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Pork Rinds & Snacks Recalls Pork Skin Products Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
Jan 6, 2017Pork Rinds & Snacks is recalling approximately 7,629 pounds of pork skin products that may be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced. The ready-to-eat ...
Tags: Pork Rinds, Snacks
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The FDA Has Approved a Non-Invasive Test for Colorectal Cancer
Aug 15, 2014People over 50, rejoice! The FDA has approved a non-invasive test for colorectal cancer, and it may not take years to obtain. Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist David Ahlquist co-invented the test, Cologuard, which detects the presence of ...
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Patients Can Be Easily Screened for Depression and Anxiety as They Wait for Care
Mar 5, 2014A new study in General Hospital Psychiatry finds patients visiting the hospital for a variety of ailments can be easily screened for depression and anxiety as they wait for care, information that can then be sent immediately to their doctor ...
Tags: Waiting room time, Depression, Anxiety
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The Beef Recall
Feb 27, 2014This article was updated Feb. 24 with a link to the latest list of retailers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture now believes that the approximately 8.7 million pounds of meat recalled by Petaluma, CA, processor Rancho Feeding Corporation ...
Tags: FSIS, Rancho Feeding Corporation, recall
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Organic Baby Spinach Products Over Concerns They May Be Contaminated with Ehec
Feb 27, 2014Taylor Farms Retail, Inc. is recalling select Organic Baby Spinach products over concerns they may be contaminated with (EHEC) Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli. Symptoms of the diseases caused by EHEC include abdominal cramps and ...
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Women Living in Rural Communities Are Less Likely to Receive Sufficient Mental Health Care
Feb 26, 2014Women living in rural communities are less likely than urban-dwelling women to receive sufficient mental health care, in large part due to limited access to services and societal stigma, according to medicine and public health researchers. ...
Tags: Rural Women, Depressive Mood, Anxiety Symptoms, health care
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Rancho Feeding Is Recalling About 41,683 Pounds of Meat Products
Jan 16, 2014Rancho Feeding is recalling about 41,683 pounds of meat products as they were produced without the benefit of full federal inspection. The products subject to recall include 'Beef Carcasses,' 50lb boxes of 'Beef Feet,' 20lb boxes of 'Beef ...
Tags: Rancho Feeding, Meat Products
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Merck Is Voluntarily Recalling All Lots of Liptruzet
Jan 15, 2014Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, is voluntarily recalling all lots of Liptruzet (ezetimibe and atorvastatin) 10/10 mg, 10/20 mg, 10/40 mg and 10/80 mg tablets in the United States, including Puerto Rico, ...
Tags: Health, Medicine, Medicine Packaging
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Has Asked Doctors to Stop Prescribing Painkillers
Jan 15, 2014The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has asked doctors to stop prescribing painkillers that contain more than 325 milligrams of acetaminophen because of reports of severe liver damage. Prescription painkillers, which include Vicodin and ...
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Tyson Foods Recalled 33,840 Pounds of Mechanically Separated Chicken Products
Jan 15, 2014Tyson Foods, Inc. a Sedalia, Mo., establishment, is recalling approximately 33,840 pounds of mechanically separated chicken products that may be contaminated with a Salmonella Heidelberg strain, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food ...
Tags: Tyson Foods, Salmonella Heidelberg strain, raw meat products
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Many Americans Who Are at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Don't Believe They Are
Jan 2, 2014New research shows that many Americans who are at risk for type 2 diabetes don't believe they are, and their doctors may not be giving them a clear message about their risk. American Diabetes Association researchers surveyed more than ...
Tags: Health, Medicine, type 2 diabetes, diabetes
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Cloud's Meats Is Voluntarily Recalling Beef and Pork Products
Dec 26, 2013Cloud's Meats, Inc., of Carthage, MO, is voluntarily recalling beef and pork products that may possibly be contaminated with E. coli after positive test results in samples of items produced in mid-November. According to a Dec. 2 news ...
Tags: food recall, Cloud's Meats, beef and pork products, E.coli
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People with Asthma Face Special Risks From Influenza
Dec 26, 2013People with asthma face special risks from influenza, and a new report suggests far too few American asthma patients receive the seasonal flu shot. "Asthmatics are at increased risk for complications from the flu," said one expert, Dr. ...
Tags: people with asthma, asthma, influenza, asthma patients, seasonal flu shot
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Few People Realize How Effective Vaccines Against HPV Are for Preventing Cervical Cancer
Dec 26, 2013Few people realize how effective the vaccines against HPV (human papillomavirus) are for preventing cervical cancer, and even fewer talk about the vaccine with their doctors, according to a survey of more than 1,400 people. "From previous ...
Tags: human papillomavirus, vaccines against HPV, cervical cancer
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Children Whose Mom Used Antidepressants During Pregnancy Isn't at Increased Risk of Autism
Dec 25, 2013Despite some concerns to the contrary, children whose moms used antidepressants during pregnancy do not appear to be at increased risk of autism, a large new Danish study suggests. The results, published Dec. 19 in the New England Journal ...
Tags: antidepressants, pregnancy, autism