The latest epic—and inevitable awards show behemoth—by renowned director Martin Scorsese is the Western mystery Killers of the Flower Moon, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Lily Gladstone. Based on the true crime book Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann, it follows the …
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There was no major difference in the number of foodborne infections reported before and during the Coronavirus pandemic, according to researchers in Brazil. The study looked at data on notifications of foodborne disease in Brazil in 2018 and 2019, defined as before, and in 2020 and 2021, classed as during the COVID-19 pandemic. The expectation, considering …
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In addition to extremely high levels of lead, the FDA has found elevated levels of chromium in cinnamon applesauce products marketed for children. The applesauce in question was manufactured by the Ecuadoran company Austrofoods and marked in the United States under the brands Wanabana, Schnucks and Weis. All of the implicated cinnamon applesauce, which was …
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This time, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture executed a duly issued search warrant on Amos Miller and Miller’s Organic Farm. The state’s responsibility was to determine if raw eggnog and other unpasteurized, raw dairy products produced by Miller were responsible for positive Shiga toxin-producing E. Coli tests in Michigan and New York, causing human illnesses. It …
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The Food and Drug Administration continues using import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Click here to go to the FDA page with links to details on …
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1 Sneaky Pete (2015-2018) This crime drama lasted for 3 seasons before an abrupt cancellation. Sneaky Pete follows a man whose name is not actually Pete, but a conman who leaves prison and decides to take on the name and life of his cellmate instead, which leads him to working with Pete’s bounty-hunting family. Stream …
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Jan. 5, 2024 — Eli Lilly, maker of the anti-obesity drug Zepbound, announced this week the launch of LillyDirect, a direct-to-patient portal, allowing some patients to obtain its drug for as little as $25 a month. The move is seen as a major shift in the way these popular medications can reach patients. For many …
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Jan. 5, 2024 – U.S. regulators on Friday approved a plan to allow Florida to import medicines, describing this as a step toward allowing the state to purchase medicines directly from Canada at a lower cost. The FDA authorized Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration’s drug importation program. The state must next fulfill several obligations, including …
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Americans seem to carry bottled water everywhere they go these days. In fact, it has become the second most popular drink (behind soft drinks). But water lovers got a jolt recently when we heard that a new report had found that the benefits of drinking water may have been oversold. Apparently, the old suggestion to …