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En esta fotografía sin fecha proporcionada por la istración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de Estados Unidos muestra pepinos retirados luego de que se encontró la bacteria de la salmonela en algunos de ellos. (istración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de Estados Unidos vía AP)

Brote de salmonela en EEUU podria estar relacionado con pepinos retirados del mercado, dicen los CDC

June 5, 2024 at 6:51 p.m.

Pepinos contaminados con la bacteria de la salmonela podrían haber ocasionado que decenas de personas enfermaran y fueran hospitalizadas en al menos 25 estados, dijeron el miércoles funcionarios de salud...

This undated photo provided by the U.S. Food and Drug istration shows cucumbers recalled for salmonella. Cucumbers contaminated with salmonella bacteria may have sickened and hospitalized dozens of people in at least 25 states, U.S. health officials said Wednesday, June 5, 2024. (U.S. Food and Drug istration via AP)

Salmonella outbreak may be linked to recalled cucumbers, CDC says

June 5, 2024 at 6:10 p.m.

Cucumbers contaminated with salmonella bacteria may have sickened and hospitalized dozens of people in at least 25 states, U.S. health officials said Wednesday.Testing detected salmonella in a cucumber distributed by...

FILE - A dish with roast turkey breast is photographed in Concord, N.H., on Sept. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead, File)

Is intermittent fasting better than counting calories? Maybe not, but you might stick with it

June 1, 2024 at 4:44 p.m.

As weight-loss plans go, it’s easy to see the allure of intermittent fasting: Eat what you want, but only during certain windows of time — often just eight hours a...

ARCHIVO - Ganado lechero se alimenta en una granja el 31 de marzo de 2017, cerca de Vado, Nuevo México. (AP Foto/Rodrigo Abd, Archivo)

Michigan informa de que otra persona que trabajaba con vacas contrajo gripe aviar

May 30, 2024 at 7:26 p.m.

Otro trabajador de una planta de lácteos de Michigan ha sido diagnosticado de gripe aviar, el tercer caso humano asociado a un brote en vacas lecheras de Estados Unidos, informaron...

FILE - Dairy cattle feed at a farm on March 31, 2017, near Vado, N.M. Another Michigan dairy worker has been diagnosed with bird flu, the third human case associated with an outbreak in U.S. dairy cows, health officials said Thursday, May 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)

Another Michigan dairy worker has bird flu, the third US case this year

May 30, 2024 at 11:22 p.m.

Another Michigan farmworker has been diagnosed with bird flu, the third human case associated with an outbreak in U.S. dairy cows, health officials said Thursday.The dairy worker reported a cough,...

Esta imagen captada con un microscopio electrónico en 2005 muestra un virión de influenza aviar A H5N1. (Cynthia Goldsmith, Jackie Katz/CDC vía AP)

Trabajador lechero de Michigan da positivo a gripe aviar; el 2do caso relacionado con brote en EEUU

May 22, 2024 at 11:05 p.m.

Un trabajador lechero de Michigan ha sido diagnosticado con gripe aviar, el segundo caso en seres humanos relacionado con un brote en vacas lecheras de Estados Unidos. El trabajador estuvo...

This 2005 electron microscope image shows an avian influenza A H5N1 virion. On Wednesday, May 22, 2024, Michigan health officials said a farmworker has been diagnosed with bird flu, the second human case connected to an outbreak in U.S. dairy cows. (Cynthia Goldsmith, Jackie Katz/CDC via AP)

Michigan farmworker diagnosed with bird flu, becoming 2nd US case tied to dairy cows

May 23, 2024 at 5:17 a.m.

NEW YORK — A Michigan dairy worker has been diagnosed with bird flu — the second human case associated with an outbreak in U.S. dairy cows.The male worker had been in ...

Israel McKenzie stands for a portrait in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. In 2023, the weight-loss drug Wegovy helped him shed 110 pounds in nine months, making him part of what new research shows is a sharp surge in the use of powerful medications to treat diabetes and obesity in adolescents and young adults. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Use of Wegovy and other weight-loss drugs soars among kids and young adults

May 22, 2024 at 5:50 p.m.

At 17, Israel McKenzie was so burdened by obesity that he stopped going to high school in person and was embarrassed to speak to people at his restaurant job.“I was...

Esta foto de 2021 proporcionada por Ci Ci Covin la muestra amamantando a su hijo recien nacido, Zuri, en Filadelfia. Cuando Covin, quien fue diagnosticada con VIH hace una década, quedó embarazada de su hija, quien ahora tiene 2 años, el equipo médico que la atendía le ayudó a amamantar existosamente durante siete meses. Covin tomó los medicamentos prescritos y también le dio medicamentos al bebé para prevenir infecciones. (Courtesía de Ci Ci Covin por medio de AP)

Pediatras de EEUU revocan recomendacion de que las madres con VIH no amamanten

May 21, 2024 at 12:27 a.m.

Las mujeres con VIH pueden amamantar a sus bebés, siempre y cuando tomen medicamentos que supriman eficazmente el virus que causa el sida, afirmó el lunes un importante grupo de...

This 2021 photo provided by Ci Ci Covin shows her nursing her newborn, Zuri, in Philadelphia. When Covin, diagnosed with HIV over a decade earlier, became pregnant with her now 2-year-old daughter, her health care team helped her successfully breastfeed for seven months. Covin took her prescriptions as directed and also gave the baby drugs to prevent infection. (Courtesy Ci Ci Covin via AP)

US pediatricians reverse decades-old advice against HIV-positive mothers breastfeeding

May 20, 2024 at 10:02 p.m.

People with HIV can breastfeed their babies, as long as they are taking medications that effectively suppress the virus that causes AIDS, a top U.S. pediatricians’ group said Monday in...

Bottles of raw milk are displayed for sale at a store in Temecula, Calif., on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Sales of raw milk appear to be on the rise, despite an outbreak of bird flu in U.S. dairy cows. Federal officials warn about the health risks of drinking raw milk at any time, but especially during this novel outbreak. (AP Photo/JoNel Aleccia)

There’s bird flu in US dairy cows. Raw milk drinkers aren’t deterred

May 14, 2024 at 5:22 p.m.

Sales of raw milk appear to be on the rise, despite years of warnings about the health risks of drinking the unpasteurized products — and an outbreak of bird flu...

FILE - Yogurt is displayed for sale at a grocery store in River Ridge, La. on July 11, 2018. Yogurt sold in U.S. grocery store may soon have new labels that say the popular food might help reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Can yogurt reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes?

