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Texas ice cream maker Blue Bell wants precautions eased HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston Chronicle is reporting Texas-based ice cream maker Blue Bell wants federal regulators to ease precautions in place since a deadly listeria outbreak and allow the company to return to more normal procedures followed by its ...
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Blue Bell seeks return to normalcy after listeria outbreak FILE - In thus April 23, 2015 file photo, flags flutter in the breeze outside of the Blue Bell Creameries in Brenham, Texas. A supplier of cookie dough that Blue Bell Creameries is blaming for a possible listeria contamination of some of its ice cream ...
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This Breathalyzer Can Diagnose 17 Diseases With Just One Puff From A Patient Diagnosing illnesses can sometimes take a lot of time and money. But a new type of breathalyzer, developed by researchers in Israel, can now determine a person's illness simply by getting a quick read of their breath.
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Obesity and sedentary behavior: Which is chicken, which is egg? If you dread the prospect of hauling your lazy rear end to the gym more often in 2017, new research suggests the extra weight you've been carrying around may be to blame.
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Mouse Study Hints at Why Obese People Struggle to Exercise THURSDAY, Dec. 28, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Overweight mice may provide a hint as to why it's so hard to start -- and stick to -- your New Year's resolution to exercise more.
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Bill Gates Fears We Are Too Vulnerable To A Flu Epidemic Over The Next Decade "Look at the death chart of the 20th century," he says, because he's the kind of guy that looks at death charts. "I think everybody would say there must be a spike for World War I. Sure enough, there it is, like 25 million.
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Cells dripped into the brain help man fight a deadly cancer A man with deadly brain cancer that had spread to his spine saw his tumors shrink and, for a time, completely vanish after a novel treatment to help his immune system attack his disease - another first in this promising field.
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Zika to weed: 8 huge health stories from 2016 From the elimination of measles in the U.S. to the advance of potential new treatments for Alzheimer's disease, 2016 was a jam-packed year for health news.
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Is a Heart Attack Cardiac Arrest? Does It Cause Heart Failure? A Medical Guide to Misused Terms. Heart attack, cardiac arrest, and heart failure are often used interchangeably, but they're distinct entities. By Jeremy Samuel Faust.
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Women's Heart Disease Symptoms To Watch Out For In Family And Friends HENDERSON, NV - FEBRUARY 27: In this handout photo provided by the Las Vegas News Bureau, Carrie Fisher and her mother, Debbie Reynolds are interviewed at The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas, as they arrive to celebrate Dame Elizabeth Taylor's ...
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Fisher, Reynolds deaths a reminder for women's heart health PORTSMOUTH - The world was shocked by the deaths of Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, daughter and mother dying a day apart. Fisher, 60, "Star Wars" royalty, suffered a massive heart attack while traveling from London to Los Angeles last Friday.
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Zika Fears, Opioid Abuse Crisis Top Health News for 2016 THURSDAY, Dec. 29, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- When news reports first began to emerge of mysterious, severe birth defects in Brazilian newborns, few could have imagined these isolated tragedies would explode into the leading health news story of 2016: ...
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Can gene engineering wipe geniuses from the face of earth? Genetic engineering, which aims to eliminate hereditary physical and mental diseases such as cancer and bipolar disorder, could also end the possibility of future genius-level intelligence in humanity, said Dr.
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More Data about Cardiac Arrest, Heart Attack and Heart Failure Specialists remind us that heart failure and heart attacks remained some of the leading causes of death in the world. Specialists decided to explain more about what heart failure, heart attack, and cardiac arrest mean.
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Donald Trump Considers Moving VA Toward Privatization President-elect Donald Trump is considering moving the Department of Veterans Affairs toward privatization, a transition team official said Wednesday, a policy decision major veterans' groups have said they would oppose.
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Trump Said to Discuss Veterans' Care Overhaul With Hospital CEOs President-elect Donald Trump met at his Florida resort on Wednesday with leaders of top U.S. nonprofit hospital systems to discuss overhauling health care for veterans, including by allowing them to more readily visit hospitals outside the Veterans ...
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What happened in Washington state after voters legalized recreational marijuana The nation's first recreational marijuana shop opened nearly three years ago in Colorado. Since then, a growing body of research has shown that the availability of recreational marijuana - in Colorado and elsewhere - is having little to no effect on ...
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Keeping your 2017 New Year's resolutions As the year 2016 winds down, you may be gearing up for a fresh start in 2017 by resolving to do make some lifestyle changes. We all make New Year's resolutions: lose weight, exercise more...eat less, maybe use less 'colorful' language. No matter your ...
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Kicking that smoking habit for your 2017 resolution? FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2005 file photo an unidentified man smokes a cigarette in Sacramento, Calif. A well-financed campaign whose backers include billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer, medical groups and organized labor has collected enough ...
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Nevada website leaks medical marijuna dispensary applications More thna 11,700 applications full of personal information were available due to a vulnerability in the Nevada government's website.
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Trump Floats VA Privatization Despite Opposition of Veterans' Groups The president-elect met with hospital executives Wednesday and told reporters he wants more veterans to be able to access private care.
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Report shows death rates spiking due to opioids Numbers from a recent report showed drug overdose deaths involving opioids spiking nationwide, affecting many families and loved ones.
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Columbia attorney, taxi service partner to give sober rides on New Year's Eve COLUMBIA, Mo. - For the second year in a row, the Law Office of Mike Campbell and Taxi Terry's are teaming up to make sure everyone makes it home safe on New Year's Eve.
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Nevada officials investigate cyberattack on marijuana program database web1_computer_7675483.jpg Nevada officials are investigating a cyberattack on the state's medical marijuana program database after the personal information of thousands of people was leaked online Wednesday.
