An unknown illness kills over 50 people in part of Congo with hours between symptoms and death

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 25, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Health, Network, News, World News.

By JEAN-YVES KAMALE KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — An unknown illness has killed over 50 people in northwestern Congo, according to doctors on the ground and the World Health Organization on Monday. Related Articles World News | A French surgeon is on trial accused of raping or abusing 299 people, mostly child patients World News | Shariah court in Indonesia sentences 2 men to up to 85 lashes for having gay sex World News | Xi tells Putin that China is pleased with Russia’s efforts to end Ukraine war World News...

RFK Jr. misled the US Senate on measles deaths, Samoa’s health chief says

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 4, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Health, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Samoa’s top health official on Monday denounced as “a complete lie” remarks that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made during his bid to become U.S. health secretary, rejecting his claim that some who died in the country’s 2019 measles epidemic didn’t have the disease. Related Articles National Politics | Association representing thousands of FBI agents appeals to Congress to protect their jobs National Politics | Trump administration’s data deletions set off ‘a mad scramble,’ researcher...

Proposed rules would require nutrition info, allergen warnings on alcohol labels

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 17, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Health, National News, Network, News.

By JONEL ALECCIA Labels on wine, distilled spirits and malt beverages in the U.S. would be required to list alcohol content and nutritional information per serving, plus notification of potential allergens, under two new rules proposed Thursday by the Treasury Department. Related Articles Health | New noninvasive asthma test may help doctors tailor treatment for kids Health | Maintaining good balance is crucial as you age. Asking these questions can help Health | FDA OKs sales of Zyn nicotine pouches, citing health...

US ‘notorious markets’ report warns of risks from online pharmacies

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 10, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Health, Network, News, World News.

By ELAINE KURTENBACH BANGKOK (AP) — Nearly all of the world’s 35,000 online pharmacies are being run illegally and consumers who use them risk getting ineffective or dangerous drugs, according to the U.S. Trade Representative’s annual report on “ notorious markets.” The report also singled out 19 countries over concerns about counterfeit or pirated products. Related Articles World News | Elon Musk chats with German far-right leader, amplifying party’s message ahead of election World News | More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the...

Florida’s surgeon general recommends communities stop adding fluoride to water

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 23, 2024. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Health, Latest Headlines, News.

Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo issued guidance Friday recommending that communities throughout the state stop adding fluoride to their water supply, citing “neuropsychiatric risk.” In a post on X Friday afternoon, Ladapo said the naturally-occurring chemical compound “increases the risk of neuropsychiatric disease in children and reduces their IQ.” Water fluoridation has been a topic of debate in recent months around the country, including in several Florida cities in the past few weeks. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who President-elect Donald Trump has tapped to lead the Department of...

State health agency denies license for new abortion clinic in Florida

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 12, 2024. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Health, Latest Headlines, News, Politics.

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration on Friday denied a license for a new Pensacola abortion clinic, rejecting a recommendation by an administrative law judge who said the application should be approved. Agency Secretary Jason Weida signed a 49-page final order that cited a “pattern of deficient performance” at a now-closed Louisiana clinic with ties to the proposed Pensacola facility. Administrative Law Judge Yolonda Green on Aug. 28 recommended that a license should be issued to July Medical Services, LLC, which applied in March 2023 to operate a clinic that...

Health department now notifying Floridians whose information was stolen, leaked

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 22, 2024. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Health, Latest Headlines, News.

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Health is sending notices out to people whose personal and health information was stolen by hackers and released on the dark web last month. Floridians are being notified by mail if they were a victim of the cyberattack, and the state is offering them free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services, the department wrote in a public notice Wednesday. In June, the international hacker group RansomHub stole at least 20,000 department files that included some Floridians’ most sensitive information: HIV test results, signed medical release...

EPA issues rare emergency ban on pesticide that damages fetuses

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 8, 2024. Posted in Environment, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Health, Latest Headlines, National News, News.

By MICHAEL PHILLIS ST. LOUIS (AP) — For the first time in roughly 40 years, the Environmental Protection Agency used its emergency authority to halt the sale of a weed-killing pesticide that harms the development of unborn babies. Officials took the rare step because the pesticide DCPA, or Dacthal, could cause irreversible damage to fetuses, including impaired brain development and low birthweight. The agency struggled to obtain vital health data from the pesticide’s manufacturer on time and decided it was not safe to allow continued sale, EPA said in an announcement Tuesday. “In this...

Boar’s Head expands recall to include 7 million more pounds of deli meats tied to listeria outbreak

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 31, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Health, Latest Headlines, National News, News.

By JONEL ALECCIA The popular deli meat company Boar’s Head is recalling an additional 7 million pounds of ready-to-eat products made at a Virginia plant as an investigation into a deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning continues, U.S. Agriculture Department officials said Tuesday. The new recall includes 71 products made between May 10 and July 29 under the Boar’s Head and Old Country brand names. It follows an earlier recall of more than 200,000 pounds of sliced deli poultry and meat. The new items include meat intended to be sliced at delis as well as some packaged meat and poultry...

‘Women are scared and angry:’ The reality of the Florida’s new six-week abortion law sets in

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 1, 2024. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Health, Keywee, Latest Headlines, News, Politics.

On Tuesday, the reality of Florida’s new six-week abortion ban hit the radar of pregnant women seeking care. At a Planned Parenthood clinic in West Palm Beach, doctors scrambled to provide abortions for anyone pregnant beyond six weeks. Women crowded into a waiting room, returning for a pill or surgical procedure. The men who brought them paced the parking lot or sat in cars watching for the women to emerge. Yet, even with the scramble, the clinic turned some women away, a glimpse into the future of reproductive care in Florida. A recent Florida Supreme Court ruling paved the way for the...

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