May 6, 2024 at 4:06 p.m.

Sharp-eyed grocery shoppers may notice new labels in the dairy aisle touting yogurt as way to reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes.That’s because the U.S. Food and Drug istration...

This photo provided by Sunrise Veterinary Service in May 2024 shows Barbara Petersen. The first calls the Amarillo veterinarian received in early March 2024 were from dairy owners worried about crows, pigeons and other birds dying on their Texas farms. Then came word that barn cats _ half of them on one farm _ had died suddenly. Within days, she was hearing about sick cows with unusual symptoms: high fevers, reluctance to eat and much less milk. (Sunrise Veterinary Service via AP)

This Texas veterinarian helped crack the mystery of bird flu in cows

May 1, 2024 at 9:42 p.m.

The first calls that Dr. Barb Petersen received in early March were from dairy owners worried about crows, pigeons and other birds dying on their Texas farms. Then came word...

FILE - Donna Cooper holds up a dosage of Wegovy, a drug used for weight loss, at her home in Front Royal, Va., on Friday, March 1, 2024. "To me, it's a help, it's an aid," says Cooper, 62, who lost nearly 40 pounds in nine months using Wegovy along with diet and exercise. "At some point you have to come off of them. I don't want to be on them forever." (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)

So you’ve lost weight using Wegovy. Does that mean you can stop taking it?

May 1, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.

Millions of Americans who have dropped pounds and boosted their health using popular obesity drugs like Wegovy are facing a new dilemma: What happens if they stop taking them?Many worry...

FILE - This colorized 2006 scanning electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows E. coli bacteria of the O157:H7 strain that produces a powerful toxin which can cause illness. At least a dozen people in California and Washington have been sickened with E. coli food poisoning linked to organic walnuts sold in bulk in 19 states, U.S. health officials said Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Stores included chains such as Whole Foods and Market of Choice. (Janice Haney Carr/CDC via AP, File)

Organic bulk walnuts sold in natural food stores tied to dangerous E. coli outbreak

April 30, 2024 at 9:20 p.m.

At least a dozen people in California and Washington have been sickened with E. coli food poisoning linked to organic walnuts sold in bulk in 19 states, U.S. health officials...

Esta imagen de 2009 tomada con microscopio electrónico, provista por los Centros de Control y Prevención de Enfermedades, muestra un cúmulo de bacterias Gram-negativas Salmonella typhimurium aislado de un cultivo puro. Los productores de pollos deberán reducir la bacteria salmonela en ciertos productos a niveles muy bajos para prevenir la intoxicación alimenticia, según una norma emitida el viernes 26 de abril de 2024 por el Departamento de Agricultura de Estados Unidos. (Janice Haney Carr/CDC via AP)

Autoridades de EEUU emiten norma para reducir salmonella en productos de pollo congelados

April 26, 2024 at 2:50 p.m.

Los productores avícolas deberán reducir la bacteria salmonella en ciertos productos de pollo a niveles muy bajos para ayudar a prevenir la intoxicación alimentaria según una norma emitida el viernes...

This 2009 electron microscope image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a large group of Gram-negative Salmonella typhimurium bacteria that had been isolated from a pure culture. Poultry producers will be required to bring salmonella bacteria in certain chicken products to very low levels to help prevent food poisoning under a final rule issued Friday, April 26, 2024, by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (Janice Haney Carr/CDC via AP)

USDA tells producers to reduce salmonella in certain frozen chicken products

April 26, 2024 at 1:46 p.m.

Poultry producers will be required to bring salmonella bacteria in certain chicken products to very low levels to help prevent food poisoning under a final rule issued Friday by U.S....

FILE - Holstein heifers are loaded into trucks at a dairy in Oregon on Jan. 21, 2011. Dairy cattle moving between states must be tested for the bird flu virus, U.S. agriculture officials said Wednesday, April 24, 2024, as they try to track and control the growing outbreak. (Kobbi R. Blair/Statesman-Journal via AP, File)

More cows are being tested and tracked for bird flu. Here’s what that means

April 24, 2024 at 9:25 p.m.

U.S. health and agriculture officials are ramping up testing and tracking of bird flu in dairy cows in an urgent effort to understand — and stop — the growing outbreak....

FILE - Cows are seen at a dairy in California, Nov. 23, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug istration said Tuesday, April 23, 2024, that samples of pasteurized milk had tested positive for remnants of the bird flu virus that has infected dairy cows. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Dairy cattle must be tested for bird flu before moving between states, agriculture officials say

April 24, 2024 at 6:16 p.m.

Dairy cattle moving between states must be tested for the bird flu virus, U.S. agriculture officials said Wednesday as they try to track and control the growing outbreak.The federal order...

FILE - Second-grade students select their meals during their lunch break in the cafeteria, Dec. 12, 2022, at an elementary school in Scottsdale, Ariz. The nation's school meals will get a makeover under new nutrition standards that limit added sugars for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday, April 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Mariani, File)

USDA updates rules for school meals that limit added sugars for the first time

April 24, 2024 at 12:31 p.m.

The nation's school meals will get a makeover under new nutrition standards that limit added sugars for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday. The final rule...

Vacas lecheras holstein se alimentan a través de una reja en una granja lechera en Idaho el 11 de marzo de 2009. (AP Foto/Charlie Litchfield, Archivo)

Muestras de leche pasteurizada arrojan resultados positivos a trazas de virus de gripe aviar en EEUU

April 24, 2024 at 2:13 a.m.

La istración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de Estados Unidos informó el martes que muestras de leche pasteurizada habían arrojado resultados positivos a trazas del virus de la gripe aviar que...

Remnants of bird flu virus found in pasteurized milk, FDA says

April 24, 2024 at 1:21 a.m.

The U.S. Food and Drug istration said Tuesday that samples of pasteurized milk had tested positive for remnants of the bird flu virus that has infected dairy cows. The agency...

Gripe aviar se propaga a mas animales de granja en EEUU. Es seguro consumir leche y huevo?

April 14, 2024 at 3:13 a.m.

Un brote de gripe aviar en vacas lecheras de Estados Unidos ha aumentado al grado de afectar más de dos docenas de rebaños en ocho estados, pocas semanas después que...

FILE - A line of Holstein dairy cows feed through a fence at a dairy farm in Idaho on March 11, 2009. As of April 11, 2024, a strain of the highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, that has killed millions of wild birds in recent years has been found in at least 24 dairy cow herds in eight U.S. states: Texas, Kansas, New Mexico, Ohio, Idaho, Michigan and North Carolina and South Dakota. (AP Photo/Charlie Litchfield, File)

Bird flu is spreading to more farm animals. Are milk and eggs safe?

