Skip to Content

CNN – Health

EPA finalizes stricter rules targeting ‘scourge’ of lead paint dust in homes, child-care facilities

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Any level of lead paint dust in is considered hazardous, according to new requirements for identifying and cleaning up the harmful dust in certain homes and child-care facilities across the country, finalized Thursday by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Even low levels of lead exposure are known to be

Continue Reading

What experts say about taking psilocybin as an alternative treatment for depression

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The matchup: Two doses of psilocybin, the active ingredient in “magic mushrooms,” against a six-week course of the popular antidepressant escitalopram, often sold as Lexapro or Cipralex. Escitalopram is one of a class of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs. The projected winner: The drug that produces the

Continue Reading

Frozen waffles from Kodiak, Target, Walmart recalled due to potential listeria contamination

By Sam Tupper, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of frozen waffle products made by TreeHouse Foods, including waffles sold by Kodiak Cakes and Publix, Food Lion, Walmart and Target store labels, have been voluntarily recalled due to potential listeria contamination, according to a news release from the Oak Brook, Illinois, food processing company. TreeHouse Foods urges

Continue Reading
Skip to content