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FDA Allows Unsanitary Things In Your Food

Normally, people would not want to find insect parts, rat hairs, rodent feces, or maggots in their food. However, the Food and Drug Administration allow low levels of these unsanitary things to be present in our food.

By Veronica P. De Leon

MERS South Korea: Outbreak Kills Six

In South Korea, the MERS virus has spread all over 24 hospitals, the government announced. Six people have reportedly died because of the disease spread to humans from camels in the Middle-East.
Type 1 Diabetes Vaccine Currently Underway

A clinical trial for a potential vaccine for Type 1 Diabetes, which is actually one used in tuberculosis and cancer treatments, is currently moving on to the second phase and is expected to produce positive results in about five years.
Anxiety, Depression in Mental Illness Patients Triggered By Smoking

In a recent study, mental health patients smoke three times more frequently than the general population. BBC reports that according to experts, smoking reduces the life expectancy of patients with mental disorders up to 10 to 20 years.
Red Lobster Restaurant Slams Xtreme Eating Awards 2015

Restaurant chain, Red Lobster slams the Center for Science in the Public Interest's Xtreme Eating Awards for listing their "Create Your Own Combination" meal as one of the 9 worst chain restaurant meals of the year.
Yoga Strongly Encouraged By Prime Minister Modi In India

In India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has influenced the Hindus to continue their culture's ancient health tradition, Yoga. Mondi has taken this discipline on flight, by engaging the Air India's new cabin crews to early morning yoga sessions.
Thync: Mood-Changing Wearable Calms The Brain

Thync, a company which focuses on neurology officially released their mood changing device that induces energy and calmness. The exciting product was developed by the company CSO Dr. Jamie Tyler and CEO Isy Goldwasser.
Beijing's Smoking Ban Gets Stricter

In Beijing, police officials have started spreading out through the Chinese capital's restaurants, hospitals, schools, and hotels, to fine public smokers, Monday.
Breastfeeding A Possible Answer To Leukemia

A recent study shows that breastfeeding could lessen the risk of a child to experience leukemia. It may not be a cure, but it's definitely a huge help when it comes to the prevention of the deadly disease.
Lost Memories Caused By Amnesia or Dementia Can Now Be Reactivated

Precious memories can now be reactivated in patients who have dementia or suffer from amnesia. Recent studies conducted at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at Unter say that lost memories can now be retrieved. Their experiment using a mouse made them release such findings.
WHO Aims to Eliminate Illicit Tobacco Trade for World No Tobacco Day

In celebration of the World No Tobacco Day, May 31, the United Nations and World Health Organization called for stopping illegal trades of cheaper tobacco to limit cigarette smoking and save lives.
India Heat Wave Death Toll Almost at 2,000

In India, more than 1,800 people have already died due to heat stroke and dehydration, coming from heatwaves that affected Andhara Pradesh, Gurgaon, and other areas with extremely high-temperature.
Study: Early HIV Treatment Upon Diagnosis is Recommended

People with HIV will have a better chance of living a longer life if treatments are given as soon as diagnosis is made, according to a new study conducted by federal health officials.
Peter Pan Fined US$11.2 Million For Salmonella Outbreak

Con Agra Grocery Products, the company behind the peanut butter brand Peter Pan, pleaded guilty to causing the Salmonella outbreak in 2006 to 2007. Affecting 700 consumers in the U.S., they were fined US$11.2 million for violating the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
Bird Flu Outbreak Causes Egg Shortage

The supply of eggs in the U.S. has been limited due to the avian influenza outbreak in Midwestern United States, Reuters reports. Egg-dependent companies suffer a continuing price increase and shortage, considering importing products abroad.