SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California wants to help end the everyday household debate over whether the food in the fridge is still good to eat. Food labels that say “sell by” or “best before” are misleading because they have no universal meaning under current laws. Now California wants to crack down on such practices, bidding to … Read more
A salmonella outbreak linked to reptiles has left one person dead and three others hospitalized in Canada. The Public Health Agency of Canada said at least 25 people have been infected across seven provinces in this outbreak, which is the second one linked to geckos this year. Cases have been reported in British Columbia, Alberta, … Read more
A spirited woman who shed an impressive 20lbs over a four-month period has divulged her personal strategy, hoping it could spur others to action. “Remember that everyone’s bodies are different and that’s okay”, @dabrionne posted on social media, emphasising that “consistency” was her secret weapon during her transformation. She advocates starting with dietary adjustments before … Read more
ATLANTA — Residents east of Atlanta were again warned to take shelter where they are on Tuesday if a chemical cloud moves over their neighborhood, as winds shifted the plume from a fire at a chemical plant. A shelter-in-place order had just ended Monday evening for more than 90,000 people closest to the chemical plant … Read more
Dr. Noah Ivers remembers thinking his infant son just had a cold. But then, he was “clearly struggling to breathe” and had to be rushed to the hospital. His son had respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV — a common illness with often mild symptoms in children and adults. But for infants and seniors, RSV is … Read more
A network of illegal drug sellers based in the U.S., the Dominican Republic and India packaged potentially deadly synthetic opioids into pills disguised as common prescription drugs and sold millions of them through fake online drugstores, federal prosecutors said Monday. At least nine people died of narcotics poisoning between August 2023 and June 2024 after … Read more
Taking proper care of your teeth is quite possibly one of the most important things you can do for your health. After all, it’s not just about having pretty pearly whites (though that’s nice, too, of course). Practicing good oral hygiene can prevent disease and decay, not to mention save you from having to spend … Read more
ATLANTA — A Georgia judge on Monday struck down the state’s abortion law, which took effect in 2022 and effectively prohibited abortions beyond about six weeks of pregnancy. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney wrote in his order that the law violates Georgia’s Constitution, finding that “liberty in Georgia includes in its meaning, in … Read more
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Nearly 6,000 people in Haiti are starving, with nearly half the country’s population of more than 11 million people experiencing crisis levels of hunger or worse as gang violence smothers life in the capital of Port-au-Prince and beyond, according to a new report released Monday. The number of Haitians facing crisis, emergency … Read more
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas sued YouTube and parent company Alphabet on Monday, saying the video-sharing platform is made deliberately addictive and fueling a mental health crisis among youth in the state. Attorney General Tim Griffin’s office filed the lawsuit in state court, accusing them of violating the state’s deceptive trade practices and public nuisance … Read more
