When Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky returned to the pool this summer for her third Games, she took on her most grueling schedule yet: a never-before attempted distance of 6,200 meters of total swimming—nearly twice the distance that Michael Phelps swam in his record-breaking 2008 Beijing Olympics.The endurance test was worth the battle as Ledecky emerged…
Record levels of Campylobacter and Salmonella have been recorded in Australia, according to the annual surveillance report of notifiable diseases for 2016. The data comes from a study published in the most recent edition of the Communicable Diseases Intelligence journal that also found E. coli, Listeria and Cryptosporidium infections had risen. The role of disease…
A California company is recalling frozen pork dumplings because they are misbranded in that they include milk and coconut, known allergens, that are not declared on the label as required by federal law. The 183,330 pounds of pork products subject to the recall were produced by Green Dining Table Inc. between March 22 and July…
5000 Years Foods Inc. of Chicago is recalling certain kimchi because of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall was the result of sampling by the FDA that found Listeria monocytogenes in 5000 Years Foods Inc.’s production facility. The recalled products were first distributed in Illinois and then further distributed to retail stores, potentially nationwide. Recalled…
BrightFarms is recalling packaged salads because of potential Salmonella contamination. Some of the products have been linked by tests to a two-state outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed it is investigating a multi-state Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak and is advising the public to not eat a certain kind of packaged salad…
Alyssa Milano spoke out about a tragic car accident she and her uncle got into this week, when her uncle suffered a heart attack at the wheel. In a statement posted to Instagram and Twitter, Milano shared details about the crash, as well as an impassioned plea for people to get trained in giving potentially…
Anyone taking in the news this week may be wondering how to help Afghanistan right now. The country, which was already rife with conflict and poverty and in dire need of humanitarian aid, is in crisis as the Taliban continues its violent takeover, with ongoing fighting reported in 33 of the country’s 34 provinces, according to…
Prepandemic, structured bras were something of an unspoken requirement, especially on the job. But with the rise in remote work, there’s less of a reason to pull out those stiff, underwire bras that dig into your skin, and there’s no better time to build up your comfy bra and bralette collection: the best bras, in…
I don’t know how I ended up on the side of TikTok where tons of people are trying to poop worms on a “parasite cleanse,” but we need to talk about it. While it’s always hard to trace the origins of these trends, it seems to have started with people eating papaya seeds because of…
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are not issued until a company…