The company behind a line of grab-and-go sandwiches has expanded a recall over concerns that the products may be contaminated with Listeria. Lipari Foods said the recall impacts several sandwiches sold under its “Fresh Grab” and “Premo” line of products. Specifically, the recall includes “Fresh Grab” Breakfast Muffin Sandwich and “Fresh Grab” Chicken & Swiss Sandwich, […]
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Americans drinking more now than just before Prohibition
Americans are drinking more now than when Prohibition was enacted. What’s more, it’s been rising for two decades, and it’s not clear when it will fall again. That’s the picture painted by federal health statistics, which show a rise in per-person consumption and increases in emergency room visits, hospitalizations and deaths tied to drinking. MODEL […]
This year’s flu shot doesn’t match virus circulating: report
There’s more bad news about the flu: The main strain of flu that’s circulating right now doesn’t exactly match what’s in this year’s flu shot, according to a new report. However, the strain in the vaccine may still be close enough to offer some protection, officials said. The news comes amid a particularly severe flu season […]
Rare narcolepsy-linked disorder paralyzes teen when she laughs: ‘You have no control over your body’
A British teen reportedly suffers from a rare disorder that causes uncontrollable muscle paralysis when she exhibits strong emotions such as laughter. Speaking to the New York Post, Billie Hodgson, 17, said she was officially diagnosed with cataplexy, a neurological disorder linked to narcolepsy, last spring but first noticed symptoms at age 14 when she “fell […]
Man burns ‘from inside out’ in rare reaction to medication: ‘Am I going to die?’
WARNING: GRAPHIC PHOTOS BELOW A 38-year-old Indiana man whose eyes had to be sewed shut and his body covered in pigskin as he burned from the inside out due to a rare reaction to a medication is urging others diagnosed with the condition to “be brave.” Jonathan Laird said it started three years ago with […]
Ohio teen struck by rare ‘polio-like’ illness left paralyzed from waist down
An Ohio teen is determined to walk again despite doctors’ warnings that she may not after she contracted a rare polio-like illness that’s left her paralyzed from the waist down. Isabel Kirby, a catcher on her middle school’s softball team, said it started with what felt like a cramp in her leg on Christmas. “I […]
Baby dies of sepsis after hospital sent him home twice, mom claims
A British mother of a 5-week-old baby boy who died of sepsis claims doctors at the hospital where he was taken largely dismissed her son’s symptoms and sent him home twice prior to his death. Laura Cooke, of Margate, England, took her weeks-old son to the emergency room at Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital […]
Flu suspected in death of Texas teen, 16: ‘It happened so fast’
In yet another pediatric flu-related death reported in recent weeks, a 16-year-old Texas girl has died after contracting the flu, her family says, noting her passing was a result of complications related to the virus. Teresa “Reese” Termulo, a student at Bishop Lynch High School in East Dallas, died last week after she was sickened […]
Man’s swollen, calcified testicle caused by parasitic worm infection: case report
A man in India who sought medical attention for a suspected urinary tract infection was found to be suffering from a rare reaction in one of his testicles that was caused by parasitic worms. MYSTERIOUS VIRAL PNEUMONIA OUTBREAK IN CHINA CLAIMS ITS FIRST VICTIM The 80-year-old’s testicle appeared swollen and calcified. The man, who was […]
New York boy, 11, dies from flu: ‘We don’t want Luca to become just a statistic’
Doctors urge patients to get their flu shots now The flu season normally starts towards the end of the fall, but seasonal influenza is reportedly starting much earlier this year. Fox News’ Dr. Manny Alvarez sits down with a Harvard Medical School doctor to discuss everything you need to know about this year’s flu season. […]
