic in U.S. hospitals, but many patients still remember propofol as the drug that killed Michael Jackson. Most are no longer afraid of it, doctors say, though many still ask if they will get “the Michael Jackson drug” before an operation. And most of them will. Jackson died 10 years ago at his Los...
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‘Michael Jackson Drug' Still Prompts Curiosity From Patients
It remains the most widely used anesthetic in U.S. hospitals, but many patients still remember propofol as the drug that killed Michael Jackson. Most are no longer afraid of it, doctors say, though many still ask if they will get “the Michael Jackson drug” before an operation. And most of them will. Jackson died 10 years ago at his Los...
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Sprouts Recalls Frozen, Cut Leaf Spinach Over Listeria Concern
Sprouts is recalling frozen cut leaf spinach over concerns of listeria contamination.
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Medical Pot Takes Hit When Weed Legal for All
When states legalize pot for all adults, long-standing medical marijuana programs take a big hit, in some cases losing more than half their registered patients in just a few years, according to a data analysis by The Associated Press. Much of the decline comes from consumers who, ill or not, had medical cards in their states because it was the...
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Officials Urge Vaccination After New Jersey Dunkin' Donuts Employee Tests Positive for Hepatitis A
Health officials in New Jersey’s Gloucester County are warning Dunkin’ Donuts customers about possible Hepatitis A exposure and urging people to get vaccinated.
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Emilia Clarke Reveals She Survived 2 Life-Threatening Brain Aneurysms
Emilia Clarke is opening up about her health journey. In an essay entitled “A Battle for My Life,” published on The New Yorker’s website on Thursday, the Game of Thrones star reveals that she almost died. Clarke begins the deeply personal piece in 2011, explaining that, to relieve the stress after filming the first season of the HBO series, she...
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Possible Hepatitis A Exposure at Convenience Store on Long Island
Nassau County officials are warning of a potential Hepatitis A exposure at a convenience store in North Merrick.
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Possible Hepatitis A Exposure at LI Convenience Store
Nassau County officials are warning of a potential Hepatitis A exposure at a convenience store in North Merrick. Greg Cergol reports.
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Target Yanks Tens of Thousands of Toddler Boots Over Choking Hazard
Target is recalling tens of thousands of toddler boots over choking concerns.