April 13, 2024 at 4:39 p.m.

A bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows has grown to affect more than two dozen herds in eight states, just weeks after the nation's largest egg producer found the...

FILE - The injectable drug Ozempic is shown Saturday, July 1, 2023, in Houston. Drug regulators in Europe have found no evidence that popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are linked to a higher risk of suicidal thoughts or actions. The European Medicines Agency regulatory committee announced the results of its review on Friday, April 12, 2024. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

No link between Ozempic, Wegovy and suicide, EU drug regulators say

April 12, 2024 at 5:50 p.m.

Drug regulators in Europe have found no evidence that popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are linked to a higher risk of suicidal thoughts or actions. The...

FILE - A woman browses produce for sale at a grocery store, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, in New York. In final rule changes announced Tuesday, April 9, 2024, the federal program that helps millions of low-income mothers, babies and young kids will soon emphasize more fruits, vegetables and whole grains, as well as provide a wider choice of foods from different cultures. (AP Photo/Peter K. Afriyie, File)

New WIC rules include more money for fruits and veggies. They also expand food choices

April 9, 2024 at 2:08 p.m.

The federal program that helps pay for groceries for millions of low-income mothers, babies and young kids will soon emphasize more fruits, vegetables and whole grains, as well as provide...

En esta imagen de archivo, varias vacas comen en una granja, el 31 de marzo de 2017, cerca de Vado, Nuevo México. (AP Foto/Rodrigo Abd, archivo)

Vacas lecheras dan positivo por influenza aviar en Texas y Kansas

March 26, 2024 at 5:46 a.m.

La leche de vacas lecheras de Texas y Kansas dio positivo en las pruebas de influenza aviar, dijeron autoridades de Estados Unidos el lunes.Funcionarios de la Comisión de Salud Animal...

FILE - Dairy cattle feed at a farm on March 31, 2017, near Vado, N.M. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday, March 25, 2024, that milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas has tested positive for bird flu. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)

Dairy cattle in Texas and Kansas test positive for bird flu

March 26, 2024 at 3:25 p.m.

Milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas has tested positive for bird flu, U.S. officials said Monday.Officials with the Texas Animal Health Commission confirmed the flu virus is the...

FILE - Donna Cooper holds up a dosage of Wegovy, a drug used for weight loss, at her home, March 1, 2024, in Front Royal, Va. The popular weight-loss drug Wegovy may be paid for by Medicare — as long as patients using it also have heart disease and need to reduce the risk of future heart attacks, strokes and other serious problems, federal officials said Thursday, March 21. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)

Medicare can pay for obesity drugs like Wegovy in certain heart patients

March 21, 2024 at 8:41 p.m.

Medicare can pay for the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy — as long as the patients using it also have heart disease and need to reduce the risk of future heart...

ARCHIVO - Palestinos se arremolinan mientras esperan la distribución de alimentos en Rafah, en el sur de la Franja de Gaza, el 8 de noviembre de 2023. (AP Foto/Hatem Ali, Archivo)

Gaza y Haiti estan al borde de la hambruna, dicen expertos. Esto es lo que significa.

March 19, 2024 at 10:35 p.m.

El hambre catastrófica es tan grave en dos de los puntos más críticos del mundo que la hambruna es inminente en el norte de Gaza y se cierne sobre Haití,...

FILE - Palestinians crowd together as they wait for food distribution in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Nov. 8, 2023. Catastrophic hunger is so dire in two world hotspots that famine is imminent in northern Gaza and approaching in Haiti, with hundreds of thousands of people in both places struggling to avoid starvation, according to international food security experts and aid groups. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali, File)

Gaza and Haiti are on the brink of famine, experts say. Here’s what that means

March 20, 2024 at 1:32 a.m.

Catastrophic hunger is so dire in two world hotspots that famine is imminent in northern Gaza and approaching in Haiti, with hundreds of thousands of people in both places struggling...

FILE - Stick and ground cinnamon is displayed for a photograph in Concord, N.H., on March 2, 2008. Many foods, including spices, contain lead from natural sources such as soil and water, said Karen Everstine, technical director for FoodchainID, a company that tracks food supply chains. Spices can accumulate lead from other sources in the environment, such as leaded gasoline or other pollution. Some lead in spices may come from manufacturing, storage or shipping processes. (AP Photo/Larry Crowe, File)

Lead-tainted cinnamon has been recalled. Here’s what you should know

March 8, 2024 at 11:39 p.m.

Several U.S. discount retailers recalled packages of ground cinnamon after federal health officials warned that they were contaminated with high levels of lead.The U.S. Food and Drug istration issued a...

FILE - This image provided by Novo Nordisk in January 2023, shows packaging for the company's Wegovy medication. The popular weight-loss drug, which has helped millions of Americans shed pounds, can now be used to reduce the risk of stroke, heart attacks and other serious cardiovascular problems in patients who are overweight or who have obesity, the U.S. Food and Drug istration said Friday, March 8, 2024. (Novo Nordisk via AP)

Obesity drug Wegovy is approved to cut heart attack and stroke risk in overweight patients

March 8, 2024 at 10:02 p.m.

The popular weight-loss drug Wegovy, which has helped millions of Americans shed pounds, can now be used to reduce the risk of stroke, heart attacks and other serious cardiovascular problems...

Esta combinación de imágenes cortesía de la istración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de Estados Unidos (FDA por sus iniciales en inglés), el miércoles 6 de marzo de 2024, muestra productos de canela que se venden en tiendas de descuento de Estados Unidos y los cuales contenían niveles elevados de plomo. (FDA vía AP)

FDA advierte de presencia de plomo en productos de canela en polvo en tiendas de descuento de EEUU

March 6, 2024 at 11:21 p.m.

Productos de canela en polvo que se venden en tiendas de descuento están contaminados con altos niveles de plomo y deben ser desechados, informaron las autoridades federales de salud el...

Donna Cooper pets her cat Cade at her home in Front Royal, Va., on Friday, March 1, 2024. Cooper has heard that people gain back weight when they stop using drugs like Wegovy, but she hopes to be an exception. She's on her last box of Wegovy injections. Once she's done, Cooper said she’ll just continue with a strict diet and exercise plan. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)

Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy are meant for long-term use. Some patients want to stop

March 7, 2024 at 6:01 a.m.

