EXTStores Pull Peanut Butter After FDA Warns of Salmonella (HealthDay)U.S. health officials are warning consumers to discard certain jars of Peter Pan peanut butter or Great Value peanut butter because they may be contaminated with Salmonella Tennessee, a bacterium that causes food-borne illness.

Radon in the Home Can Cause Lung Cancer (HealthDay)Spanish ID: 601277 –>

Global Warming Poses Health Threats (HealthDay)Global warming not only poses significant threats to the Earth’s ecology, it may also unleash unprecedented health risks, experts say.

1918 Flu Pandemic Virus Overwhelmed Lungs: Study (HealthDay)An international team of scientists say they’ve uncovered an important clue as to why the 1918 Spanish flu virus was so lethal, killing over 50 million people worldwide.

Secondhand Smoke Poses Heart Disease Risk (HealthDay)Breathing secondhand smoke appears to increase levels of two warning signs for heart disease, fibrinogen and homocysteine, British researchers report.

A Little Sun Might Shield Against Skin Cancer (HealthDay)It’s a puzzle to scientists, but a new study suggests that the main cause of deadly skin cancer — sunlight — might also help protect against the disease.

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