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Listeria Forces Recalls of Ready-to-Eat Chicken, Meat

Pilgrim’s pride has recalled 18,312 pounds of chicken nuggets and chicken fillets sold at Dollar General stores in 9 states. In a separate recall, Flying Foods recalled some 7,000 pounds of chicken, turkey, beef, and pork products sold at Starbucks and other retailers in Georgia and Alabama.

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Do Fast-Food Customers Read the Calorie Charts?

A new study suggests many customers of fast-food restaurants aren’t taking advantage of calorie information provided on some menus.

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Richer Countries Have Higher Depression Rates

Depression rates around the world vary according to a nation’s affluence, with the highest income countries — including the U.S. — reporting the highest levels of depression, a study shows.

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Medicare’s Drug Plan Has Cut Health Care Costs

Non-drug-related health care costs have been reduced for elderly patients who gained better prescription drug coverage under Medicare Part D, according to a new study.

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Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Papaya

The FDA has warned Americans not to eat papaya imported by a Texas company from Mexico because the fruit has been linked to a salmonella outbreak in at least 23 states that has sickened nearly 100 people.

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Why Comfort Foods Are So Comforting

When we are feeling sad, many of us reach for comfort foods such as chocolate, ice cream, or chips. Now new research helps show how these foods boost our moods.

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Cranberries vs. Antibiotics for Bladder Infections

Women who are prone to bladder infections may get more help from daily antibiotics than cranberry capsules, a new study shows.

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Heart Disease Prevention Saves Lives and Money

Preventing heart disease may be critical to the health of the nation’s economy as well as its population, according to a new statement from the American Heart Association (AHA).

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Sharp Drop in Chickenpox Deaths Due to Vaccine

Chickenpox deaths in the U.S. have been nearly eliminated thanks to widespread use of the varicella vaccine, according to a new CDC study.

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Gene Therapy May Help Muscular Dystrophy Patients

Scientists say they have successfully tested a new treatment that may one day help children with a severe form of muscular dystrophy.

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