Millions of Americans who have dropped pounds and boosted their health using popular obesity drugs like Wegovy are facing a new dilemma: What happens if they stop taking them?Many worry,...

This combination of photos provided by the U.S. Food and Drug istration on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 shows cinnamon products sold in U.S. discount stores which contain elevated levels of lead. Top row from left are distributed by La Fiesta Food Products of La Miranda, Calif.; Moran Foods, LLC of Saint Ann, Mo., and MTCI of Santa Fe Springs, Calif. Bottom row from left are from Raja Foods LLC of Skokie, Ill.; Greenbriar International, Inc. of Chesapeake, Va., and El Chilar of Apopka, Fla. (FDA via AP)

Ground cinnamon sold at discount stores is tainted with lead, FDA warns

March 6, 2024 at 9:36 p.m.

Ground cinnamon sold by U.S. discount retailers is contaminated with high levels of lead and should be discarded, federal health officials said Wednesday.The U.S. Food and Drug istration said cinnamon...

FILE - Yogurt is displayed for sale at a grocery store in River Ridge, La. on July 11, 2018. On Friday, March 1, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug istration said yogurt sold in the U.S. can make claims that the food may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, based on limited evidence. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Yogurts can make limited claim that the food reduces risk of type 2 diabetes, FDA says

March 1, 2024 at 6:54 p.m.

Yogurt sold in the U.S. can make claims that the food may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, based on limited evidence, the U.S. Food and Drug istration said...

This electron microscope image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a cluster of norovirus virions. On Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that cases of norovirus, a nasty stomach bug that spreads easily, are climbing in the Northeastern U.S. (Charles D. Humphrey/CDC via AP)

Norovirus illnesses are up in some places. Here’s what you need to know

February 29, 2024 at 8:17 p.m.

Cases of norovirus, a nasty stomach bug that spreads easily, are climbing in the Northeastern U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. Nationwide, about 12% of most...

FILE - A Burger King Whopper in a wrapper, left, rests next to a McDonald's Big Mac in a container, in Walpole, Mass., Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Food wrappers and packaging that contain “forever chemicals” that can harm human health are no longer being sold in the U.S., the Food and Drug istration announced Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Fast-food wrappers that contain PFAS are no longer sold in the US, the FDA says

February 28, 2024 at 9:14 p.m.

Fast-food wrappers and packaging that contain so-called forever chemicals are no longer being sold in the U.S., the Food and Drug istration announced Wednesday. It's the result of a voluntary...

ARCHIVO - Un cartel de la istración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de Estados Unidos se muestra fuera de sus oficinas en Silver Spring, Maryland, 10 de diciembre de 2020. (AP Foto/Manuel Balce Ceneta, Archivo)

FDA emite advertencia por smartwatches y anillos que afirman medir azucar en sangre sin agujas

February 22, 2024 at 12:11 a.m.

Los smartwatches y los anillos que afirman medir los niveles de azúcar en la sangre con fines médicos sin perforar la piel podrían ser peligrosos y deben evitarse, advirtió el...

FILE - A sign for the U.S. Food and Drug istration is displayed outside their offices in Silver Spring, Md., Dec. 10, 2020. Smartwatches and rings that claim to measure blood sugar levels for medical purposes without piercing the skin could be dangerous and should be avoided, the FDA warned Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

FDA warns against smartwatches and rings that claim to measure blood sugar without needles

February 21, 2024 at 10:50 p.m.

Smartwatches and rings that claim to measure blood sugar levels for medical purposes without piercing the skin could be dangerous and should be avoided, the U.S. Food and Drug istration...

FDA expands use of asthma drug Xolair to treat severe food allergies

February 16, 2024 at 5:34 p.m.

A medication used to treat asthma can now be used to help people with food allergies avoid severe reactions, the U.S. Food and Drug istration said Friday.Xolair, the brand name...

FILE - Party chicken wings with cilantro sour cream dip and honey sriracha are displayed in Concord, N.H., on Nov. 16, 2015. Preparing and keeping foods at the right temperature, avoiding cross contamination -- no double dipping! -- and being mindful about leaving out perishable snacks like chicken wings, meatballs and veggie platters are all keys to avoiding illness at your Super Bowl party, health experts said. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead, File)

How to defend against food poisoning at your Super Bowl party

February 10, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.

When Americans gather to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday, the culinary choices may be as important as the final score. Because the event can stretch for more than four...

En esta imagen proporcionada por los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. el martes 6 de febrero de 2024 se muestran marcas de queso retiradas debido a un brote de intoxicación alimentaria por listeria, que ya ha durado una década y que ha provocado la muerte de dos personas y enfermado a más de dos docenas. (CDC vía AP)

Salsas de frijoles, enchiladas y tacos, entre los nuevos articulos retirados por brote de listeria

February 9, 2024 at 8:03 p.m.

Nuevos artículos han sido retirados tras un peligroso brote de intoxicación alimentaria por listeria, entre ellos, algunos bocadillos que podrían formar parte del menú para la fiesta del Super Bowl...

This image provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024 shows brands of cheese recalled due to a decade-long outbreak of listeria food poisoning that killed two people and sickened more than two dozen. New lab evidence linked soft cheeses and other dairy products made by Rizo-Lopez Foods of Modesto, Calif., to the outbreak, which was first detected in June 2014. (CDC via AP)

Bean dips, enchiladas and taco kits are among new recalled items linked to listeria outbreak

February 9, 2024 at 11:07 p.m.

More foods are being recalled in the wake of a deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning, including snack foods that may be part of Super Bowl Sunday party menus. Seven-layer...

ARCHIVO - Esta imagen proporcionada por la istración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de Estados Unidos el jueves, 17 de noviembre de 2023, muestra tres productos de puré de manzana retirados del mercado: bolsas de puré de manzana con canela WanaBana, bolsas de puré de manzana con sabor a canela y paquete variado de la marca Schnucks, y bolsas de puré de manzana con canela de la marca Weis. (FDA via AP, Archivo)

Autoridades ecuatorianas indican posible origen de canela adulterada que enveneno a ninos en EEUU

February 7, 2024 at 3:08 a.m.

Las autoridades ecuatorianos identificaron la posible fuente de la canela molida contaminada que fue utilizada en bolsas de puré de fruta vinculadas con más de 400 posibles casos de intoxicación...

Ecuador officials name likely source of tainted cinnamon that poisoned U.S. children

February 6, 2024 at 10:59 p.m.

