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Decades-old question: Is antibacterial soap safe?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd

By MATTHEW PERRONEAP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - It's a chemical that's been in U.S. households for more than 40 years, from the body wash in your bathroom shower to the knives on your kitchen counter to the bedding in your baby's basinet. But federal health regulators are just now

Study: Chicken, Ground Beef Are Riskiest Meats

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 23rd

WASHINGTON (AP) - An analysis of more than 33,000 cases of foodborne illness shows that ground beef and chicken have caused more hospitalizations than other meats. The report by the Center for Science in Public Interest says chicken nuggets, ham and sausage pose the lowest risk of

Study: chicken, ground beef are riskiest meats

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 23rd

By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - An analysis of more than 33,000 cases of foodborne illness shows that ground beef and chicken have caused more hospitalizations than other meats. The report by the Center for Science in Public Interest says chicken nuggets, ham and sausage

Obama pedals bike at 3rd White House science fair

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 22nd

By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - It was an offer President Barack Obama couldn't refuse. "You're welcome to try this out if you like," the Oakland Park, Fla., high school student said. With that, a president who often laments a lifestyle that denies him the pleasure

Obama pedals bike at 3rd White House science fair

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 22nd

Food poisonings up from raw milk, poultry bacteria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 18th

By MIKE STOBBEAP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Bacteria commonly linked to raw milk and poultry is causing more and more food poisonings, health officials said Thursday. Cases of campylobacter grew by 14 percent over the last five years, a government study found. The Centers for Disease Control

Recalled frozen food may have ended up in schools

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 8th

By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of pounds of frozen food recalled amid an E. coli scare may have been served in schools, according to the company that manufactured the items. Buffalo, N.Y.-based Rich Products Corp. has over the past two weeks recalled

CDC: 24 E. coli illnesses linked to frozen foods

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 29th

By MIKE STOBBEAP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Health officials say at least 24 people have become sick from an outbreak of E. coli infections linked to frozen snack foods marketed to children. No one has died, but eight people, mostly kids or teens, were hospitalized. An investigation detected E

House joins Senate to OK bill that avoids fiscal cliff

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 2nd

By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Twenty-one hours after the U.S. Senate did its part to steer the country clear of the so-called fiscal cliff, the House of Representatives settled on an 11th-hour agreement late Tuesday night that averted widespread tax

House joins Senate to OK bill that avoids fiscal cliff

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 2nd