The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized the sale of the country’s best-selling e-cigarette. The agency’s decision only applies to several tobacco-flavored versions of the reusable product, sold as Vuse. In January 2023, the FDA rejected R.J. Reynold’s application for its more popular menthol flavor, but the company has challenged that ruling in…  read on >  read on >

Pudgy with a purpose: Fat cats could help humans better understand the way gut bacteria influences conditions like obesity and type 2 diabetes, a new study claims. Food-related changes in obese cats’ gut microbiome have striking similarities to the way diet affects the gut of humans, researchers reported recently in the journal Scientific Reports. As…  read on >  read on >

Looking for a brand new smile? Many people with chipped, worn or indelibly stained teeth may ponder the possibility of veneers. They’re wholly cosmetic, typically aren’t covered by dental insurance and can cost thousands of dollars, so it’s best to understand veneers well before you embark on getting them. Experts at the Cleveland Clinic define…  read on >  read on >

Most salmonella outbreaks linked to poultry are caused by just a few strains of the diarrhea-causing bacteria, a new study finds. There are more than 2,600 different types of salmonella bacteria, but only three strains are most likely to cause illness in humans, researchers report. Interestingly, one of the most common types found in U.S.…  read on >  read on >

Being regular is good for you, a new study shows. Predictable bowel movements could be tied to your long-term health, allowing your body to absorb essential nutrients without producing harmful organ-damaging toxins, researchers found. The “Goldilocks zone” of bowel movement frequency, once or twice a day, is associated with better health, results show. That gives…  read on >  read on >

An experimental drug appears to help women deal with stress incontinence, clinical trial data show. The drug, for now dubbed TAS-303, reduced the frequency of leaks related to stress incontinence by about 58%, compared with 47% reduction in a placebo group, trial results show. Further, about 65% of patients taking TAS-303 had their stress incontinence…  read on >  read on >

Seventeen women in nine states have fallen ill after getting fake Botox shots, with 13 of them landing in the hospital and one requiring a ventilator, a new report warns. In the report, published Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, researchers provided alarming details of patients getting injections outside of a…  read on >  read on >