US tobacco control in 2022 gets a mixed review from the American Lung Association
By Jen Christensen, CNN Although fewer US adults are smoking cigarettes than ever, smoking remains the cause of the most preventable disability and…
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CDC figuring out ‘logistical and legal’ aspects of testing airplane wastewater for coronavirus variants, source says
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is ironing out the “logistical and legal” aspects of testing…
Continue ReadingFDA proposes new levels for lead in baby food, but critics say more action is needed
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The allowable levels of lead in certain baby and toddler foods should be set at 20 parts per billion or less, according to new…
Continue ReadingFDA rejects two menthol Vuse e-cigarette products
By Jen Christensen, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration issued marketing denial orders for two menthol e-cigarette products marketed by R.J.…
Continue ReadingRecently identified inflammatory disease VEXAS syndrome may be more common than thought, study suggests
CNN, DAVID ADAMS, NYU LANGONE HEALTH, JAMA By Jacqueline Howard, CNN David Adams spent half a decade fighting an illness he couldn’t name. He…
Continue ReadingRecently identified inflammatory disease VEXAS syndrome may be more common than thought, study suggests
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN David Adams spent half a decade fighting an illness he couldn’t name. He was in and out of the hospital several times…
Continue ReadingMidriff bulge linked to later physical decline, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN If you are a man or woman approaching 50, look down at your middle. If you’re like many people, you might have to lean…
Continue ReadingOne type of physical activity protects the brain more than others, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN What if you could look at all the things you do daily — walking from room to room, preparing a presentation at your desk,…
Continue ReadingFDA wants to simplify the use and updating of Covid-19 vaccines
By Jamie Gumbrecht and Brenda Goodman, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration wants to simplify the Covid-19 vaccine process to look more like what…
Continue ReadingMany women underestimate breast density as a risk factor for breast cancer, study shows
CNN, CDC By Janelle Chavez, CNN Dense breast tissue has been associated with up to a four times higher risk of breast cancer. However, a new study…
Continue ReadingMany women underestimate breast density as a risk factor for breast cancer, study shows
By Janelle Chavez, CNN Dense breast tissue has been associated with up to a four times higher risk of breast cancer. However, a new study suggests…
Continue ReadingPediatricians are giving out free gun locks to approach the gun violence epidemic as a public health crisis
By Emma Tucker, CNN In a triage waiting room of St. Louis Children’s Hospital in Missouri, a clear basket filled with gun locks sits near the…
Continue ReadingDOJ investigating Abbott over baby formula plant in Michigan
By John Bonifield, CNN The US Department of Justice is investigating Abbott Laboratories infant-formula plant in Sturgis, Michigan, a spokesperson…
Continue ReadingFlu, Covid-19 and RSV are all trending down for the first time in months
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN A rough respiratory virus season in the US appears to be easing, as three major respiratory viruses that have battered the…
Continue ReadingIt’s an awkward conversation, but you have to talk to other parents about guns, experts say
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The first time Johanna Thomas talked to the families of her kids’ friends about gun safety, she had to work up her…
Continue ReadingRest isn’t necessarily best for concussion recovery in children, study says
By Jen Christensen, CNN Sending kids back to school rather than isolating and resting may be a better way to help them recover faster from a…
Continue ReadingFDA declines to grant accelerated approval for Eli Lilly’s experimental Alzheimer’s treatment
By John Bonifield and Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration declined to grant accelerated approval to an experimental…
Continue ReadingUS confirmed country’s first case of Covid-19 three years ago Friday
By Amanda Musa, CNN Friday marks three years since the first Covid-19 case was confirmed in the United States. The virus still has not settled into a…
Continue ReadingMerck says it’s working to reduce levels of cancer-causing compound in popular diabetes drugs
By Jen Christensen, CNN Pharmaceutical company Merck said that it is working to reduce levels of a cancer-causing organic compound that was found in…
Continue ReadingFirst cases of gonorrhea resistant to several classes of antibiotics identified in the U.S.
by Brenda Goodman, CNN Public health officials says they have found two cases of gonorrhea that appear to have reduced susceptibility to every kind…
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