The warning came just as millions of Americans were preparing for the biggest food holiday of the year. People should not buy or eat romaine lettuce; restaurants should stop serving it; anyone who has it on hand should throw it out and clean their refrigerator immediately. The stern and sweeping advisory, issued by the Centers… Read More: Do Not Eat Romaine Lettuce, Health Officials Warn »
Ageism — a widespread form of prejudice that is directed at the elderly — led to excess costs of $ 63 billion for a broad range of health conditions during one year in the United States, a new study by the Yale School of Public Health has found. It was also found that ageism was… Read More: Health costs of ageism calculated at $63 billion annually, study… »
[embedded content] Voters ranked health care as the top issue facing the country after the midterms, according to CBS News exit polling. KHN senior correspondent Sarah Jane Tribble joined “Red and Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss how Republicans and Democrats are responding to the American public’s call to action — with a focus on… Read More: New Congress To Tackle Burning Health Care Issues, Including Drug… »
The number of food supplement products on the Irish market last year ballooned to 2,500. Photo: Shawn Hempel The vitamins debate: snake oil or health booster? Independent.ie To the devoted disciples of the church of supplements, it was a pronouncement near tantamount to blasphemy. It was claimed that the expensive practice of swallowing vitamins and… Read More: The vitamins debate: snake oil or health booster? »