Five Neutrogena and Aveeno spray sunscreen products have been recalled because they may contain small amounts of benzene, Johnson & Johnson announced Wednesday. Benzene is a human carcinogen and can get into the body through the skin, through the mouth and by inhalation, the company said in a statement. “Out of an abundance of caution,… read on > read on >
If you need another reason to eat healthy, new research suggests that eating lots of packaged snacks and other ultra-processed foods could increase your risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Ultra-processed foods also include packaged baked goods, fizzy drinks, sugary cereals, ready-to-eat meals with food additives, and reconstituted meat and fish items. These products often… read on > read on >
More than half of students surveyed on a college campus in the heart of America’s meat-producing belt have tried a plant-based alternative. “Among the 1,400 students surveyed, we found about 55% had tried a plant-based alternative to meat,” said lead author Elizabeth Davitt of the College of Human Sciences at Iowa State University. “Individuals who… read on > read on >
As many as two of every five Americans who’ve died from COVID-19 were suffering from diabetes, making the chronic disease one of the highest-risk conditions during the pandemic, an expert says. About 40% of deaths from COVID-19 in the United States were among diabetics, a “really quite sobering” statistic that should prompt people with the… read on > read on >
The best way to prevent drowning in children and teens is to guard against the danger on multiple fronts, a leading pediatricians’ group says. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released its “Prevention of Drowning” report online this week, which notes that about 70% of drowning deaths for U.S. children aged 15 and younger occur… read on > read on >
Whole grains can help older adults maintain a thinner waist, lower blood pressure and lower blood sugar, new research suggests. Just three servings a day may do the trick, the authors said. One serving is a slice of whole-grain bread, a half-cup of rolled oat cereal, or a half-cup of brown rice. Researchers noted that… read on > read on >
Lawsuits claiming that the widely used bug killer chlorpyrifos caused brain damage in children were filed Monday in California. Past research has shown that the pesticide harms the brains of fetuses and children, the Associated Press reported. Chlorpyrifos is approved for use on more than 80 crops, but was banned for household use in 2001.… read on > read on >
You’ll get more than a day’s worth of added sugars when you pour a soda fountain drink at most U.S. restaurant chains, a new report finds. Even small-sized drinks exceed recommended guidelines, said researchers at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). For the study, CSPI researchers examined levels of added sugar in… read on > read on >
The pandemic may have triggered yet another burgeoning health problem: New research suggests that more than twice as many young people as is normal were hospitalized with eating disorders in the first 12 months of the COVID-19 surge in the United States. There were 125 eating order-related hospitalizations of patients ages 10 to 23 at… read on > read on >
When men have advanced prostate cancer, obesity might offer something of a survival advantage, a preliminary study suggests. Researchers in Italy found that among men with prostate cancer that had spread throughout the body, those who were obese were less likely to die over the next few years. Roughly 30% were still alive after three… read on > read on >
