11 hours agoPeanuts, Cracker Jack won’t be sold at Connecticut Double-A baseball stadium, club saysThe parent of a 2-year-old boy who’s allergic to peanuts was reportedly pleased by a Connecticut Double-A baseball club’s decision to stop selling the food item at their stadium.
3 days agoColorado girl, 7, dies nearly two months after exhibiting flu symptoms, falling into comaSelina Nguyen was admitted to the Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora shortly before Christmas.
4 days agoLA teen left with painful blisters, burns in severe reaction to medicationTwo months after a teen’s severe allergic reaction to medication landed her in a hospital’s burn unit unable to breathe on her own, the Los Angeles student is warning others about the dangers of a little-known syndrome and the importance of researching prescriptions.
February 6Texas girl, 4, dies of flu-related illnessA Texas family is mourning the death of their 4-year-old daughter who died from a flu-related illness last week after testing positive for the virus only days earlier.
February 5Quitting JUUL: New text messaging program targets addicted teensWith e-cigarette use reaching “epidemic levels” among the nation’s youth and major health groups urging the government to step in, an anti-tobacco organization has launched a free text messaging service aimed at teens to help them quit their potentially harmful habits.
February 5Texas man died after vape pen explosion severed major artery, caused 'penetrating trauma,' medical examiner saysMedical authorities say a 24-year-old Texas man who died last month after his vaporizer pen exploded was killed by penetrating trauma after pieces of the device severed his left carotid artery and peppered his skull.
February 1Massachusetts boy, 12, dies of flu-related illness, officials sayMassachusetts health officials have confirmed the state’s first pediatric flu death of the season, with others identifying the victim as 12-year-old Aaron Zenus, a seventh-grade middle school student in Milford.
3:09January 31Study: e-cigarettes may be twice as effective in helping smokers quit than nicotine replacementsThe New England Journal of Medicine study reports 18 percent of e-cig users were no longer smoking a year after quitting vs. 10 percent of nicotine replacement users; reaction from Dr. Roshini Rajapaksa, medical editor for Health magazine.
January 30Is pot the future of the tobacco industry?As more and more adults ditch their smoking habit, cigarette manufacturers are left looking elsewhere to maintain profits as sales continue to decline.
January 29Perdue Foods recalls chicken nuggets over food-allergy labeling errorA potentially serious labeling error has caused Perdue Foods to recall more than 16,000 pounds of chicken nuggets.