Officials in Ecuador have named the likely source of contaminated ground cinnamon used in fruit pouches tied to more than 400 potential cases of lead poisoning in U.S. children, the...

Deadly decadelong listeria outbreak linked to cotija and queso fresco from a California business

February 7, 2024 at 1:17 a.m.

A California cheese and dairy company is the source of a decadelong outbreak of listeria food poisoning that killed two people and sickened more than two dozen, federal health officials...

ARCHIVO - En esta foto del miércoles 16 de enero de 2019, el chef Amir Ilan prepara un bistec producido en el laboratorio en una presentación hecha por la empresa Aleph Farms en Jaffa, Israel. (AP Foto/Tsafrir Abayov, Archivo)

Empresa israeli obtiene autorizacion para producir los primeros bistecs cultivados

January 19, 2024 at 12:19 a.m.

Una empresa israelí recibió una autorización preliminar de funcionarios de salud para comercializar los primeros bistecs hechos con células de res cultivadas y no con carne convencional, dijeron funcionarios. La...

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019 photo, chef Amir Ilan prepares a lab-grown steak during a presentation by the company Aleph Farms, in Jaffa, Israel. On Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, Aleph Farms received the green light from Israeli health officials to produce and sell the world's first steaks made from cultivated beef cells, not the entire animal. The move follows approval of lab-grown chicken in the U.S. in 2023. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov, File)

Israeli company gets green light to make world’s first cultivated beef steaks

January 18, 2024 at 11:11 p.m.

An Israeli company has received a preliminary green light from health officials to sell the world's first steaks made from cultivated beef cells, not the entire animal, officials said. The...

ARCHIVO - Un letrero de Quaker Oats en Cedar Rapids, Iowa, el martes 8 de junio de 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette vía AP, Archivo)

Quaker Oats amplia el retiro de barras de granola y cereales por riesgo de salmonela

January 12, 2024 at 11:51 p.m.

The Quaker Oats Company añadió más de una veintena de barras de granola, cereales y bocadillos al retiro de productos realizado en diciembre por la posible contaminación con salmonela.La empresa,...

FILE - The Quaker Oats sign is seen in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. The Quaker Oats Company has expanded a December recall of more than 40 products that may be contaminated with salmonella to include two dozen additional types of granola bars, cereals and snack foods, Friday, Jan. 12, 2023. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette via AP, File)

Quaker Oats expands recall of granola bars and cereals for salmonella risk

January 12, 2024 at 11:07 p.m.

The Quaker Oats Company has added two dozen additional types of granola bars, cereals and snack foods to a December recall over possible salmonella contamination.The company, which is owned by...

FILE - The injectable drug Ozempic is shown Saturday, July 1, 2023, in Houston. A preliminary review of side effects from popular drugs used to treat diabetes and obesity shows no link with suicidal thoughts or actions, the U.S. Food and Drug istration said Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. But the agency also said officials cannot definitively rule out that “a small risk may exist" and that they'll continue to look into reports regarding more than a dozen drugs, including Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy show no link with suicide, FDA says

January 11, 2024 at 6:56 p.m.

A preliminary review of side effects from popular drugs used to treat diabetes and obesity shows no link with suicidal thoughts or actions, the U.S. Food and Drug istration said...

Lead-tainted applesauce pouches also contained another possible toxic substance, FDA says

January 5, 2024 at 10:09 p.m.

Recalled cinnamon applesauce pouches that were tied to lead poisoning in hundreds of U.S. children contained an additional contaminant, federal health officials said Friday.Besides lead, the U.S. Food and Drug...

FILE - This image provided by Novo Nordisk on Friday, June 4, 2021 shows a package of injection pens for the company's semaglutide medication, named Wegovy. People taking the popular diabetes and obesity drugs Ozempic and Wegovy had a lower risk of suicidal thoughts than those taking other medications to treat the same conditions, according to research, funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, published Friday, Jan. 5, 2023. It comes as European and U.S. regulators look into anecdotal reports that people taking the drug, semaglutide, had thoughts of self-harm. (Novo Nordisk via AP, file)

People taking Wegovy and Ozempic have lower risk of suicidal thoughts vs. older drugs, study finds

January 5, 2024 at 7:25 p.m.

People taking the popular diabetes and obesity drugs Ozempic and Wegovy had a lower risk of suicidal thoughts than those taking other medications to treat the same conditions, a new...

This photo combo provided by the FDA shows an authentic Ozempic needle, left and a counterfeit needle, right. The U.S. Food and Drug istration said it has seized “thousands of units” of counterfeit Ozempic, the diabetes drug widely used for weight loss, that had been distributed through legitimate drug supply sources. (FDA via AP)

FDA says fake Ozempic shots are being sold through some legitimate sources

December 22, 2023 at 7:19 p.m.

The U.S. Food and Drug istration said it has seized “thousands of units” of counterfeit Ozempic, the diabetes drug widely used for weight loss, that had been distributed through legitimate...

Cora Dibert, de 1 año de edad, en una iglesia de Mustang, Oklahoma, el sábado 2 de diciembre de 2023. (AP Foto/Nate Billings)

Padres de ninos afectados por plomo en bolsas de fruta contaminadas temen por futuro de sus hijos

December 20, 2023 at 7:21 p.m.

Cuando Dora Dibert acudió al laboratorio para un análisis de sangre de rutina en octubre, la pequeña llevó consigo su bocadillo favorito: Una bolsita de puré de manzana con sabor...

Alan Shurtleff, left, Morgan Shurtleff, right, and their daughter, 1-year-old Cora Dibert, pose for a photo at The Bridge Church, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Mustang, Okla. When Cora went for a routine blood test in October, the toddler brought along her favorite new snack: a squeeze pouch of WanaBana cinnamon-flavored apple puree. Within a week, the family got an alarming call. The test showed that the 1-year-old had lead poisoning, with nearly four times as much lead as the level that raises concern. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)

Parents of children sickened by lead linked to tainted fruit pouches fear for kids’ future

December 20, 2023 at 5:17 p.m.

When Cora Dibert went for a routine blood test in October, the toddler brought along her favorite new snack: a squeeze pouch of WanaBana cinnamon-flavored apple puree.“She sucked them dry,”...

FDA finds ‘extremely high’ lead levels in cinnamon at Ecuador plant that made tainted fruit pouches

December 18, 2023 at 11:10 p.m.

U.S. food inspectors found “extremely high” levels of lead in cinnamon at a plant in Ecuador that made applesauce pouches tainted with the metal, the Food and Drug istration said...

