What’s happening, Chipotle? After being linked to norovirus cases in Southern California last month, the popular fast food chain is again in the middle of another outbreak, this time Salmonella, in Minnesota.
A short lunch period at school may be a factor in whether children choose to eat fewer nutritious foods like vegetables and fruit and whether they waste a lot of food, according to a study. In schools with short lunch periods, under 25 minutes of sitting and e…
Elderly people who are hospitalized for the flu have a shorter stay in the hospital and a reduced risk of extended care after discharge if they are treated early with antiviral flu drugs.
A large study on blood pressure is ending a year early because it revealed that lower blood pressure levels could prevent heart attacks and strokes, according to the NHLBI. This study found that patients who kept their systolic blood pressure under 120 cut the…
SChools arund the country are starting to keep nalaxone in stock to treat overdoses of heroin or other opioids. Rhode Island now requirs middle, junior high, and high schools to stock it.
The nation’s top doctor, the U.S. Surgeon General, has issued a prescription too all Americans: Walk more. Americans are not getting enough physical activity and walking is easy, cheap, and everyone over the age of 1 or so knows how to do it.
Being obese at age 50 may be associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease at a younger age. A new study has found that excess weight may be linked to onset of Alzheimer’s at a younger age.
Wildfires occur every year, but this year is shaping up to be epic due to the years-long drought in the area. People with breathing issues—those with asthma, chronic bronchitis, and other lung problems—are being hit with double whammy of smoke from the fir…
Although smoking remains the leading risk factor for lung cancer, two relative studies have revealed a startling detail: more non-smokers are getting diagnosed with the disease.
A nonprofit organization has issued a draft report saying that two new cholesterol-lowering drugs are vastly overpriced based on the value they provide.
