MASSIVE RECALL Over Concerns of Lead Contamination
(DailyDig.com) - The FDA reported on November 3 that they had widened their investigation into increased levels of lead detected in packets of apple...
US Faces Skin Infections from Sand Fly Parasite
(DailyDig.com) - The Center for Disease Control (CDC) states that certain species of sandflies in the United States are spreading a parasitic flesh-eating illness...
Millions Left Without Access Amid Pharmacy Closures
(DailyDig.com) - Drugstore giants Walgreens, CVS, and Rite Aid are restructuring their businesses by eliminating hundreds of locations owing to issues including opioid-related litigation...
FDA Moves Forward on Ban of Menthol Cigarettes
(DailyDig.com) - Public health advocates have praised the FDA's plan to finally prohibit menthol cigarettes, arguing that doing so would benefit public health and...
Melting Permafrost Could Unleash Ancient Zombie Virus
(DailyDig.com) - Permafrost in Siberia is melting, releasing potentially devastating germs that have been dormant for over several thousand years or more.
If, for example,...
Panic Ensues Amid Hospital Unit Closures
(DailyDig.com) - Two hospitals in Alabama have announced that they will cease delivering babies by October's end. A third will do the same in...
“Skittles Ban” Evokes Calls for US Ban on Dangerous Food Additives
(DailyDig.com) - Experts in the field of public health are urging the US government to follow the lead of other countries by outlawing possibly...
US Poultry Found to Be Infected with Bird Flu
(DailyDig.com) - On October 4, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed that a commercial flock of poultry, including turkeys, numbering 47,300 in...
Child’s Death Sparks Mass Candy Recall
(DailyDig.com) - Months after a young girl died after eating one, the manufacturers of over seventy million liquid roller sweets issued a recall.
Candy Dynamics...
Half of Six-Year Old’s Brain Shut Off by Surgeons
(DailyDig.com) - Surgeons in California shut down half of a 6-year-old girl's brain in an attempt to heal her of a rare brain ailment...