Cantaloupe halves are displayed for sale at a supermarket in New York on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. In 2023, hundreds of people in the U.S. and Canada have been sickened in a growing outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to contaminated whole and pre-cut cantaloupe. (AP Photo/Mary Conlon)

Here’s what you need to know about the deadly salmonella outbreak tied to cantaloupes

December 18, 2023 at 7:44 p.m.

Hundreds of people in the U.S. and Canada have been sickened and at least 10 people have died in a growing outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to contaminated whole and...

Cut cantaloupe is displayed for sale at a supermarket in Philadelphia on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. On Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, U.S. and Canadian officials reported additional deaths in a salmonella outbreak tied to tainted cantaloupe. (AP Photo/Jonathan Poet)

Deaths from tainted cantaloupe increase to 3 in U.S. and 5 in Canada

December 7, 2023 at 11:19 p.m.

A salmonella outbreak tied to tainted cantaloupe has now killed eight people — three in the U.S. and five in Canada, health officials reported Thursday.Dozens more illnesses were reported by...

Asian Davis, 33, of Sikeston, Mo., cradles her 8-month-old daughter, Mira White during an interview on Oct. 3, 2023, in St. Louis. Davis and her lawyers say Mira suffered brain damage in March after developing bacterial meningitis tied to powdered infant formula contaminated with Cronobacter sakazakii, a germ known to cause severe disease in young babies. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)

Two babies infected with dangerous bacteria sometimes found in powdered infant formula

December 7, 2023 at 9:28 p.m.

ST. LOUIS — The dangerous bacteria that sparked powdered formula recalls and shortages last year has infected two babies this year, killing a Kentucky child and causing brain damage in a Missouri...

Paquetes de salsa de manzana con canela, de tres distintas marcas: WanaBana, Schnucks y Weis. Foto suministrada por la istración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EEUU el 17 de noviembre de 2023. En diciembre de 2023, las autoridades de salud estadounidenses iniciaron una investigación sobre una fábrica en Ecuador que elaboró empaques de salsa de manzana con canela a los que se atribuye una serie de intoxicaciones con plomo en niños. (FDA via AP)

EEUU investiga si fabrica de mermelada en Ecuador estuvo detras de intoxicacion por plomo

December 6, 2023 at 7:21 p.m.

Las autoridades de salud estadounidenses han iniciado una investigación sobre una fábrica en Ecuador que elaboró empaques de mermelada de manzana con canela a los que se atribuye una serie...

FDA is inspecting plant in Ecuador that made lead-tainted fruit pouches

December 6, 2023 at 5:28 p.m.

U.S. health officials have launched an inspection of a plant in Ecuador that made the cinnamon applesauce pouches linked to dozens of cases of acute lead poisoning in U.S. children.The...

FILE - Cantaloupes are displayed for sale in Virginia on July 28, 2017. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, said it was advising people to stop eating precut cantaloupe if they don't know where it came from due to a deadly outbreak of salmonella poisoning that continues to grow. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Don’t eat pre-cut cantaloupe if the source is unknown, CDC says, as deadly salmonella outbreak grows

December 1, 2023 at 3:54 a.m.

Consumers shouldn't eat pre-cut cantaloupe if they don't know the source, U.S. health officials said Thursday, as the number of illnesses and recalls tied to a deadly salmonella outbreak grows.At...

ARCHIVO - Una alumna de séptimo grado lleva su plato vegano, el cual consiste de chili con frijoles, arroz, mandarinas, tomates cereza y papitas horneadas, durante su descanso para almorzar en una escuela pública, el viernes 10 de febrero de 2023, en el distrito de Brooklyn, Nueva York. (AP Foto/Wong Maye-E, archivo)

Comer menos carne seria bueno para la Tierra. Pequenas acciones pueden modificar el comportamiento

November 22, 2023 at 8:16 p.m.

NUEVA YORK — Preston Cabral come carne casi todos los días en casa, pero sus comidas favoritas en la escuela se las sirven los “Lunes Sin Carne” y los “Viernes Veganos”. “Hoy...

Salmonella in cantaloupes sickens dozens in 15 states, U.S. health officials say

November 17, 2023 at 11:14 p.m.

U.S. health officials are warning consumers not to eat certain whole and cut cantaloupes and pre-cut fruit products linked to an outbreak of salmonella poisoning. At least 43 people in...

FILE - Cookies cool on a table on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013, in Enid, Okla. Holiday meals may be changing for millions of Americans struggling with obesity and taking a new generation of weight-loss drugs in 2023. Experts and consumers say the drugs are shifting dining habits and social norms around food-centric holidays like Thanksgiving, over and Christmas. (Bonnie Vculek/The Enid News & Eagle via AP, File)

No more Thanksgiving ‘food orgy’? New obesity medications change how s think of holiday meals

November 20, 2023 at 9:29 p.m.

For most of her life, Claudia Stearns dreaded Thanksgiving. As a person who struggled with obesity since childhood, Stearns hated the annual turmoil of obsessing about what she ate —...

The FDA is screening US cinnamon imports after more kids are sickened by lead-tainted applesauce

November 17, 2023 at 10:37 p.m.

The U.S. Food and Drug istration is screening imports of cinnamon from multiple countries for toxic lead contamination after growing reports of children who were sickened after eating pouches of...

FILE - A seventh grader carries her plate which consists of three bean chili, rice, mandarins, cherry tomatoes and baked chips during her lunch break at a public school in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. Experts agree that the urgency of climate change and the demands of a surging global population call for an overhaul of how humans get their protein. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

Eating less meat would be good for the Earth. Small nudges can change behavior

November 16, 2023 at 3:11 p.m.

NEW YORK — Preston Cabral eats meat nearly every day at home, but his favorite meals at school are served on “Meatless Mondays” and “Vegan Fridays.”“Today I ate chips, tangerines and this...

Nearly two dozen toddlers sickened by lead linked to tainted applesauce pouches, CDC says

November 13, 2023 at 10:45 p.m.

U.S. health officials are warning doctors to be on the lookout for possible cases of lead poisoning in children after at least 22 toddlers in 14 states were sickened by...

This image provided by Novo Nordisk in January 2023, shows packaging for the company's Wegovy medication. According to a study published Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, in the New England Journal of Medicine, the popular weight-loss drug reduced the risk of serious heart problems by 20%, and could change the way doctors treat certain heart patients. (Novo Nordisk via AP)

Obesity drug Wegovy cut risk of serious heart problems by 20%, study finds

November 11, 2023 at 3:50 p.m.

