Author: Healthcare Propulsion Staff

Taco Bell lettuce connected to explosive diarrhea outbreakFederal health officials said lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants had been linked to an outbreak of the stomach-churning parasitic infection.Lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants has been linked to an ongoing cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened more than 1,600 people in five states, federal health officials say.An investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and state health officials has linked shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia to an outbreak of the stomach-churning parasitic infection that causes…

Growing up in the US state of New Jersey, Jessica Sikora felt different from other children. Her traditional, religious Filipino parents imposed strict rules and curfews.“My parents pulled a lot of their traditional Asian parenting from their own upbringing,” the now 34-year-old says, which was often at odds with the more relaxed American parenting style.She was not allowed to go to sleepovers and missed out on social gatherings, making it hard to make friends.“By age 13, I was depressed. I was stuck at home; I was struggling,” she says.She was regularly self-harming and attempted suicide three times before she was…

White House denies that CDC cuts affected parasite outbreakWhite House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the CDC and FDA “have the resources they need” to combat an outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite.As a cyclosporiasis outbreak continues to impact thousands of people across the United States, some, especially those who have already been infected, may be wondering if developing immunity to the “explosive” diarrhea-causing parasite is possible.According to health officials, including the New York State Department of Health, the answer is no: A previous infection of the Cyclospora parasite does not make a person immune. Individuals can be reinfected with cyclosporiasis…

Here’s the thing about core training: You’re doing it all the time. Whenever you knock out goblet squats, pushups, or bent-over rows, your core is working hard—stabilizing your spine and helping power every rep.Since you’re ideally engaging this muscle group during every workout, formal core training doesn’t have to involve long, drawn-out routines. Instead, it should focus on a handful of smart, inentional exercises that challenge your core in different ways.That’s where the WH+ Muscle in Minutes: Core workout comes in. This follow-along routine packs smart programming into just 10 minutes. Add it to the end of any workout, or…

Danish officials say Lao authorities have charged the owner of a distillery after a mass methanol poisoning incident which killed two young Australian women.Bianca Jones and Holly Morton-Bowles, both 19, died after the incident at the Nana Backpackers Hostel in Vang Vieng in November 2024.Four other tourists were killed, including two Danish women, after consuming tainted drinks.Lao officials held a press conference on Friday afternoon in the Laos capital Vientiane, but international media outlets were denied entry.The Nana backpackers hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos.  (ABC News: Mitchell Woolnough )In a statement, Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Lao officials announced at…

Wentworth, who describes himself as “queer and disabled”, has recently had a series of urological problems. He says doctors often attribute his symptoms to his cerebral palsy first, rather than attempting to properly diagnose issues.”The thing is, disabled people know their bodies incredibly well,” he says.”So we should, I firmly believe, be trusted more than some other people, because we’ve been living in these bodies and we’ve been hyper-aware of them for so long. And the lack of trust is quite palpable.”Wentworth says he has complained to his local Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) on several occasions. It aims…

Mike Risk loves watching the Australia’s only mainland colony of gannets at Point Danger on Victoria’s rugged south-west coast.The majestic flock of about 300 seabirds nests on a cliff on the edge of the roaring Southern Ocean at Portland, a four-hour drive west of Melbourne.Usually Mr Risk will marvel at the birds as they circle in the air and dive into the swirling sea, but this month he has been watching for something more sinister.Mike Risk is keeping a close eye on the birds. (ABC News: Jean Bell)The arrival of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in Australia has…

FDA identifies potential culprit in cyclosporiasis outbreak as illness spreads nationwide – CBS News Watch CBS News Authorities have traced the cyclosporiasis outbreak to Mexican-grown lettuce delivered to Taco Bell by Taylor Farms. Jonathan Vigliotti reports. Source Link

THE FIRST THING Gunna wanted wasn’t muscle or endurance. It was discipline. The 33-year-old rapper, born Sergio Kitchens, started working out for the same reason millions of people do: Life was loud, and his mind needed a safe and quiet place to settle.Four years ago, his world was in chaos due to legal issues related to a racketeering conspiracy charge that ended in an Alford plea (in which you plead guilty but maintain your innocence). He began running, which he found allowed him to build focus. The more regularly he ran, the more he realized he was also building discipline…

OZZY OSBOURNE’S DRUG-ADDLED live shows. Jimi Hendrix’s ever-present purple haze. Keith Richards. Willie Nelson. Snoop Dogg. Music, booze, and drugs have long been inseparable, with vice, hedonism, and excess being part of life on the road. But a new band of artists is changing all of that.These guys are hitting the gym instead of the bottle (or the bong) before performances. They’re organizing run clubs with fans that double as sweaty after-parties. Like pro athletes, they’re hiring trainers and nutritionists to help them achieve and maintain peak fitness.And they’re riding the post-pandemic wellness wave to ever more prominent abs and…