April 11, 2018 Authorities eye rat poison as fake pot kills 3, leaves others bleeding from eyes, ears Illinois health authorities are warning against a synthetic marijuana that’s left at least three people dead and over 100 others bleeding from the eyes, ears, gums and nose.
April 10, 2018 Australian farm sells melons after fatal listeria outbreak An Australian farm has recommenced selling cantaloupes despite the melons being blamed for an outbreak of the deadly listeria bacteria that the World Health Organization said had killed seven people and caused a miscarriage in Australia.
April 6, 2018 E. coli outbreak possibly linked to Panera Bread in NJ State officials said they are collecting evidence and doing tests, and that the investigation is ongoing.
April 2, 2018 Heavily used herbicide tied to shorter pregnancies More than 90 percent of pregnant women in a small Indiana study had glyphosate in their urine, and higher concentrations were associated with earlier deliveries.
March 20, 2018 ‘In the Lyme light’: 10 celebrities diagnosed with the painful tick-borne disease Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne illness in the United States, can be a devastating condition, leading to serious health issues like arthritis and neurological disorders.
March 12, 2018 Women with bigger waist and hips have higher heart attack risk While obesity is associated with an increased risk for heart attacks, a new study suggests that hip and waist size may play a bigger role, particularly for women.
March 11, 2018 'Disease X' could be the world's next epidemic As if Ebola, Zika and SARS aren’t enough to worry about, The World Health Organization has added a mysterious, yet-to-exist new malady to its list of nine diseases that may cause a worldwide epidemic.
February 13, 2018 Winter Olympics staff quarantined for norovirus blames organizers for outbreak, report says Dozens of Winter Olympic staff members quarantined for norovirus are reportedly blaming the games' organizers for the outbreak at Pyeongchang, saying their “irresponsible action” caused the contagious stomach bug to rapidly spread.
January 25, 2018 Hospital patients less likely to survive 'off-hours' cardiac arrest Hospital patients who have a cardiac arrest may be more likely to die if it happens in the middle of the night or on a weekend than if it occurs on a weekday, a U.S. study suggests.
January 19, 2018 Five-foot long tapeworm came 'wiggling out' of man's body after he ate sushi A Fresno man was treated with drugs for 5.5 foot tapeworm after he discovered it was coming out of his body.