E. Coli Outbreak Prompts Recall Of Frozen Blueberries At Publix

An E. coli outbreak linked to frozen blueberries has sickened 12 people, four of them seriously enough to require hospital care, federal health officials say.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating a multistate outbreak of illness. 

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Drinking Coffee May Lower Your Risk of Liver Disease

The best thing about your morning coffee may not be the caffeine kick.

A study just published in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology suggests as little as one to two cups a day may lower your risk of serious liver disease.

The study included more than 355,000 healthy adults who filled out dietary questionnai...

U.S. Teens Underestimate Risks Of Fentanyl Use, Survey Finds

U.S. teens are seriously underestimating how lethal the synthetic opioid fentanyl can be, a new study says.

More than half of American eighth-graders don’t think it’s dangerous to experiment with fentanyl, researchers reported July 7 in JAMA Network Open.

In reality, fentanyl is involved in at least 3 out of 4 te...

Men More Likely To Be Diagnosed With Advanced Cancer

More men die from cancer than women, and a new study suggests one potential reason why.

Men are more likely than women to be diagnosed with advanced cancer that has spread to other parts of the body, researchers report in the July issue of the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

That means their cancer ...

Rumination Plays Key Role In Caregiver Stress, Study Says

Caring for a loved one with dementia can be incredibly stressful — and a great deal of that stress could be coming from caregivers second-guessing themselves, a new study says.

Caregivers who dwell on difficult problems, negative thoughts or distressing events can find their day-to-day anxieties developing into deeper stress, researc...

Training Program Could Ward Off Injuries Among Soccer Girls

A targeted training program can help young female soccer players avoid torn knees and other injuries, a new study says.

Girls who play soccer have a higher risk of leg and ankle injuries compared to boys, due to differences in strength and balance, researchers said in background notes.

But a FIFA training program aimed at young playe...