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70 Million 'Slime Licker' Candies Recalled Due to Choking Risk
THURSDAY, Oct. 5, 2023 – Candy Dynamics Inc. said Thursday it is recalling 70 million of its candies because they can pose a choking hazard. The recall is for its "Slime Licker Sour Rolling Liquid...
Study Confirms Risk of Gastro Issues for People Taking Wegovy, Ozempic
THURSDAY, Oct. 5, 2023 – While many have raved about the powers of popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic, new research confirms the medications can trigger some nasty gastrointestinal...
Health Issue Has Bruce Springsteen Postponing Shows for the Rest of the Year
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 – Rock star Bruce Springsteen announced Wednesday that he has postponed all of his remaining shows this year as he deals with peptic ulcer disease. Springsteen said he’s c...
Risk of Ileus Added to Ozempic Label
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2023 – Ozempic will now be labeled as having the potential to block intestines. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently made the label update for the drug made by Novo...
Seniors With Digestive Disease More Likely to Have Loneliness, Depression
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 – Older adults with a digestive disease are more likely to report loneliness and moderate-to-severe depression, both of which are associated with poor-to-fair health,...
Digestive Diseases Can Take Toll on Seniors' Mental Health
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 – A lot of older adults have digestive diseases that can be debilitating. They can also be linked to loneliness and depression, a new study says. “These conditions are very c...
Breast Milk Brings Babies a Healthier Microbiome
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 – Breast milk supplies many benefits for babies and their moms, and a new study highlights another one: Mother's milk provides proteins that are important for a newborn's...
Healthy, Diverse Infant Microbiome Could Shield Kids From Asthma
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 – Babies who have more mature microbes in their gut are less likely to have allergy-related wheezing and asthma in early childhood, according to new research. “Our studies on t...
Company Pulls 'One Chip Challenge' From Store Shelves After Teen Dies
FRIDAY, Sept. 8, 2023 – The maker of the “One Chip Challenge” has pulled the product from store shelves after a Massachusetts mom claimed the super spicy chip, packaged in a coffin-shaped container, ...
Did the Pandemic Change Babies' Microbiomes?
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 – Infants whose first year of life unfolded during the pandemic appear to have fewer types of bacteria in their gut than infants born before COVID-19 raced across the...
Alterations in Infant Gut Microbiota Precede Development of Eczema
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 – The gut microbiome may play a role in development of eczema in infancy, according to a study published online Aug. 30 in mSystems. Man Kit Cheung, Ph.D., from the Chinese...
Gut Microbiome May Predict Later Peanut Allergies
FRIDAY, Sept. 1, 2023 – Infants who later develop peanut allergy have distinct differences in their gut microbiome in early childhood, according to a study published online Aug. 22 in The Journal of...
For Dogs, Gastro & Respiratory Ills Often Connected, Study Suggests
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 – Does your dog struggle to breathe, especially at mealtime? New research suggests the two might often be connected. The University of Missouri researchers discovered that...
Gut Troubles Could Be Early Signal of Parkinson's Disease
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 – It might not seem like constipation or difficulty swallowing could signal a neurological problem, but new research suggests that these gut conditions could be an early...
Specific GI Syndromes Linked to Parkinson Disease
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 – Specific gastrointestinal (GI) syndromes including dysphagia, gastroparesis, constipation, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) without diarrhea are associated with Parkinson...
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