CDC: Expanding Listeria outbreak to include more prepared meals
Key Points: What You Should Do: If you have questions about cases in a particular state, please call that state’s health department. Source: https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2025/cdc-expands-listeria-outbreak-alert-to-include-additional-prepared-foods.html
FDA: Green Lumber Drug Recall
Company Announcement Costa Mesa, California August 28, 2025 – Green Lumber Holding, LLC (“Green Lumber”) is alerting consumers that counterfeit products misrepresented as genuine Green Lumber have been identified and may pose health risks. This alert follows testing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which detected tadalafil, an undeclared prescription drug, in products labeled […]
CDC: Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
Key points Overview For some people living with epilepsy, the risk of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is a major concern. SUDEP refers to deaths in people with epilepsy that are not caused by injury, drowning, status epilepticus, or other known causes. SUDEP is rare Researchers are studying SUDEP, but it’s hard to know […]
FDA: Properly Store Nicotine Pouches to Prevent Accidental Exposure to Children and Pets
Nicotine pouches can be dangerous to children if they use, touch, chew on, or eat them. These small fiber pouches, which contain nicotine that is chemically synthesized or derived from the tobacco leaf, can cause nicotine poisoning in children. It’s important to keep these products away from kids and to be prepared in case of accidental exposure […]
CDC: First Aid for Seizures
Key points Overview Seizures are common. About 1 in 10 people in the United States may have a seizure in their lifetime. This means that someday you may need to help someone. There are easy steps to help someone during and after a seizure. Recognizing a seizure Seizures may not look like you’d expect. How to […]
FDA: Preventing and Treating Head Lice
Head lice affect millions of children every year. Schoolchildren are commonly affected by head lice, which attach to hair and feed on human blood. “Although head lice are a year-round problem, the number of cases usually peaks during back-to-school time in the fall and again in January,” says Patricia Brown, M.D., a dermatologist at the […]
CDC: Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate
Key points What it is Cleft lip The lip forms between the fourth and seventh weeks of pregnancy. During development, body tissue and special cells from each side of the head grow toward the center of the face. They join together to form facial features like the lips and mouth. A cleft lip happens if […]
FDA: Safely Using Hand Sanitizer
We can help stop the spread of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases by washing our hands regularly with soap and water for 20 seconds – especially after going to the bathroom, before eating, and after coughing, sneezing, or blowing our nose. If soap and water are not available, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend using […]
CDC: About Atrioventricular Septal Defect
Key points What it is An AVSD occurs when there are holes between the chambers of the right and left sides of the heart. This condition is also called atrioventricular canal (AV canal) defect or endocardial cushion defect. In people with AVSD, the valves that control blood flow between these chambers may not form correctly. […]
FDA: Allergy Relief for Your Child
When a child’s sniffles and sneezing won’t go away for weeks, the cause might be allergies. Long-lasting sneezing, with a stuffy or runny nose, could signal the presence of allergic rhinitis — the collection of symptoms that affect the nose when you have an allergic reaction to something you breathe in, and it lands on […]