Category: Health & Wellness

Cabot Butter is Recalled due to Risk of Fecal Contamination

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Hope you weren’t enjoying some creamy butter on toast when you read this headline. As Delish reports, uber-popular dairy brand Cabot Creamery issued a recall on almost 2,000 pounds of its Extra Creamy Premium Sea Salted Butter due to contamination with elevated levels of coliform. What is coliform, you may ask? Well, you may regret that question. Coliform […]

Could Getting a Shingles Vaccine Protect You from getting Dementia?

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An unusual public health policy in Wales may have produced the strongest evidence yet that a vaccine can reduce the risk of dementia. In a new study led by Stanford Medicine, researchers analyzing the health records of Welsh older adults discovered that those who received the shingles vaccine were 20% less likely to develop dementia […]

It’s Stress Awareness Month – Here are some Key Strategies to Managing Yours

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Stress can be debilitating, and it can cause and/or aggravate health problems. And since stress is a normal part of human existence — nobody is immune to it — it’s important to arm ourselves with knowledge so that we recognize when stress rears its ugly head. (Amazingly, we don’t always notice it’s happening to us.) […]

The Surprising Health Benefits of Swearing

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Many of us try to suppress the urge to blurt out an expletive when something goes wrong. But the instinct may actually be useful: Research has found that using profanity can have beneficial effects on people’s stress, anxiety, and depression. In fact, as Time magazine reports, there are numerous potential physical, psychological, and social perks […]

Second Unvaccinated Child Dies of Measles in Texas as Fears of Outbreak Spreading Grows

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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited the epicenter of Texas’ still-growing measles outbreak on Sunday, the same day a funeral was held for a second young child who was not vaccinated and died from a measles-related illness. As AP News reports, Kennedy said in a social media post that he was working to “control the […]

Man Undergoes Rare, Successful Triple Organ Transplant in Long Island

Green and Blue ribbon signifying April is National Donate Life Month

Fewer than 80 triple organ transplants have been attempted in the United States, and for the first time, the rare procedure was successfully performed on Long Island. As CBS News reports, a beloved husband now has a new heart, liver and kidney. “Miracles exist” Sergio Arias Cestoni, 47, had to stop working at his Long […]

It’s the 30th Anniversary of National Public Health Week!

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During the first full week of April each year, the American Public Health Association (APHA) brings together communities across the United States to observe National Public Health Week as a time to recognize the contributions of public health and highlight issues that are important to improving our nation. For three decades, National Public Health Week has been […]

Big Changes Are Coming to US Dietary Guidelines

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In 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC). This report is a vital component in the process the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and HHS will follow to develop the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), which serve as the foundation for […]

It’s World Autism Awareness Day (and Month)

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Every April Autism Speaks celebrates World Autism Month, beginning with the United Nations-sanctioned World Autism Awareness Day on April 2. What is Autism? According to the organization Autism Speaks, autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication. According to […]

How to Use the 2025 Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen Lists to Shop Smarter for You and Your Family

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Every year, parents face countless decisions about their children’s health and nutrition. One of the most important choices happens right in the produce aisle: should you buy organic or conventional? The Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen foods 2025 list helps answer this question by identifying the fruits and vegetables with the highest pesticide residues. This […]