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The Quaker Oats sign is seen in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. The Quaker Oats Company has expanded a December recall of more than 40 products that may be contaminated with salmonella to include two dozen additional types of granola bars, cereals and snack foods, Friday, Jan. 12, 2023. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette via AP, File)

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Quaker Oats expands recall of granola bars and cereals for salmonella risk
By JONEL ALECCIA - AP Health Writer
Fri,01/12/24-4:03PM , 126 Reads
The Quaker Oats Company has added two dozen additional types of granola bars, cereals and snack foods to
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The injectable drug Ozempic is shown Saturday, July 1, 2023, in Houston. A preliminary review of side effects from popular drugs used to treat diabetes and obesity shows no link with suicidal thoughts or actions, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. But the agency also said officials cannot definitively rule out that “a small risk may exist" and that they'll continue to look into reports regarding more than a dozen drugs, including Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

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Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy show no link with suicide, FDA says
By JONEL ALECCIA - AP Health Writer
Thu,01/11/24-12:56PM , 82 Reads
A preliminary review of side effects from popular drugs used to treat diabetes and obesity shows no link with suicidal thoughts or actions, the U.S.
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This image provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, 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. U.S. health officials said Friday, Fan. 5, 2024, that recalled cinnamon applesauce pouches tied to lead poisoning in U.S. kids contained chromium, a chemical element that can be toxic. The cinnamon apple puree or applesauce pouches include those sold under the WanaBana brand at Dollar Tree stores and online and under the Schnucks and Weis brands in stores. Because they have a long shelf life, they may still be in consumers' homes. Consumers should not eat or serve the pouches and should discard them. (FDA via AP)

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Lead-tainted applesauce pouches also contained another possible toxic substance, FDA says
By JONEL ALECCIA - AP Health Writer
Fri,01/05/24-4:09PM , 136 Reads
Recalled cinnamon applesauce pouches that were tied to lead poisoning in hundreds of U.S. children contained an additional contaminant, federal health officials said Friday.
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This image provided by Novo Nordisk on Friday, June 4, 2021 shows a package of injection pens for the company's semaglutide medication, named Wegovy. People taking the popular diabetes and obesity drugs Ozempic and Wegovy had a lower risk of suicidal thoughts than those taking other medications to treat the same conditions, according to research, funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, published Friday, Jan. 5, 2023. It comes as European and U.S. regulators look into anecdotal reports that people taking the drug, semaglutide, had thoughts of self-harm. (Novo Nordisk via AP, file)

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People taking Wegovy and Ozempic have lower risk of suicidal thoughts vs. older drugs, study finds
By JONEL ALECCIA - AP Health Writer
Fri,01/05/24-1:25PM , 121 Reads
People taking the popular diabetes and obesity drugs Ozempic and Wegovy had a lower risk of suicidal thoughts than those taking other medications to treat the same conditions, a new federal study finds.
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