The Food and Drug Administration is warning that a chocolate bar laced with mushrooms is causing a bevy of serious health problems with users. Diamond Shruumz-brand Microdosing Chocolate Bars are designed for consumers to engage with mushrooms in tiny increments. However, multiple people nationwide who ate the chocolate — the brand’s website calls them “a … Read more
The Transportation Security Administration has weighed in on the airport wrap battle. Swaddling suitcases in plastic is a common practice among international travelers looking to prevent damage and theft, as well as unwanted items from getting snuck into their luggage. However, experts with the TSA claim that this measure might not provide the added security … Read more
First Simu Liu, now Netflix. The streaming service is defending Jennifer Lopez after the actress was awkwardly asked about her and Ben Affleck’s marriage during her “Atlas” press tour. Lopez shut down a reporter in Mexico when questioned about their relationship amid divorce rumors while in Mexico. Netflix’s latest billboard is defending Jennifer Lopez. Netflix/X … Read more
Love don’t cost a thing. “The View” co-host Joy Behar took aim at the rumors that Ben Affleck, 51, and Jennifer Lopez, 54, are on the rocks. “Not that we want to gossip about people. We don’t, because we’re talking about a friend of the show,” Behar said during Friday’s show, referring to how Lopez … Read more
Stress during the later stages of pregnancy can lower the intelligence of boys before they’re even born, warns a new study. Higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol during the third trimester may impede the IQ scores of boys at seven years of age, according to the findings. Cortisol levels in the blood were not … Read more
Don’t take this advice lightly. A world-renowned ophthalmologist is offering tips for selecting and wearing sunglasses after a TikToker shared a “cautionary tale” about allegedly purchasing “cheap” sunglasses that didn’t protect against harmful UV rays. “Because I decided to buy trendy-a– sunglasses that were like $5 from Amazon, I am paying the ultimate price,” TikTok … Read more
This doctor has something to squawk about. A former surgeon general is sounding the alarm that the current situation with bird flu feels like 2020 all over again — and warned that the virus could jump to humans any day now. Dr. Jerome Adams, who served under former President Donald Trump, said that one way … Read more
Toddler milk products have grown into a multibillion-dollar global business, despite warnings from health authorities that the benefits of this milk formula are unproven. The products are marketed with claims of improving brain development or immune function, but the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) warned in an Oct. 2023 report that toddler formula is “unnecessary … Read more
Music executive Suge Knight has warned his long-time hip-hop rival P Diddy that his “life’s in danger” after federal agents raided the singer’s Florida and California homes. The clip, obtained by TMZ, was allegedly an outtake from the Death Row Records founder’s podcast “Collect Call,” which he hosts from a California state prison where he’s currently … Read more
Continuous exposure to artificial light at nighttime can put people at an increased risk of stroke, new research warns. “We advise people, especially those living in urban areas, to consider reducing that exposure to protect themselves from its potential harmful impact,” said study author Jian-Bing Wang, whose work was published Monday in the scientific journal … Read more
Generation Z is still under 30 — but they may be approaching their “mid-life crisis” era. Those born between 1997 and 2012 are already suffering what many don’t experience until middle age — and it’s all thanks to social media, according to the US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. “What’s happening in social media is the … Read more
This will put a bad taste in your mouth. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that, from 2015 to 2020, 214 enteric disease outbreaks — caused by pathogens including E. coli, campylobacter or shigella — and more than 2,000 cases of illness were associated with drinking water, 80% of which were linked … Read more
Smartwatches and rings that claim to measure blood sugar levels for medical purposes without piercing the skin could be dangerous and should be avoided, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Wednesday. The caution applies to any watch or ring, regardless of brand, that claims to measure blood glucose levels in a noninvasive way, the agency … Read more
Celebrity real estate agent Mauricio Umansky is sounding the alarm over the “perfect storm of total unaffordability” brewing in the housing market. Mauricio Umansky, The Agency founder and CEO, reacted to the state of the housing market after the 30-year fixed mortgage rate hit its highest level since early December. “We’ve got super high interest rates above … Read more
Turns out, there is such a thing as too much protein. A new study published in the journal Nature Metabolism suggests that eating too much protein is bad for your arteries. “Our study shows that dialing up your protein intake in pursuit of better metabolic health is not a panacea. You could be doing real … Read more
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus has issued a new warning about the likelihood of Disease X breaking out, telling global world leaders it is “a matter of when, not if” a new pathogen and pandemic will strike. Tedros, who goes by his first name, told attendees at the World Government Summit in Dubai earlier his … Read more
What a pill. Traditional morning-after medication could actually be ineffective for millions of American women, an expert is warning. Doctor Charis Chambers, who goes by The Period Doctor online, shared that people often ask at what weight the morning-after pill stops working. Chambers revealed in a TikTok video that levonorgestrel morning-after pills — commonly sold … Read more
Keep your reptile away from the kitchen. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that a rare strain of salmonella is linked to ownership of bearded dragon lizards, a cold-blooded cult favorite among pet owners. Those who allow the little-tailed beasts to roam freely put their entire household’s health at risk, especially in … Read more
Save the Samoas! Girl Scout cookie season is back — and so are the diet-obsessed moms who can’t help but make negative and potentially damaging comments, turning what’s supposed to be a deliciously fun learning experience for the girls into a festival of food shaming, one expert warns. Don’t be one of those people — toxic comments … Read more
Raw oysters from certain parts of Mexico could be a source of norovirus, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning. The agency has advised restaurants and retailers to stop selling and to dispose of oysters harvested from Bahia Salina, Sonora, Mexico — which were shipped by freight carrier Sociedad Acuicola GolPac on Dec. 18, … Read more