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Weight-loss joke turns serious as 'cyclospora skinny' trend fuels health warnings - Fox News

Weight-loss joke turns serious as 'cyclospora skinny' trend fuels health warnings - Fox News

A dangerous social media trend jokes about getting "Cyclospora skinny," but doctors warn the intestinal parasite causes deadly dehydration and illness.

How Long Poop Stays in Your Body Could Be Quietly Shaping Your Gut Microbiome – And Disease Risk - ScienceAlert

How Long Poop Stays in Your Body Could Be Quietly Shaping Your Gut Microbiome – And Disease Risk - ScienceAlert

It might not be something you think about all that often, but at any given moment, your body is busily digesting all the food you've recently consumed.

Limiting sugar before age two linked to better brain health - BBC

Limiting sugar before age two linked to better brain health - BBC

Study suggests less sugar in early life is good for long-term brain health, but the evidence is not conclusive.

Study suggests the threat of mold-associated illnesses may be underappreciated - AP News

Study suggests the threat of mold-associated illnesses may be underappreciated - AP News

A new U.S. study suggests invasive mold infections may be an underappreciated threat. Researchers found about 450 cases in Atlanta-area hospitals over five years, with a third of patients dying in the hospital. The findings were published this week by the CDC…

What US states have seen flesh-eating bacteria cases this year? - New York Post

What US states have seen flesh-eating bacteria cases this year? - New York Post

Health officials in Florida confirmed the state’s first death from the flesh-eating bacteria known as Vibrio vulnificus.

These Drugs Save Lives, But Millions of Eligible Americans Aren’t Taking Them - Gizmodo

These Drugs Save Lives, But Millions of Eligible Americans Aren’t Taking Them - Gizmodo

New research suggests that a large percentage of U.S. adults eligible for hypertension treatment aren't getting it.

Vomit apocalypse strikes three fancy summer camps — and Upper East Side Moms are spiraling: ‘Ran out of toilets’ - New York Post

Vomit apocalypse strikes three fancy summer camps — and Upper East Side Moms are spiraling: ‘Ran out of toilets’ - New York Post

Oh, barf!

Swanky California market linked to dangerous bacterial outbreak across the state - Yahoo

Swanky California market linked to dangerous bacterial outbreak across the state - Yahoo

County officials are investigating a market in Ramona after 13 salmonella cases were linked to mayonnaise sold at the San Diego area store.

Measles surge exposes bigger public health crisis, former CDC official warns - MS NOW

Measles surge exposes bigger public health crisis, former CDC official warns - MS NOW

Former CDC official says Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s leadership has weakened America's ability to respond to measles and future outbreaks.