The CDC is urging people not to eat raw cookie dough or baking mixes, including brownies, muffins, cakes, cupcakes, pancakes, anything delicious really. Raw eggs and flour can potentially cause E. coli infections and salmonella poisoning, they warn, the results of which can lead to serious illness and even death. I just have to stop […]
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“The Man in 2D” Gives Up First-Class Seat For Mother And Baby With Chronic Disease
Any parent knows that flying with children is right up there on the top 10 list of things we’d rather not do. There’s usually crying, possibly screaming, and stress. So much stress. Stress that’s increased a thousand-fold by your fellow cranky passengers who apparently have never had children or have conveniently forgotten what it’s like […]
Recall on Infants’ Ibuprofen Oral Suspension Sold at 3 Major Retailers
Tris Pharma, makers of Infants’ Ibuprofen Concentrated Oral Suspension, USP (NSAID) 50 mg per 1.25 mL, has issued a voluntary recall of 3 lots of their products. The lots recalled are sold at CVS, Walmart, and Family Dollar. According to the company’s press issue, the affected batches of Infants’ Ibuprofen may contain a higher potency level […]
Gwyneth Paltrow Claims SHE Popularized Yoga. Because Of Course She Does
In today’s edition of “The World According To Gwyneth,” it would seem that we all owe Ms. Paltrow one big “Namaste.” That whole yoga thing? Yup. Gwyneth. In an interview with Wall Street Journal Magazine, Paltrow credits the popularity of yoga to…wait for it…herself. Because why not? Oh, G-girl, if I only had one ounce […]
OH School No Longer Allowing Religious Exemption For Vaccines Amidst Outbreaks
A private school in Cleveland Heights, Ohio is cracking down on anti-vaxxers who cite religious reasons for not having their children vaccinated. The Hebrew Academy of Cleveland, which serves over 1,000 students from preschool to high school, sent a letter home to parents earlier this month informing them that religious exemption will no longer be […]
Pregnant Leukemia Patient Finds Perfect Donor Match
Southern California leukemia patient Susie Rabaca, who is also pregnant with twins and due to deliver by December 6, has found her perfect bone marrow donor. Rabaca, whose story went viral weeks ago after she was unable to find a donor match given her unique Latino and Caucasian heritage, will receive her transplant after delivering […]
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By Nicole Walkow Shortly after I quit drinking, I would have these moments where I felt like I needed to come clean with my parents about stuff from the past. One of the biggest moments was when I told them that I’m not only an alcoholic, but I was also abusing amphetamines and cocai….pot. My […]
Anti-Vaxxers Cause Largest Chickenpox Outbreak In North Carolina In Decades
In this edition of “Why Vaccines Matter,” a private elementary school is experiencing the largest outbreak of chickenpox in the state of North Carolina since the vaccine was introduced twenty-three years ago. To date, at least 36 students at the Asheville Waldorf School in Asheville, N.C. have been diagnosed. The school is home to 152 […]