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Dr. Jared Ross is a shower fanatic. The temperature where he lives in Charleston, S.C., recently reached the steamy triple-digits—and he coped by hopping under a nice, cool deluge of water four times a day. Even when it’s milder outside, showering is “the first thing I do when I wake up, and the last thing … Read more

Five companies were issued warnings by federal officials for illegally selling food products containing a potentially dangerous drug in packaging that closely resembles popular national brands loved by kids and adults alike.   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued warning letters to Hippy Mood, Earthly Hemps, Shamrockshrooms.com, Mary … Read more

(NEW YORK) — Peter Buxtun, the whistleblower who revealed that the U.S. government allowed hundreds of Black men in rural Alabama to go untreated for syphilis in what became known as the Tuskegee study, has died. He was 86. Buxtun died May 18 of Alzheimer’s disease in Rocklin, California, according to his attorney, Minna Fernan. … Read more

If you trust advertisements, the only way to survive this summer is with whole-body deodorant. Commercials for the product typically feature a hyper-earnest person confessing that they solved their odor problem by putting whole-body deodorant everywhere—and, yes they mean everywhere. At first glance, the whole-body deodorant phenomenon is a comical cash grab. If you can … Read more

Dengue isn’t normally a disease that people in the U.S. are concerned about. But cases in the U.S. this year are already closing in on the total number of cases in all of 2023. More than 9.7 million cases have been reported in North and South America, which is twice as many cases as were … Read more

A Florida woman is suing the distributor and growers of cucumbers tied to a salmonella outbreak that hit 31 states and D.C. and resulted in 449 people getting sick, alleging that the ones she purchased caused her to experience symptoms ranging from a fever to a urinary tract infection. Lawyers at Marler Clark and Chaikin … Read more

In the past two months, multiple people have been attacked by sharks in Florida, Hawaii and Texas. And while some of these occurrences may not be out of the ordinary, they still create an element of fear for those wanting to take to the beach during the hotter months of the year. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] In … Read more

When your brush quickly becomes clogged with hair or you start finding increasing numbers of stray strands on your clothes, it’s enough to make any woman feel uneasy—especially if you’re also getting older. But in most cases, it’s an ordinary part of aging. Research has found that more than 50% of women over age 50 … Read more

H5N1, known as bird flu, is becoming an increasing problem in the U.S. The virus normally only infects poultry and wild birds, but it’s becoming more adept at infecting mammals; so far, it’s infected cattle in 12 states. A small number of people are also falling ill—several dairy workers have been contracted mild illnesses and … Read more

Baxter International Inc. issued an urgent medical device recall for Life2000 ventilators that have an attached battery charger dongle on Wednesday, after the company received a report of a serious injury. Baxter recalled the ventilators because of reports that the devices aren’t charging properly when the battery charger dongle is damaged, according to an announcement … Read more