Prenatal vitamins may have dangerous levels of lead, arsenic: study
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Prenatal vitamins may have dangerous levels of lead, arsenic: study

Some prenatal vitamins contain a “concerning” amount of toxic heavy metals, while others don’t have key nutrients needed for a healthy pregnancy, a shocking new study finds. Researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus tested 47 prenatal vitamins — 32 over-the-counter and 15 prescription — for their choline…

Clonazepam being recalled for ‘possibly life-threatening’ error
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Clonazepam being recalled for ‘possibly life-threatening’ error

A popular prescription anxiety drug is being recalled nationwide for a “possibly life-threatening” mistake on the carton. The Pennsylvania-based drug maker Endo announced this week that it is expanding its recall of clonazepam tablets because some cartons bear the incorrect drug strength and wrong drug code. Clonazepam is a benzodiazepine…

‘Stripped of our human dignity’: What it means to be hungry in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict

‘Stripped of our human dignity’: What it means to be hungry in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict

Khan Younis, Gaza – What does it mean to be hungry for months? In Gaza, where more than 43,000 of us have been killed by Israel’s bombardment and ground invasions – and many more thousands are lost, feared dead, under the rubble – we have been punished with hunger now…

COP29 Drafts New New Climate Finance Goal: Here’s What You Need to Know

COP29 Drafts New New Climate Finance Goal: Here’s What You Need to Know

A preliminary draft text for the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance was published at COP29 by the NCQG contact group co-chairs, marking an important step in advancing the COP29 Presidency’s primary negotiating goal. The draft is intended to serve as a “workable basis for discussion” to refine…

How controversial is Trump’s pick of RFK Jr as US health secretary? | Donald Trump News

How controversial is Trump’s pick of RFK Jr as US health secretary? | Donald Trump News

On Thursday, US President-elect Donald Trump nominated vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr to head up the country’s top health agency, the Department of Health and Human Services. “I am thrilled to announce Robert F Kennedy Jr as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services [HHS],” Trump wrote…

I’m a pharmacist — the best value medications at Dollar Tree
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I’m a pharmacist — the best value medications at Dollar Tree

Over-the-counter drug prices can be a major headache — but if you’re looking in the right place, they don’t have to be. Grant Harting, a licensed pharmacist in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Virginia, says there are plenty of medications worth buying for just $1.25 at Dollar Tree, and he’s highlighted some…

Could weight loss drugs fix UK’s unemployment problem? | Unemployment News

Could weight loss drugs fix UK’s unemployment problem? | Unemployment News

The United Kingdom will study whether the use of weight loss drugs could get people back to work. UK Health Minister Wes Streeting announced last month that US drug manufacturer Eli Lilly will begin a five-year trial in Greater Manchester to test if the company’s weight loss drug could curb…

E. coli cases climb to 104 in McDonald’s outbreak tied to slivered onions
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E. coli cases climb to 104 in McDonald’s outbreak tied to slivered onions

At least 104 people have been sickened, with 34 hospitalized, in an outbreak of E. coli food poisoning tied to onions served on McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers, federal health officials said Wednesday. Cases have been detected in 14 states, according to an update from the US Centers for Disease Control…

US overdose deaths continue downward trend, giving experts hope | Drugs News

US overdose deaths continue downward trend, giving experts hope | Drugs News

Experts aren’t sure what is causing fewer overdose deaths, but they are hopeful the decline is sustainable. Drug overdose deaths in the United States appear to continue to decline, giving experts hope that the nation is seeing sustained improvement in what remains an epidemic. Some 97,000 people died of a…