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FDA OKs sales of Zyn nicotine pouches, citing health benefits for adult smokers

FDA officials say that Zyn contains fewer harmful ingredients than cigarettes and other types of chewing tobacco, which are linked with cancer and other diseases.
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Surprise finding sheds light on what causes Huntington's disease, a devastating fatal brain disorder

The findings “were really surprising, even to us,” said one of the co-senior authors of the study.
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These items in your pantry and medicine cabinet might contain Red 3 dye

Many companies had already switched to alternatives before the FDA banned the colorant, but these are some of the common places where the dye might still show up.
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FDA to cut nicotine from cigarettes, in plan first floated under Trump

Tobacco companies will need to cut nicotine levels to 0.7 milligrams per gram of tobacco, a fraction of the 17.2 that most cigarette brands have have on average.
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FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods

While some studies have found red dye No. 3 causes cancer in laboratory rats, officials say the cancer risk has not been documented in people.
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Princess Kate gives cancer update

Catherine the Princess of Wales has announced that her cancer is in remission.
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Five doctors challenge South Carolina's abortion law

The five have filed a lawsuit challenging the state's nine-week abortion ban. The lawsuit claims the current exemption in the law are too vague.
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Up to 4 in 10 people could develop dementia after 55. What you can do to lower your risk

About a million Americans a year are expected to develop dementia by 2060, roughly double today’s toll.
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Norovirus infections double last year's peak as new strain sweeps the U.S.

More than 7 in 10 outbreaks have been linked to a new norovirus strain this season, according to the latest CDC figures.
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Doctors from Prisma, Lexington Medical Center say cases of norovirus, respiratory illnesses on the rise

The number of outbreaks of norovirus is higher this year than they've been in the last 11 years, according to the CDC
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Local health professionals say cases of flu, RSV, norovirus, and pneumonia are on the rise in SC

According to the CDC, the number of outbreaks of respiratory illnesses is higher this year than they've been in the last 11 years