Asbestos Officially Banned By EPA
(DailyDig.com) - On March 18, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a ban on chrysotile asbestos, the only asbestos type still used in the...
WARNING: Deadly Parasite Found in Colorado River
(DailyDig.com) - For the first time, researchers have discovered the parasite Heterobilharzia americana, also known as the liver fluke, in the Southern California Colorado...
Warning Issued: Forgotten Disease Spreading
(DailyDig.com) - The startling comeback of measles in the last few years in the US has the medical community concerned. According to Nicole Saphier,...
Popular Breakfast Food Recalled Over Dangerous Contamination
(DailyDig.com) - The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued warnings to consumers about ready-to-eat burrito food that may contain a Listeria...
FDA Warns of Lead-Tainted Ground Cinnamon
(DailyDig.com) - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned on March 6 that their investigation into ground cinnamon products showed that they have...
Whole Generation Facing a Blindness Epidemic
(DailyDig.com) - Generation Z, or Zoomers, born between 1997-2012, are facing an increasing concern about an epidemic of blindness. Due to their use of...
US Cities Are Facing A Drinking Water Disaster
(DailyDig.com) - Prichard, Alabama, has been suffering for decades from aging water infrastructure that causes the loss of nearly sixty percent of their drinking...
Senate Passes New Bill Protecting IVF Access
(DailyDig.com) - After the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that embryos are viable human children, lawmakers in Alabama passed a bill on February 29 to...
Measles Cases On The Rise In Florida Amid Global Surge
(DailyDig.com) - An outbreak of measles in Florida began at an elementary school in Weston, FL. Six children were diagnosed, as announced by the...
Asthma Medication Approved to Treat Food Allergy
(DailyDig.com) - On February 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug omalizumab, brand name Xolair, for the treatment of a...
