7 summer drinks that don’t require artificial sweeteners
By Lisa Drayer, CNN (CNN) — With the current reports about non-sugar sweeteners, you may pause before taking your next diet soda gulp. The…
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Canada recalls six energy drinks, including Prime, for caffeine and labeling violations, but some companies say there’s a catch
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The government of Canada is recalling six brands of energy drinks, including Prime, over their caffeine content…
Continue ReadingCDC facing major funding cuts, with direct impact on state and local health departments
By Deidre McPhillips and Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Last month, a local health department in Texas received notification that a pregnant woman…
Continue ReadingStudy finds more clues as to why ‘SuperAgers’ have better brains
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — In the largest observational study to date on “SuperAgers” — people in their 80s who have brains as sharp…
Continue ReadingWHO declares widely used sweetener aspartame a possible cancer cause, but intake guidelines stay the same
CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — For the first time, a semi-independent committee for the World Health Organization said Thursday that…
Continue ReadingWHO declares widely used sweetener aspartame a possible cancer cause, but intake guidelines stay the same
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — For the first time, a semi-independent committee for the World Health Organization said Thursday that it’s…
Continue ReadingCannabis use landing more young people in emergency departments, study finds
By Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — Over the past few years, marijuana use has been landing more young people in the hospital, according to a new…
Continue ReadingAspartame, cancer and other health risks: What you need to know
CNN By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The discovery wasn’t intentional — just sloppy safety practices. Chemist James M. Schlatter was hunting…
Continue ReadingAspartame, cancer and other health risks: What you need to know
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The discovery wasn’t intentional — just sloppy safety practices. Chemist James M. Schlatter was hunting for…
Continue ReadingGet your eyes checked to keep your brain healthy, study says
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — People with untreated visual impairments were significantly more likely to develop dementia, according to a…
Continue ReadingFDA approves first over-the-counter birth control pill
By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the birth control pill Opill to be available…
Continue ReadingFirst on CNN: Updated Covid shot should be ready by ‘latter part of September,’ HHS secretary says in letter to manufacturers
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — US health officials are moving forward with plans to sunset the federal government’s Covid-19 vaccine…
Continue ReadingOne year after launch, 988 mental health crisis line still building awareness and staffing
By Jacqueline Howard and Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — Thanks to a trio of digits — 988 — the past year has been “transformative” in…
Continue ReadingKids’ developmental disability diagnoses became more common during pandemic, but autism rates held steady, CDC report says
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Children were more likely to be diagnosed with developmental disabilities during the Covid-19 pandemic than…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 repeatedly spread between humans and deer, study shows, raising concerns about animal reservoirs
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — People spread the virus that causes Covid-19 to wild white-tailed deer in the United States more than 100 times…
Continue ReadingHow often should you poop? The answer might not be what you think
By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Everyone poops, but it turns out we don’t all need to poop every day. That’s a misconception, said…
Continue ReadingTo keep US free of dog rabies, CDC proposes updates to dog import rules for the first time in 70 years
By Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — For the first time in nearly 70 years, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is proposing a change…
Continue ReadingHow to get in on ‘girl dinner,’ the new trend that’s been around all along
CNN By Casey Barber, CNN (CNN) — Although the so-called “girl dinner” is being popularized by young women promoting throw-together meals on…
Continue ReadingHow to get in on ‘girl dinner,’ the new trend that’s been around all along
By Casey Barber, CNN (CNN) — Although the so-called “girl dinner” is being popularized by young women promoting throw-together meals on…
Continue ReadingScientists at House hearing refute claims they were bribed and influenced to deny Covid-19 ‘lab leak’ theory
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Democrats on the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic said they aimed to use a hearing Tuesday…
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