The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the first U.S. case of the mysterious coronavirus that has already killed at least 6 people and sickened hundreds more in China. A traveler from China was diagnosed in Seattle with the Wuhan coronavirus, a CDC spokesman, Benjamin Haynes, confirmed to Reuters on Tuesday. The […]
CDC: Vaping-Related Lung Illnesses May Be Linked to THC Products…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday described a possible link between the current outbreak of vaping-related lung injuries and the use of THC-containing vaping products. The CDC’s findings indicated that out of 514 patients with suspected vaping-related illnesses, 77 had self-reported that they had been using products containing THC, or using […]
U.S. Health Officials Investigating 215 Possible Cases of Severe Lung Disease Associated with Vaping…
U.S. health officials are investigating 215 possible cases of severe lung disease associated with vaping across 25 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said in a joint statement Friday. The agencies said they need more information to understand whether there’s a relationship between specific products or substances […]
Research into Deadly Viruses and Biological Weapons at U.S. Army Lab Shut Down Over Fears They Could Escape…
America’s main biological warfare lab has been ordered to stop all research into the deadliest viruses and pathogens over fears contaminated waste could leak out of the facility. Fort Detrick, in Maryland, has been the epicentre of the US Army’s bioweapons research since the beginning of the Cold War. But last month the Centers for […]
Dozens Have Fallen Ill During a Five-State E.Coli Outbreak…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday it has yet to determine the source of an E. coli outbreak that has infected 72 people in five states — an admission one expert in foodborne illness called “perplexing,” considering how many have fallen victim to the illness. The recent spate of sickness, which began […]
CDC Warning: Do Not Eat Kellogg’s Honey Smacks Cereal…
The cereal giant issued a recall in June after the product sickened up to 100 people across 33 states. But now, the CDC has issued an updated warning, telling stores not to sell the cereal brand and consumers not to eat the product. Since June, more people have become ill from the honey coating on […]
Opioid Busts Yield Enough Fentanyl to Kill Ohio’s ‘Entire Population’…
Authorities in Ohio recently seized enough of the synthetic painkiller fentanyl through two drug busts to wipe out the “entire population” of the state. Police initially discovered 4.5 pounds of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid roughly 50 to 100 times more powerful than morphine, during an October raid in Columbus, Ohio, of an area drug ring. […]
Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine Is Killing Unsuspecting Users in Droves…
Overdose deaths from cocaine are skyrocketing in states ravaged by the opioid epidemic as dealers increasingly cut fatal painkillers into drug supplies. Officials in Ohio, where more than 4,000 people died from drug overdoses in 2016, are sounding the alarm on the growing threat from cocaine. Andrea Boxill, deputy director of the Governor’s Cabinet Opiate…
How One Painkiller Ignited The Addiction Epidemic…
The national drug crisis, which is estimated to have claimed more than 60,000 lives in 2016, is expected to worsen this year and one family-owned company helped set the crisis in motion. President Donald Trump declared the opioid epidemic a national emergency Aug. 10 on the advice of a White House commission that pointed…
Teens Abusing Opioids Are Getting Their Painkillers Legally…
A majority of teens abusing opiate based painkillers began their addictions through legally prescribed medication from a doctor, according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics. Researchers gathered data from 1976 through 2015 and found a correlation between painkiller abuse and previous prescriptions. Roughly eight percent of teens are currently abusing opioid medication…