The CDC is warning U.S. consumers not to eat any commercially produced, prepackaged caramel apples as they may be contaminated with Listeria. Listeria can cause a serious, life-threatening illness.
Lead author Katarzyna Bryc from Harvard Medical School and 23andMe and colleagues analyzed the genomes of over 160,000 European Americans, Latinos and African Americans to take an in-depth look at how different genetic ancestries are from each other in the U.S
FDA reporting system comes up short on new diabetes drugs' potential dangers
Diabetes drugs have been linked to thousands of deaths and hospitalizations over the last decade, an investigation by MedPage Today and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel found but the…
Hugs act like natural antiseptics by fighting flu and colds. Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have explained that people's social connections have a great deal to do with one's health. It seems like the body of those who always find themselves in co…
The influenza season has hit Allen County hard and early, creating heavy absenteeism in schools, prompting at least one school to temporarily close, and causing health officials to recommend significant restrictions on hospital visitations.
A new treatment for hepatitis C developed by AbbVie won approval from the Food and Drug Administration on Friday, setting the stage for a marketing battle with Gilead Sciences, whose two new drugs for the disease have drawn an outcry about the high cost of med…
It’s already common knowledge that for a couple to produce a baby, they need both the egg and the sperm cell—these two should unite. But what if either or both cannot produce these cells?
Diets low in "glycemic index" is touted as a way to help prevent diabetes and heart disease. But a new study suggests that as long as people are eating healthily, they don't need to obsess over glycemic index.
Okra, also known as "lady finger", is one of the popular nutritious vegetables of North-Eastern Africa origin. They usually gathered while the pods are green, tender, and at immature stage. The plant is cultivated throughout the tropical and warm temperate reg…
The latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate 1 in 68 children are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Now a new study from the Harvard School of Public Health finds women exposed to high levels of fine particula…
When you’re tapping on the touchscreen to send a message or play a game, you’re not really thinking about how these activities may eventually change the way your brain works. However, a study says that it actually does.