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Nevada leaks thousands of medical marijuana dispensary applications Nevada's state government website has leaked the personal data on over 11,700 applicants for dispensing medical marijuana in the state.
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Fargo Diocese joins suit against federal health care rules on abortion, gender transition surgery FARGO - The Diocese of Fargo has joined a group representing Catholic employers in a lawsuit opposing federal health care coverage requirements that they say include gender transition surgery and abortion, violating their religious beliefs.
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Fish-Oil Fatty Acids in Pregnancy Cut Wheeze, Asthma Risk in Child For women in the third trimester of pregnancy, supplementation with n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids is associated with a reduction in the risk of persistent wheeze and asthma in offspring, according to a study published in the Dec. 29 issue ...
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Gates Foundation in $140m anti-AIDS pact with Boston-based Intarcia Sign up for the Talking Points newsletter, a recap of the most important business news, delivered fresh each afternoon, Monday through Friday.
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Mysterious Illness Linked To Marijuana Use Spikes In States That Legalized Weed Doctors see rising cases of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome in states that legalized marijuana. What are the symptoms of this condition and how can it be treated?
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Gates Foundation to Invest Up to $140 Million in HIV Prevention Device The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is investing as much as $140 million to support development of a tiny implantable drug pump it believes could help prevent people in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere from becoming infected with HIV, the virus that ...
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What killed Carrie Fisher; George Michael? FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015 file photo, Carrie Fisher presents the life achievement award on stage at the 21st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
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Carrie Fisher Should Be Celebrated Not Just As A Cultural Icon, But As An Advocate For Mental Health On Dec. 27, 2016, actress, bestselling author, and screenwriter Carrie Fisher passed away in the hospital, days after going into cardiac arrest on a Dec. 23 flight from London to Los Angeles.
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FDA issues new security guidelines so that your pacemaker won't get hacked This week, the US Food and Drug Administration issued a set of recommendations for securing medical devices that could jeopardize the safety and privacy of their users.
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Facing the heroin epidemic NATION— Elizabeth Blunt could play the guitar, flute and piano. She excelled in soccer and volleyball at Wheaton Academy, a high school in West Chicago.
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Alere -1.2% as it appeals revoked Medicaid billing for Arriva Alere (ALR -1.2%) is down another 1.2% in after-hours trade following news that its Arriva Medical unit -- the largest contract supplier for diabetes testing supplies under the Medicare National Mail Order Competitive Bid Program -- has appealed a ...
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Cardiologists: There Is A 'Broken Heart Syndrome' PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - The death of Debbie Reynolds led to the question on a lot of minds today: Can you die of a broken heart? We already know there's evidence long-term stress can be devastating on a person's heath, says Einstein Medical Center Chief ...
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Fish Oil During Pregnancy May Cut Kids' Asthma Risk THURSDAY, Dec. 29, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Women who take fish oil during their third trimester of pregnancy might cut their children's risk of developing asthma by as much as one-third, a new clinical trial suggests.
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Gift of blood gives life CHAMPAIGN -- The American Red Cross says every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood. For some people in central Illinois, a blood donation meant the difference between life and death.
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'You Can Actually Die Of A Broken Heart,' Medical Experts Say NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Could the shock of suddenly losing her daughter, Carrie Fisher, have triggered Debbie Reynolds' deadly stroke?
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Houston, we have a data breach. Officials take down Nevada medical marijuana portal Officials say private information about Nevada medical marijuana patients appears to still be secure. (Joe Amon, Denver Post file).
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Nation's First Known Intersex Birth Certificate Issued in NYC On Tuesday, 55-year-old Sara Kelly Keenan received something in the mail she's been waiting for her entire life: an accurate birth certificate.
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Story of the Year No. 6: Medical marijuana dispensaries open in New Hampshire Linda Horan of Alstead talks about her first experience at Wellness Connection of Maine, a medical cannabis dispensary in Portland.
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Consumer lawsuit filed against St. Ives claiming Apricot Scrub causes skin damage Though well-known for decades, more people started using St. Ives Apricot Scrub now that products which use exfoliating plastic microbeads have been banned in the U.S.. Two consumers are suing the makers of St. Ives Apricot Scrub over claims the ...
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A pill revolutionized HIV prevention in gay men. DC wants black women to use it. A daily pill that drastically cuts the risk of contracting HIV has transformed how gay men talk about the disease, even to the point where the prophylactic drug is casually mentioned in dating-site profiles.
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Catholic groups sue over Obama administration transgender requirement An organization of Catholic businesses is suing the Obama administration over a federal rule they say will force Catholic hospitals and doctors to perform gender reassignment services against their faith.
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6 Ways to Follow a Healthier Diet in 2017 Turning the calendar to a new year inspires many people adopt a healthier diet, often by attempting a 180 on their eating habits. But those intentions fail more often than not.
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Texas should invest in health care The health care cost per Texas Medicaid enrollee grew just 10 percent over the last 10 years. Loading… Post to Facebook. Texas should invest in health care The health care cost per Texas Medicaid enrollee grew just 10 percent over the last 10 years.
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Skin cancer drop in Northeast bucks rising rates elsewhere FILE - This photo provided by the American Academy of Dermatology shows a typical presentation of a suspicious mole that eventually was diagnosed as melanoma.
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12 Quit Smoking Tips for 2017: Rockland Health Officials It's worth doing and it can be done. Today there are more former than current smokers, says the CDC. By Lanning Taliaferro (Patch Staff) - December 28, 2016 2:58 pm ET.
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