Officials at the Denver International Airport warn travelers and employees of a possible measles outbreak. The Department of Public Health and Environment warned the public that a female with measles arrived at the airport at Gate C39 at 9 p.m. on February 22, 2010 and may have exposed travelers...
Women are now able to receive tax breaks for breast feeding supplies as part of an Obama administration initiative to encourage breast feeding, especially among the nation's poor. In addition to the tax breaks, which encourage the use of breast pumps and other lactation related devices that help...
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is set to reveal new dietary guidelines on Monday, January 31, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. EST. The new guidelines will be formally presented by USDA's Secretary Tom Vilsack and Heath and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. The new guidelines...
The Food And Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 a link between breast implants and cancer. The FDA has launched an investigation into sourcing the relationship between anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), a rare form of cancer, and breast implants following the...
Giant Foods, Stop & Shop, and Wegmans grocery stores have issued a salad recall resulting from listeria contamination. Nature's Promise brand and Wegmans brand salad products are among the list of recalled produce. The products were packaged on January 4, 2011 by State Garden, Inc. of Chelsea,...
CBS news was first to report results from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finding that 35% of women have an abortion by age 45. The Atlanta based agency and the Alan Guttmacher Institute compiled statistics based upon information since the early 1980s. Researchers estimate...
Dr. Teddy Wu, a physician at the Christchurch Hospital, published a report in the New Zealand Medical Journal, treated a woman who suffered a stroke caused by a hickey. Wu reported that one year ago, he treated a 44 year old Maori female at the emergency room of the Middlemore Hospital in Auckland...
A food crisis within Germany has worsened as officials suspect foul play was the cause of the massive farm shutdowns. Investigations revealed the feed for animals contained the carcinogen dioxin and contamination fears have spread as testing on the animal fats revealed the contamination occurred...
An alarming study by Medco Health Solutions, Inc. found that over one quarter of children within the United States take prescription drugs on a regular basis. The study found also found that 7 percent of those children were taking two or more prescriptions on a "chronic basis." Among the...
A probable carcinogen Hexavalent Chromium, a probable carcinogen, has been detected in the drinking water of 31 cities within the United States. The Environmental Working Group sampled and analyzed drinking water across the nation. The group determined the same substance made famous by the film...