The popular weight-loss drug Wegovy reduced the risk of serious heart problems by 20% in a large, international study that experts say could change the way doctors treat certain heart...

Esta imagen proporcionada por Eli Lilly el miércoles 8 de noviembre de 2023 muestra el empaque de su nuevo fármaco Zepbound. (Eli Lilly vía AP)

FDA autoriza nuevo farmaco para bajar de peso

November 8, 2023 at 8:27 p.m.

Una nueva versión del popular medicamento para la diabetes Mounjaro puede venderse como un fármaco para perder peso, anunciaron el miércoles los reguladores estadounidenses.La istración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de...

ARCHIVO - Tabletas de ibuprofeno arregladas para una fotografía el jueves 2 de noviembre de 2017, en Nueva York. (AP Foto/Patrick Sison, Archivo)

Los medicamentos no se prueban en personas obesas. He aqui por que esto es un problema

November 8, 2023 at 1:30 a.m.

Más del 40% de los adultos estadounidenses son considerados obesos, pero aun así, los medicamentos que muchos de ellos consumen rara vez se prueban en organismos como los suyos.Eso sucede...

FILE - Tablets of ibuprofen are arranged for a photograph in New York on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017. In 2023, more than 40% of American adults are considered obese, but the medications many take are rarely tested in bigger bodies. That’s because they are not required to be included in drug studies. Even a drug as common as ibuprofen, sold as Advil, may not relieve pain in people at higher weights when taken as directed, research shows. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

Drugs aren’t required to be tested in people who are obese. Here’s why that’s a problem

November 7, 2023 at 3:49 p.m.

More than 40% of American adults are considered obese, yet the medications many take are rarely tested in bigger bodies. That's because they are not required to be included in...

En esta imagen difundida por la istración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de Estados Unidos el 28 de octubre de 2023 se muestra un paquete de puré de frutas WanaBana de manzana y canela. (FDA via aP)

EEUU: Retiran mas paquetes de pure para ninos por intoxicaciones vinculadas a plomo

November 5, 2023 at 10:34 p.m.

Las autoridades de salud de Estados Unidos ampliaron una investigación sobre paquetes de puré de manzana y canela que podrían estar contaminados con plomo y que son promovidos para el...

This photo provided by the U.S. Food and Drug istration on Oct. 28, 2023, shows a WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouch. The FDA is warning parents and caregivers not to buy or serve certain pureed fruit pouches marketed to toddlers and young children because the food might contain dangerous levels of lead. Children who have eaten WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches should be tested for possible lead poisoning, the agency said. (FDA via aP)

More fruit pouches for kids are being recalled because of illnesses that are linked to lead

November 5, 2023 at 7:01 p.m.

Federal health officials are expanding an investigation into potentially lead-tainted pouches of apple cinnamon fruit puree marketed for children amid reports of more illnesses and additional product recalls. The U.S....

FILE - Milk cartons are displayed at a high school cafeteria in Los Angeles on May 3, 2011. A shortage of half-pint milk cartons is affecting school meals in cafeterias across the U.S. in 2023. School officials from New York to California are scrambling for backup options after a main supplier of cartons said demand has outstripped supply. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Milk carton shortage hits school lunchrooms in New York, California and other states, USDA says

November 4, 2023 at 12:20 a.m.

The tiny, half-pint cartons of milk served with millions of school lunches nationwide may soon be scarce in some cafeterias, with districts across the country scrambling to find alternatives.The problem...

FDA advierte sobre presencia de plomo en pure de frutas WanaBana

October 30, 2023 at 10:56 p.m.

La istración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de Estados Unidos (FDA por sus iniciales en inglés) advirtió a padres y personas que tienen niños a su cargo que no deben comprar...

FDA says WanaBana fruit puree pouches may contain dangerous levels of lead

October 30, 2023 at 4:57 p.m.

The U.S. Food and Drug istration is warning parents and caregivers not to buy or serve certain pureed fruit pouches marketed to toddlers and young children because the food might...

Un letrero de la istración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de Estados Unidos (FDA por sus iniciales en inglés) ubicado fuera de sus oficinas, el 10 de diciembre de 2020, en Silver Spring, Maryland. (AP Foto/Manuel Balce Ceneta, Archivo)

FDA recomienda no istrar probioticos a bebes prematuros tras muerte de infante

October 27, 2023 at 12:10 a.m.

Las autoridades de salud de Estados Unidos advirtieron a proveedores de servicios médicos y al público en general sobre lesiones — incluido al menos un fallecimiento — en bebés prematuros...

FILE - A sign for the U.S. Food and Drug istration is displayed outside their offices in Silver Spring, Md., Dec. 10, 2020. On Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, the FDA warned health care providers and the public about injuries and at least one death in premature infants who were given probiotic products in the hospital. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

FDA warns about giving probiotics to preterm babies after infant death, other injuries

October 26, 2023 at 7:26 p.m.

The U.S. Food and Drug istration is warning health care providers and the public about injuries and at least one death in premature infants who were given probiotic products in...

Bagged, precut onions linked to salmonella outbreak that has sickened 73 people in 22 states

October 24, 2023 at 10:36 p.m.

An outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to bagged, precut onions has sickened at least 73 people in 22 states, including 15 who were hospitalized, U.S. health officials said Tuesday. Gills...

FILE - A can of toddler nutritional drink sits on a shelf in a grocery store in Surfside, Fla., on Friday, June 17, 2022. Powdered drink mixes that are widely promoted as “toddler milks” for older babies and children up to age 3 are unregulated, unnecessary and “nutritionally incomplete,” the American Academy of Pediatrics warned Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

So-called toddler milks are unregulated and unnecessary, a major pediatrician group says

October 20, 2023 at 12:40 p.m.

Powdered drink mixes that are widely promoted as “toddler milks” for older babies and children up to age 3 are unregulated, unnecessary and “nutritionally incomplete,” the American Academy of Pediatrics...

FILE - A sign for Eli Lilly & Co. stands outside their corporate headquarters in Indianapolis on April 26, 2017. A new study finds that the medicine in the diabetes drug Mounjaro helped people with obesity or who are overweight lose at least a quarter of their body weight. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Drug used in diabetes treatment Mounjaro helped dieters shed 60 pounds, study finds

October 16, 2023 at 8:52 p.m.

The medicine in the diabetes drug Mounjaro helped people with obesity or who are overweight lose at least a quarter of their body weight, or about 60 pounds on average,...

