FROSTPROOF, Florida — A boater jumped in a lake to retrieve his boat that was floating away, then he drowned, Florida authorities said. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office identified him as 52-year-old Pierre Richard Plourde…
A massive hand soap recall that impacted several products sold nationwide has been expanded to include more items, including hand sanitizer, shampoo, lotions and deodorant, over concerns that using them could result in “serious and…
Health experts are calling on government officials to relabel a ‘silent killer’ disease spread by bugs as ‘endemic’ in the US. Chagas disease is a dangerous infection caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. The parasite is generally…
An illuminating video has captured in alarming detail exactly what happens to the body after catching the plague. The medieval illness—one of the most deadly in history—ravaged Europe between 1347 and 1351 and killed tens…
MIAMI — Over 140 passengers and crew members aboard a Royal Caribbean International ship have been sickened by an unidentified illness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vessel Sanitation Program said Wednesday. The ship, the Navigator…
Thousands of pounds of blueberries have been recalled over listeria concerns, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced this month. The voluntary recall for 400 boxes of organic blueberries from Alma Pak International in Georgia…
WASHINGTON — Measles cases in the U.S. have reached a 33-year high, according to data from the Johns Hopkins University Center for Outbreak Response Innovation (CORI). The center reports that there are now 1,277 confirmed cases across…
Officials are asking consumers to throw away this Independence Day staple over fears it may be contaminated with listeria. Kraft Heinz Foods Company and the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has…
A new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 has already caused a surge in cases in Asia — and its signature symptom is a severe sore throat that feels like “razor blades.” Covid variant NB.1.8.1 —…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are investigating a multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to at least 1.7 million eggs, according to a news release issued on Saturday.…