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4 days ago | 
nytimes.com | India Edwards
My bag used to be a black hole. No matter how often I cleaned it out, I’d still find a hair clip, a camera, numerous lip products, gum wrappers, chargers, and random receipts from who knows when. Allow me to be clear: I’m not messy. I just didn’t have a good system — and switching between totes, gym bags, and purses only made matters worse. So when my boyfriend surprised me with Lexxola’s Jet-Setter case for my birthday, I was intrigued. I hadn’t asked for it. I didn’t even know that I needed it.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | India Edwards
Federal health officials have pulled back a key recommendation that pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine -- causing sharp criticism from doctors and other experts. The announcement came Tuesday from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who said the government will no longer recommend COVID shots for healthy children or pregnant women.
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1 week ago | 
upi.com | India Edwards
May 29 (UPI) -- Smoking or eating marijuana on a regular basis may damage a healthy person's blood vessels much like tobacco does, a small study finds. Researchers from the University of California-San Francisco looked at the blood vessels of 55 people between 18 and 50 years old. Some smoked marijuana or ate THC-laced edibles at least three times a week for a year, while others didn't use cannabis at all, CNN reported. None used tobacco or vapes, and they had little exposure to secondhand smoke.
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1 week ago | 
upi.com | India Edwards
May 29 (UPI) -- U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said this week that he may no longer allow government scientists to publish research in top medical journals. Kennedy made the statement on a podcast called The Ultimate Human, on which he called the journals "corrupt" and said they were controlled by drug companies. "We're probably going to stop publishing in The Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and those other journals," Kennedy said.
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2 weeks ago | 
charlotteobserver.com | India Edwards
Breakfast cereals in the United States now contain more sugar, fat and salt, while key nutrients like protein and fiber are on the decline, according to research published Wednesday in JAMA Network Open. File photo by Miguel Gutierrez/EPA-EFE May 22 (UPI) -- They're a go-to breakfast for millions of kids and adults.
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2 weeks ago | 
upi.com | India Edwards
May 22 (UPI) -- They're a go-to breakfast for millions of kids and adults. They're brightly colored, packed in enticing boxes and often marketed as healthy -- but many cereals today are actually less nutritious than they were a decade ago, a new study has found. Breakfast cereals in the United States. now contain more sugar, fat and salt, while key nutrients like protein and fiber are on the decline, according to research published Wednesday in JAMA Network Open.
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3 weeks ago | 
miamiherald.com | India Edwards
May 16 (UPI) -- Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk is teaming up with California-based biotech Septerna to develop new pills to treat obesity, type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases. The deal could be worth up to $2.2 billion for Septerna. This includes more than $200 million in upfront and short-term milestone payments, plus future rewards tied to research, development and sales. Septerna will also get royalties on any future product sales, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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3 weeks ago | 
upi.com | India Edwards
May 16 (UPI) -- A new report says rice sold in U.S. stores contains toxic heavy metals, including arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury. The report, released by Healthy Babies, Bright Futures, found arsenic in 100% of rice samples tested from stores in 20 metropolitan areas, including New York City, Los Angeles and Miami, CBS News reported. What's more, 1 in 4 samples exceeded the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's arsenic limit for infant rice cereal, which is 100 parts per billion.
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3 weeks ago | 
miamiherald.com | India Edwards
May 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has temporarily halted the import of live cattle, horses and bison from Mexico. The move aims to stop the spread of New World screwworm, a dangerous flesh-eating parasite that can be deadly to animals and can sometimes harm people, CNN reported. The screwworm was found on Mexican farms as far north as Oaxaca and Veracruz, about 700 miles from the U.S. border. Screwworm flies lay eggs in wounds of warm-blooded animals.
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1 month ago | 
upi.com | India Edwards
Consuming too much cinnamon might affect how your body absorbs some medications, new research shows. The study, published in the June issue of the journal Food Chemistry: Molecular Sciences, looked at how cinnamon and its key ingredients affect the way the body processes drugs, The Washington Post reported. While small amounts of cinnamon can offer health benefits, researchers say using it too often or in high amounts may lead to drug interactions.
