by Michael Merschel, American Heart Association News “How do you feel about black licorice?” sounds like a question for starting a simple chat at a Halloween party—or a silly internet fight. It’s a love-it-or-hate-it candy that inspires intense opinions. But if you ask a health expert, expect a serious conversation—because eating lots of black licorice...
By: L. HARTMANN, M. SCHELHAAS Viruses are part of the human experience throughout our lives. They cause lots of different illnesses with the current coronavirus pandemic as just one example. While a vaccine does provide effective protection from viral infections, vaccines are only available for a select number of viruses. This is why antiviral drugs...
More Health Alerts Issued for Lead in Candy than for Salmonella, E. coli or Botulism Following a state law mandating testing, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued more alerts for lead in candy than for the other top three sources of food-borne contamination combined, according to the first analysis of outcomes of the...
