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This image provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Nov. 17, 2023, shows three recalled applesauce products - WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches, Schnucks-brand cinnamon-flavored applesauce pouches and variety pack, and Weis-brand cinnamon applesauce pouches. Dollar Tree failed to effectively recall the lead-tainted applesauce pouches linked to reports of illness in more than 500 children, leaving the products on some stores shelves for two months, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (FDA via AP, File)

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Dollar Tree left lead-tainted applesauce pouches on store shelves for weeks after recall, FDA says
By JONEL ALECCIA - AP Health Writer
Tue,06/18/24-1:14PM , 125 Reads
Dollar Tree failed to effectively recall lead-tainted applesauce pouches linked to reports of illness in more than 500 children, leaving the products on some stores shelves for two months, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday.
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A dish with roast turkey breast is photographed in Concord, N.H., on Sept. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead, File)

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Is intermittent fasting better than counting calories? Maybe not, but you might stick with it
By JONEL ALECCIA - AP Health Writer
Fri,05/31/24-10:35AM , 56 Reads
As weight-loss plans go, it’s easy to see the allure of intermittent fasting: Eat what you want, but only during certain windows of time — often just eight hours a day.
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Israel McKenzie stands for a portrait in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. In 2023, the weight-loss drug Wegovy helped him shed 110 pounds in nine months, making him part of what new research shows is a sharp surge in the use of powerful medications to treat diabetes and obesity in adolescents and young adults. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

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Use of Wegovy and other weight-loss drugs soars among kids and young adults
By JONEL ALECCIA - AP Health Writer
Wed,05/22/24-10:03AM , 83 Reads
At 17, Israel McKenzie was so burdened by obesity that he stopped going to high school in person and was embarrassed to speak to people at his restaurant job.
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This 2021 photo provided by Ci Ci Covin shows her nursing her newborn, Zuri, in Philadelphia. When Covin, diagnosed with HIV over a decade earlier, became pregnant with her now 2-year-old daughter, her health care team helped her successfully breastfeed for seven months. Covin took her prescriptions as directed and also gave the baby drugs to prevent infection. (Courtesy Ci Ci Covin via AP)

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US pediatricians reverse decades-old advice against HIV-positive mothers breastfeeding
By JONEL ALECCIA - AP Health Writer
Sun,05/19/24-11:03PM , 42 Reads
People with HIV can breastfeed their babies, as long as they are taking medications that effectively suppress the virus that causes AIDS, a top U.S. pediatricians’ group said Monday in a sharp policy change.
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