Fake Botox Is Sickening Patients Across the U.S.
Public health officials are warning about the dangers of counterfeit botox products, which have been circulating and causing individuals to fall ill in several U.S. states.
As of Friday, April 18, 22 people across California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington, have reported adverse reactions to a counterfeit version of Botox (botulinum toxin). All of the individuals are female, ranging in age from 25 to 59.
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Symptoms of the fake botox include blurred or double vision, difficulty swallowing, dry mo...
Source: TIME: Health - April 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Simmone Shah Tags: Uncategorized News Desk Source Type: news
Children of Flint Water Crisis Make Change as Environmental and Health Activists
(FLINT, Mich.) — Their childhood memories are still vivid: warnings against drinking or cooking with tap water, enduring long lines for cases of water, washing from buckets filled with heated, bottled water. And for some, stomach aches, skin rashes and hair loss.
Ten years ago in Flint — April 25, 2014 — city and state environmental officials raised celebratory glasses as the mayor pressed a button to stop the flow of Lake Huron water supplied by Detroit for almost half a century. That set in motion a lead and bacteria public health crisis from which the city has not fully recovered.
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Source: TIME: Health - April 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: TAMMY WEBBER / AP Tags: Uncategorized climate change News Source Type: news
Billionaire Mark Cuban Issues Post-Halving Bitcoin Warning Amid ‘Unprecedented’ Crypto Fee Price ‘Chaos’
04/22 update below. This post was originally published on April 21 Bitcoin has successfully completed its fourth halving supply cut—coming as one legendary billionaire predicts "rapid, cataclysmic" U.S. collapse. Subscribe now to Forbes' CryptoAsset & Blockchain Advisor and "uncover blockchain…#subscribe #cryptocodex #jimmysong #markcuban #dallasmavericks #sharktank #cuban #coinshares #jamesbutterfill #bitdigital (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
WHO Chief Sounds Alarm on Bird Flu Circulating in U.S. Cattle
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- The H5N1 avian flu virus that ' s infecting U.S. cattle is increasingly showing up in mammals -- a dangerous sign that it could someday easily infect people.That ' s the warning issued late last week by World Health... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Three GP surgeries forced to close after 'threat' warning
Three surgeries were forced to cancel appointments and close their doors after police warned they had received ‘intelligence of a threat’ to Trent View Medical Practice in North Lincolnshire. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - April 22, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news
UN labor agency report warns of rising threat of excess heat, climate change on world's workers
The U.N. labor organization is warning that over 70% of the world’s workforce is likely to be exposed to excessive heat during their careers, citing increased concern about exposure to sunlight (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Beliefs and behaviors associated with the first named heat wave in Seville Spain 2022 - Metzger A, Baharav Y, Nichols L, Finke M, Saunders B, Mitchell P, Wellenius GA, Baughman McLeod K, Shickman K.
Heat waves pose a substantial and increasing risk to public health. Heat health early warning systems (HHEWSs) and response plans are increasingly being adopted to alert people to the health risks posed by days of extreme heat and recommend protective beha... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Multimodal in-vehicle hypoglycemia warning for drivers with type 1 diabetes: design and evaluation in simulated and real-world driving - B érubé C, Maritsch M, Lehmann VF, Kraus M, Feuerriegel S, Züger T, Wortmann F, Stettler C, Fleisch E, Kocaballi AB, Kowatsch T.
BACKGROUND: Hypoglycemia threatens cognitive function and driving safety. Previous research investigated in-vehicle voice assistants as hypoglycemia warnings. However, they could startle drivers. To address this, we combine voice warnings with ambient LEDs... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Surface water wave detector for floating devices with capacitive sensor - Lui PW, Yeo BC, Lim WS.
Water wave monitoring is essential in collecting marine parameters for oceanography studies and early warning systems on security and safety, such as drowning detection, weather detection, and gas leakage from underwater pipeline detection, because these a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: news
Three red flag signs of silent killer condition that can appear in the feet
These warning signs could mean you are at increased risk for strokes and heart attacks. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Business leaders are sending a warning to staff: Dissent that disrupts the workplace won't be tolerated
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Source: Reuters: Health - April 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I'm a GP - sending people back to work before they're well will cripple the NHS further
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been cautioned with a stern approach to 'sick note Britain' warning of the long-term pressures it may impose on the NHS. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gavin Newsom issues warning for Joe Biden
California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a warning for President Joe Biden on Sunday about independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s effort to be on the ballot in this year's election. Former President Donald Trump and Biden have clinched the nominations of the Republican and…#gavinnewsom #robertfkennedyjr #donaldtrump #kennedyjr #democrat #michigan #utah #msnbc #jenpsaki #newsom (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
McDonald ’s worker, 15, left with fractured skull after adult male with rap sheet stomps her during brawl
Warning: Disturbing content — A goon with a lengthy criminal history viciously assaulted a 15-year-old female McDonald’s worker — dragging her by the hair and repeatedly stomping on her head in the parking lot after a rowdy group of customers provoked a brawl with employees inside the restaurant…#mcdonald #johnnyricks #stlouis #stlouiscounty #aryiahlynch #shawnuniquephillips #phillips #ricks #lynch #firstalert4 (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US considers deploying extra military advisors to Ukraine as Russia looks set to ramp up offensives
Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder. Anadolu/Getty Images The US is considering deploying more military advisors to Ukraine, officials have said. Additional troops would primarily support logistics and oversee US weapons sent to Ukraine. The move comes amid warnings that Russia is…#pentagon #patrickryder #anadolugettyimages #ukraine #politico #embassy #dod #usembassy #russian #vladimirputin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
