FDA Reviews Safety of Food Preservative BHA Over Cancer Concerns

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking a fresh look at the safety of a chemical preservative found in many packaged foods.

The agency announced it has launched a full review to decide whether butylated hydroxyanisole, or BHA, is still safe to use in food and food packaging based on the latest science.

As part of that p...

Chips Ahoy! Baked Bites Brookie Recalled Over Possible Choking Risk

Mondelēz Global LLC has expanded a voluntary recall of certain Chips Ahoy! Baked Bites Brookie products sold in the United States that may pose a choking hazard.

The company said the recall now includes one additional best-by date, May 10, 2026, along with two more UPC codes found on product pouches packed inside previously recalled c...

Brain Stimulation Can Prompt People To Behave Less Selfishly, Experiment Shows

What does it take to make others behave less selfishly and put others’ needs before their own?

Electrical zaps to the brain can do the trick, a new study shows.

Stimulating two brain areas increased people’s ability to behave altruistically, researchers reported Feb. 10 in the journal PLOS Biology.

Specific...

Worried About Getting Older? You Could Be Contributing To Your Own Accelerated Aging, Study Says

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 11, 2026 (HealthDay news) — They say worrying will give you wrinkles, but a new study indicates that might be an understatement.

Women anxious about getting older appear to experience accelerated aging, with their fears promoting quicker decline at the cellular level, researchers found.

In essence, fears about a...

Minimally Invasive Surgery Restores Active Dad's Mobility

Stretching at the gym, AJ Starsiak felt an alarming pop in his back.

Starsiak shrugged it off. An active 39-year-old father of two who plays softball and ice hockey, he was no stranger to minor injuries.

But over the next few months, his hips stiffened and he began to lose sensation and muscle mass in his leg.

The breaking poin...

Obesity Linked To 1 In 4 Infectious Disease Deaths In U.S.

Obesity contributes to about 1 in every 4 infectious disease deaths in the United States, the most among wealthy countries, a major new study estimates.

People with obesity have a higher risk of hospitalization or death from infectious diseases ranging from influenza and COVID-19 to stomach flu and urinary tract infections, researchers rep...