FDA Tells Consumers to Toss 19 Cookware Items That May Contain Lead
MONDAY, Dec. 1, 2025 — A growing list of pots and pans is now considered unsafe, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is…
Global Measles Cases Surge as Vaccination Rates Fall, WHO Warns
MONDAY, Dec. 1, 2025 — Between 2000 and 2024, global measles deaths fell by 88%, saving an estimated 58 million lives, according to a new…
FDA Pulls Plan to Require Asbestos Testing in Talc-Based Cosmetics
MONDAY, Dec. 1, 2025 — Talc-based makeup and powders will not go through new asbestos testing requirements after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
CDC Names Ralph Abraham as Second-in-Command Despite Vaccine Controversy
MONDAY, Dec. 1, 2025 — A Louisiana physician who has questioned vaccine safety and halted his state’s vaccination campaigns in the past is now serving…
New brain imaging breakthrough reveals clues to Parkinson’s
A high-speed “zap-and-freeze” method is giving scientists their clearest view yet of how brain cells send messages. By freezing tissue at the instant a signal…
Scientists find a hidden obesity trigger in soybean oil
Researchers at UC Riverside have uncovered why soybean oil, one of America’s most widely consumed ingredients, drives significant weight gain—at least in mice. The findings…
Your skin has a built-in cancer defense and sunlight turns it off
Scientists have uncovered how too much sunlight can flip a hidden switch inside skin cells that makes inflammation spiral out of control and increases the…
City Raccoons Showing Signs of Domestication
SUNDAY, Nov. 30, 2025 — That resourceful “trash panda” digging through your garbage may be more than just a nuisance — it could be a…
RSV prevention in newborns could cut asthma risk
Scientists found that RSV infection early in life can set the stage for childhood asthma, particularly in kids already genetically prone to allergies. The virus…
Simple thyroid check in pregnancy may lower autism risk
Researchers have found that ongoing thyroid hormone imbalance in pregnancy may be linked to higher autism risk in children. Treated thyroid disorders did not show…