Toxic seaweed a menace to Caribbean tourists
Tourists to the Caribbean may not realize that a brown drifting seaweed that’s been piling up on beaches in recent years is dangerous, researchers say. Travelers and doctors alike should…
Boy with severe dairy allergy dies after eating chocolate bar dad thought was milk-free
An 11-year-old boy in Burnley, England, with a severe dairy allergy died in June after his father gave him what he claims he thought was a dairy-free chocolate bar. Raffi…
In Roundup case, U.S. judge cuts $2 billion verdict against Bayer to $86 million
(Reuters) – A California judge on Thursday reduced a $2 billion jury verdict, slashing the award for a couple who blamed Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based weed killer, Roundup, for their cancer…
Surgeons remove 36 magnetic balls from toddler’s stomach, report says
A toddler in China who was rushed to the hospital with severe stomach pain, high fever and a history of vomiting was revealed to have ingested 36 magnetic balls, which…
More evidence ties extreme hypertension in pregnancy to long-term problems
Women who develop preeclampsia, a form of dangerously high blood pressure during pregnancy, may face a wide variety of heart problems long after they give birth, a research review concludes.…
These tattoos could help track chronic diseases like diabetes
Using an app or pinprick to keep tabs on your health was last decade’s medical innovation at work. But now, researchers from Germany have come up with another solution for…
WHO hails progress in fight against tobacco but wants more
LONDON (Reuters) – Healthy progress has been made in reducing smoking and tobacco use, but governments need to do more to help the world’s 1.1 billion smokers quit, the World…
Multi-state cyclospora outbreak linked to fresh basil from Mexico, FDA says
An outbreak of 132 cyclospora illnesses across multiple states is connected to fresh basil from Mexico, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday. The FDA said in a…
WHO says it could use more U.S. help on the ground in Ebola fight
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States could bolster the battle against the Ebola virus in Democratic Republic of Congo by allowing more of its experts to travel to the outbreak…
Vaping linked to 8 teens treated for breathing issues, chest pain, hospital says
A hospital in Wisconsin alerted the state’s health department after recording eight cases of teens who were hospitalized with “seriously damaged lungs” and had all reported vaping in the weeks…