FDA dice que rocio nasal antialergico requiere mayores estudios

September 20, 2023 at 3:37 p.m.

La autoridad reguladora federal de Estados Unidos se negó a aprobar un rocío nasal para tratar alergias graves y dijo que era necesario seguir investigando lo que hubiera sido la...

FILE - A sign for the U.S. Food and Drug istration is displayed outside their offices, Dec. 10, 2020, in Silver Spring, Md. The FDA declined to approve a nasal spray to treat severe allergic reactions late Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, calling for more research on what would have been the first alternative to injections using devices such as an EpiPen. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

FDA says it needs more research before deciding to approve nasal spray to treat dangerous allergies

September 20, 2023 at 10:12 p.m.

Federal regulators declined to approve a nasal spray to treat severe allergic reactions late Tuesday, calling for more research on what would have been the first alternative to injections using...

Food recalls are pretty common for things like rocks, insects and plastic

September 10, 2023 at 12:51 p.m.

Rocks in Trader Joe’s cookies. Insects in its broccoli-cheese soup. Pieces of plastic in Banquet frozen chicken strips.In recent weeks, U.S. consumers have seen high-profile food recalls for an unappetizing...

FILE - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. On Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, Springsteen announced that he's postponing a series of September concerts on the advice of doctors treating him for peptic ulcer disease. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP, File)

Bruce Springsteen has peptic ulcer disease. Doctors say it’s easily treated

September 7, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.

Bruce Springsteen announced Thursday that he’s postponing a slate of concerts in September on the advice of doctors who treating him for peptic ulcer disease.Fans who aren’t familiar with this...

Five people hospitalized in E. coli outbreak at the University of Arkansas

August 29, 2023 at 11:15 p.m.

Health officials are investigating an outbreak of E. coli food poisoning among students at the University of Arkansas, with dozens reporting symptoms and five people needing treatment in the hospital....

FILE - Instruments sit on a table in an operating room June 15, 2023, in Jackson, Tenn. Patients who take blockbuster drugs like Wegovy for weight loss may face life-threatening complications if they need surgery or other procedures that require empty stomachs for anesthesia. In June 2023, the American Society of Anesthesiologists issued guidance advising patients to skip daily weight-loss medications on the day of surgery and hold off on weekly injections for a week before any sedation procedures. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Weight-loss drugs may increase risks of anesthesia

August 22, 2023 at 12:11 p.m.

Patients who take blockbuster drugs like Wegovy or Ozempic for weight loss may face life-threatening complications if they need surgery or other procedures that require empty stomachs for anesthesia. This...

Instrumentos sobre una mesa en un quirófano el 15 de junio de 2023 en Jackson, Tennessee. (Foto AP/Mark Humphrey, Archivo)

Medicamentos para bajar de peso podrian elevar los riesgos bajo anestesia

August 13, 2023 at 2:21 p.m.

Los pacientes que toman medicamentos de gran éxito como Wegovy u Ozempic para bajar de peso pueden enfrentar complicaciones potencialmente mortales si necesitan cirugía u otros procedimientos que requieran el...

Popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy may raise risk of complications under anesthesia

August 13, 2023 at 1:34 p.m.

FILE - A notification for sesame is printed under the ingredient list on a bag of hot dog buns in New York, on Dec. 21, 2022. Food manufacturers who deliberately add sesame to their products and include it on the labels are not violating a new federal law, the U.S. Food and Drug istration said Wednesday, July 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

Sesame is being newly added to some foods. The FDA says it doesn’t violate an allergy law

July 27, 2023 at 2:46 a.m.

Food manufacturers who deliberately add sesame to products and include the ingredient on labels are not violating a new federal food allergy law, the U.S. Food and Drug istration said...

Carne molida a la venta, el 1 de abril de 2017, en un mercado en Washington. (AP Foto/J. Scott Applewhite, Archivo)

Salmonela en carne molida enferma a 16 personas en 4 estados de EEUU

July 26, 2023 at 12:01 a.m.

Al menos 16 personas han resultado enfermas por carne molida contaminada con salmonela en cuatro estados del noreste de Estados Unidos, y seis de ellas requirieron hospitalización, informaron autoridades federales...

FILE - Ground beef is displayed for sale, April 1, 2017, at a market in Washington. Federal health officials said Tuesday, July 25, 2023, that ground beef contaminated with salmonella has sickened at least 16 people, including six hospitalized, in four Northeastern states. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Salmonella in ground beef sickens 16, hospitalizing 6, in 4 states, CDC says

July 26, 2023 at 1:16 a.m.

Ground beef contaminated with salmonella has sickened at least 16 people, including six hospitalized, in four Northeastern states, federal health officials said Tuesday.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said...

Archivo - Una botella de refresco de cola endulzado con aspartamo, fotografiada el jueves 23 de enero de 2014, en Washington, D.C. (Foto AP/J. David Ake, Archivo)

El aspartamo figura ahora como posible causa de cancer, pero se sigue considerando seguro

July 14, 2023 at 9:48 p.m.

La agencia contra el cáncer de la Organización Mundial de la Salud ha catalogado el aspartamo —un edulcorante presente en los refrescos light y otros muchos alimentos— como una sustancia...

FILE - Lisa Marie Presley arrives at the 46th annual Country Music Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 1, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. Presley died Jan. 12, 2023, at age 54. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Cuales son los antecedentes de salud que contribuyeron a la muerte de Lisa Marie Presley?

July 14, 2023 at 9:50 p.m.

Lisa Marie Presley murió después de desarrollar una obstrucción del intestino delgado, una complicación grave de una cirugía bariátrica realizada años antes, según el informe de su autopsia publicado el...

How Lisa Marie Presley’s weight-loss surgery contributed to her death

July 14, 2023 at 6:54 p.m.

Lisa Marie Presley died after developing a small bowel obstruction, a severe complication of bariatric surgery years ago, according to an autopsy report released Thursday. Experts say these types of...

FILE - A bottle of soda is photographed in Washington Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. On Thursday, July 13, 2023, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the cancer research arm of the World Health Organization, deemed aspartame, the world’s most widely used artificial sweetener, to be “possibly carcinogenic” to humans. Separately, a U.N. expert group assessing the same evidence said their guidance regarding safe consumption of the sweetener remained unchanged. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Soda sweetener aspartame now listed as possible cancer cause. But it’s still considered safe

July 13, 2023 at 10:36 p.m.

The World Health Organization's cancer agency has deemed the sweetener aspartame — found in diet soda and countless other foods — as a “possible” cause of cancer, while a separate...

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