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Lauren Benton said a man followed her family onto a Delta plane even though he didn't have a boarding pass. He was removed before the flight took off.

She knew something was wrong when he sat near her kids. He was removed from the flight.

There’s a scene in “The Pink Panther Strikes Back” where Inspector Clouseau enters a hotel and sees a small dog. He asks the clerk, “Does your dog bite?” Told no, Clouseau pats the dog’s head—and the dog immediately bites him. Clouseau turns to...

Size Does Matter—But Not In The Way You Think

Federal drug safety regulators have received nearly 300,000 adverse event reports involving health problems with Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and similar drugs from the same class of medications, highlighting the growing concerns about side effects associated with the widely used diabetes and weight loss treatments. In a report published last week...

FDA Database Reveals High Number of Severe Adverse Events Involving Problem from Ozempic, Similar GLP1 Drugs

Windham, ME

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A CAR dealership has been hit with a massive $75,000 fine after it was revealed that they had been tampering with the emission controls on diesel vehicles. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the dealership had been installing and selling parts known as “defeat devices” on many of their cars from 2017 to 2019. […]

Dealership hit with $75k fine after tricking customers by putting ‘defeat devices’ in cars – as they violated strict act

Boca Raton, FL

The FDA has named a second grower whose cucumbers have been determined to be a source of Salmonella in an outbreak that has sickened 449 people. Testing has confirmed that canal water used by Thomas Produce Co., which is in Boca Raton, FL, is contaminated with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Braenderup. The Food and Drug Administration has now also confirmed that Salmonella from canal water used by Bedner Growers Inc. of Boynton Beach, FL, is a match for the Salmonella that made people sick.

FDA links anther cucumber grower to outbreak of Salmonella infections

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Atlanta, GA

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A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

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The recalled products pose the risk of causing serious health issues.

Popular Spice Recalled Across Ohio Poses 'Permanent' Health Risk

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday reiterated its position that kratom — a botanical native to Southeast Asia and reportedly used by millions of Americans — cannot be lawfully marketed as a dietary supplement or added to conventional food in a consumer advisory warning about a product linked to serious adverse events, including death.

FDA issues another kratom warning following death

The FDA approved neffy (epinephrine nasal spray) for the emergency treatment of allergic reactions (Type I), including those that are life-threatening (anaphylaxis), in adult and pediatric patients who weigh at least 30 kilograms (about 66 pounds). "Today's approval provides the first epinephrine product for the treatment of anaphylaxis that is...

FDA Approves First Nasal Spray for Treatment of Anaphylaxis

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a safety alert for parents and caregivers regarding several infant formula products that are non-compliant with federal safety standards. The products in question include Crecelac and Farmalac brand formulas, which have been linked to serious health risks for infants. The alert...

FDA issues safety alert for infant formula over health risks

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Cooking With Maryann

A good pizza sauce makes ALL the difference in the flavor and end result of your dish. Personally, I've not found any commercially processed pizza sauces that don't taste.... fake, so I made my own. I'm not a huge fan of tomatoes in a can as they tend to taste a bit metallic, but you use what you've got and it's 1000 times better than storebought. Fresh tomatoes are in season right now though, so if you can get them fresh, more power to ya!

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People are excited to use semaglutide, a diabetes drug popular for assisting weight loss that's commonly sold as Ozempic and Wegovy — and there's good reason to be. But the Food and Drug Administration is now warning the public not to get carried away, issuing an alert that it's received reports of people getting hospitalized after overdosing on the drug, in some cases taking up to 20 times the recommended dosage.

FDA Says People Are Taking 20 Times the Proper Dose of Ozempic and Overdosing

This content originally appeared on diaTribe. Republished with permission. The FDA issued an alert to healthcare providers, compound pharmacies, and patients about recent overdoses associated with compounded injectable semaglutide, leading to the dosing of five to 20 times more than the intended amount of semaglutide. To prevent challenges with dosing...

FDA Warns Against Compounded Semaglutide for Diabetes, Weight Loss

In Touch Weekly

After months of silence following his arrest on domestic violence charges, 90 Day Fiancé star Mahmoud El Sherbiny made a return to social media just hours after part 3 of the 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? tell-all aired. The Egypt native, 31, shared a collage of photos...

‘90 Day Fiance’ Star Mahmoud El Sherbiny Breaks Social Media Silence After Arrest and Tell-All

At the end of last month, the Food and Drug Administration was again warning the public about a Kratom product, namely advising consumers not to consume OPMS Black Liquid Kratom, which is sold online and in some retail stores. According to the FDA, OPMS Black Liquid Kratom is linked to...

Kratom industry demands FDA take back warning about OPMS Black Liquid Kratom

Also, Stat delves into questions about how Eli Lilly can keep innovating at a fast pace. Eli Lilly & Co. sent a wave of letters to US health care providers in recent days demanding they stop promoting copycat weight-loss drugs as supply of the company’s brand-name medicines improves. The cease-and-desist letters went to telehealth companies, wellness centers and medical spas, a Lilly spokesperson said. Several brick-and-mortar clinics also received letters, according to interviews and records reviewed by Bloomberg News. (Swetlitz and Muller, 8/14)

Eli Lilly Sends Cease-And-Desist Letters To Halt Sales Of Copycat Obesity Drugs

Kansas State

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Missouri State

CJ Coombs

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) helps to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), 174 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Since January 1, 2024, there was a total of 1,445 reported missing in the country.

Missing Missouri children as of July 17, 2024, according to the NCMEC

South Carolina State

The goal is to provide a diagnosis so that people suffering with long covid can receive appropriate care as quickly as possible. In a separate study, researchers discovered that among all age groups, teenagers were at greatest risk for severe covid. More than two dozen commonly available lab tests couldn't...

None Of The 25 Most-Used Lab Tests Can Diagnose Long Covid, Study Finds

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‘A Salad A Day…?’

Explore Beaufort SC

The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

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The FDA Calls Them ‘Recalls,’ Yet the Targeted Medical Devices Often Remain in Use

In 2016, medical device giant Abbott issued a recall for its MitraClip cardiac device — “a Class I recall, the most serious type,” the FDA said....

The FDA Calls Them ‘Recalls,’ Yet the Targeted Medical Devices Often Remain in Use

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