School vending machines are getting a facelift – say goodbye to the candy bars and hello to dried fruit and granola. Under the United States’ plan to impose nutritional guidelines for sodas,…
Category: Health
CDC Study Reveals Biggest Culprits Of Food-Borne Illnesses
The United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention has released the list of foods that are commonly linked to outbreaks, and leafy, green vegetables cause nearly half of them. According to…
FDA Issues Warning About Effects Of Sleep Aids
The Food and Drug Administration issued new guidelines regarding many popular sleep aids, like Ambien, that have the active ingredient Zolpidem. The agency now demands that the recommended dosage from women be…
Study Finds Children With Allergies Prone To Bullying In School
Food allergies… they are tough, and when it comes to children, it can be even tougher. And, it doesn’t get any easier in school. According to Icahn School of Medicine at Mount…
Doctors Issue Warning About Grapefruit Consumption and Medications
Doctors are warning the public about the dangers associated with eating grapefruit and taking some kinds of medications. The fruit may cause some drugs not to be broken down by the liver…
FDA Investigates Popular Dietary Supplement 5-Hour Energy
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating 5-hour ENERGY, a dietary supplement, after reports that 13 people have died after experiencing negative effects. While any person can make a report about a…
Kellogg Issues Voluntary Recall Of Popular Cereal Over Metal Fragments
Kellogg is voluntarily recalling 282,000 boxes of its Mini-Wheats cereal on fears that the popular breakfast food contains metal scraps. According to the company, some boxes of Mini-Wheats Unfrosted Bite Size cereal…
UPDATE: 7 Deaths Tied To Meningitis Outbreak from Tainted Steroid Injections
On Oct. 6, another two deaths in Michigan were linked to the meningitis outbreak, bringing the total number dead to seven. According to officials with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, there…
FDA Pulls Antidepressant Generic Drug Budeprion XL From U.S. Market
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has pulled a generic antidepressant from the market, acknowledging that it was not a copycat of GlaxoSmithKline’s Wellbutrin XL. Teva Pharmaceuticals, the world’s biggest producer of…
Rare Form Of Meningitis Outbreak Linked To Steroid Injections For Back Pain
The amount of U.S. meningitis cases continues to rise with 50 people now stricken with the rare form of the disease in seven states. Five people have died since the outbreak began….