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Unfortunately, if you’re using any of seven popular chargers from one company, a dead device is the least of your worries. Read on to discover why authorities are now recommending that anyone with these chargers at home stop using them immediately. RELATED: If You Bought This at Walmart, Get Rid of It and Disinfect Your House, CDC Says. On Oct. 27, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that myCharge had recalled approximately 67,000 of its chargers....

RELATED: If You Bought Any of These Breads, Don’t Eat Them, Makers Say. On Aug. 2, the FDA announced that Je Dois L’avoir Boutique of Hanford, California had voluntarily recalled its 365 Skinny High Intensity Pills and 365 Skinny Emergency Boutique pills, both used for weight loss, and sold in 30-count bottles. The 365 Skinny formula is supposedly the stronger of the two formulas, and the 365 Skinny Emergency was marketed as allegedly being safer for people with high blood pressure, diabetes, and other medical issues, according to the recall notice....

In a Q&A on its website, the American Migraine Foundation suggests people with migraines talk with their doctor before getting the COVID vaccine about their treatments. During the clinical trials, participants were not able to receive any other vaccines within two weeks before or after the COVID vaccine. While there is no evidence of this yet, the American Migraine Foundation says some experts suggest there is a theoretical risk “the immune response to the vaccine could lessen” as a result of other treatments or, on the other hand, the vaccine could make other treatments less effective....

RELATED: If You See This Message on Your Roku, Report It Immediately, Experts Say. RELATED: For more up-to-date information, sign up for our daily newsletter. The BBB notes that, “as a general rule, companies cannot send you text messages unless you opt in to receive them.” So if you have not given a company express permission to contact you through text, you should be even more cautious. RELATED: If You’re Sharing a Netflix Account, the Service Has a New Warning for You....

RELATED: The One Car You Should Never Buy Used, According to 2021 Data. On Sept. 30, the Associated Press (AP) reported that Hyundai and Kia are recalling more than 550,000 cars in the U.S. with three models affects: 2015 to 2017 Hyundai Sonatas; 2016 to 2017 Hyundai Sonata hybrids; and 2015 to 2017 Kia Sedonas. Hyundai and Kia have recalled these cars “because the turn signals can flash in the opposite direction of what the driver intended,” the AP reports....

RELATED: If Your Breath Smells Like This, Have Your Kidneys Checked Immediately. Puffy eyes could be an early sign of kidney disease, says Clara Lawson, MD, a medical doctor working with USA Hemp. According to Lawson, the kidneys are responsible for filtering out waste material from our bodies, and when they are damaged, their ability to perform this task suffers. “When kidneys are unable to function well, their ability to sustain the filtration process reduces, due to which, protein starts leaking through the urine instead of storing it in the body,” she explains....

READ THIS NEXT: If You Have Any of These Colgate Toothpastes, Get Rid of Them, FDA Warns. All types of food and beverage can pose a potential health risk to consumers, which is why regulations are in place to ensure high safety standards are met. And recently, meat products have been at the center of a few public health alerts and recalls. On Sept. 7, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that Georgia-based Sunset Farm Foods had issued a recall for about 4,480 pounds of its “Georgia Special Chicken and Pork Smoked Sausage....

According to that analysis, 43 percent of inpatients reported having a loss of taste or smell at some point during their sickness, compared with 72 percent of inpatients who reported having had dyspnea, a shortness of breath or labored breathing.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb While of course it makes sense that people with labored breathing would be more likely to seek medical attention, it’s worth noting that the majority of those more severe patients never had a loss of taste or smell....

The eyes are particularly interesting to study because, as the UC San Diego researchers said in their findings—published on March 2 in the journal EClinical Medicine by The Lancet—they are the only place in the body where our smallest blood vessels can be easily observed. Decreased blood flow, or other heart disease-related issues like increased blood pressure will trigger visible damage in the eye and alert doctors to underlying or developing problems....

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a popular type of salad could pose a serious risk to your health at the moment, and the health authority is cautioning against eating it right now. Read on to discover if you should be getting rid of this popular food now. RELATED: If You Have This in Your Freezer, Throw It Out Immediately, USDA Warns. On July 15, the CDC issued a food safety alert after eight people in the U....

The health alert was issued for 24-oz. plastic containers of Signature CAFÉ Chicken Noodle Soup with White Meat Chicken, which have been labeled gluten-free, but may actually contain the allergen. The affected soup has best by dates of April 27, May 2, May 8, and May 6, 2021. The soup, which was sold in Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, and Wyoming, can also be identified by establishment number EST 46381 inside the USDA inspection mark on the packaging....

READ THIS NEXT: The First Place You Should Check for a Snake in Your Home, Experts Say. Even though they get a bad reputation, snakes are naturally timid creatures. Most are simply trying to avoid contact with humans, with most bites happening when they’re accidentally disturbed. But similar to humans, certain conditions can change where the reptiles are willing to go and make us more likely to see them. The same warm weather that brings people out for hikes and backyard parties also appeals to snakes....

Black bears are slightly smaller than brown bears, but they’re no less dangerous, and dozens of people have died from black bear attacks in the last 30 years. Read on to find out what states have the most bear-related deaths. RELATED: 6 Things That Are Bringing Snakes Into Your Home. Fox News 31 in Colorado report that half of the country’s recorded bear attacks have occurred in Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona....

RELATED: If You Live in These States, Prepare for More of This Deadly Spider, Experts Say. Black widow spiders can typically be found in storage areas, like basements, attics, and crawlspaces, according to LawnStarter, a lawn care and pest control company based in Austin, Texas. This is because they like building their spider webs in dark corners, where they will be undisturbed and more situated to catch prey. “The more cluttered an area is, the more likely it is to attract black widows,” Home Pest Control, which is based in Columbia, South Carolina, explains....

RELATED: If You Notice This on Your Hands, Get Your Liver Checked, Doctors Say. Having “fruity” or sweet-smelling urine can be a sign of diabetes. If you notice a sudden onset of sweet-smelling urine, this could be due to hyperglycemia, says Jamin Brahmbhatt, MD, a urologist and chief of surgery at Orlando Health South Lake Hospital. “This change in smell in the urine is a sign that the glucose in your blood is too high,” a feature in undiagnosed or poorly controlled diabetes, he recently told Verywell Health....

RELATED: If You Do This at Night, It May Be an Early Sign of Parkinson’s, Study Says. According to Kannan Ramar, MBBS, MD, a sleep medicine specialist and pulmonologist with the Center for Sleep Medicine at the Mayo Clinic, having an abnormally large neck is linked with a higher likelihood of having obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Specifically, men with a neck circumference (NC) over 17 inches and women with a neck circumference over 16 inches are most likely to have developed the condition....

RELATED: Never Use This One Card to Pay for Holiday Gifts, FBI Says. During the holiday season, many people eager to avoid crowded big box stores and support local vendors are likely to turn to their local holiday market for presents. And with concerns about the Omicron COVID variant on the rise, many events that were once held in person are being hosted online for another year. According to the Better Business Bureau (BBB), this has made online holiday markets a potentially lucrative opportunity for vendors and scammers alike....

RELATED: If You’re Over 65, Never Order This for Breakfast, FDA Says. If you’re looking to indulge in an alcoholic beverage here and there, don’t go straight for the hard stuff. Christina Green, a health expert who writes about addiction and cofounder of My Speech Class, warns that adults over the age of 65 should avoid stiff drinks, which are strong alcoholic beverages that contain less mixers than alcohol. According to Green, you should resist any mixed drink that is more than 30 percent alcohol....

RELATED: Unvaccinated People Are Banned From This, Starting Oct. 29. According to updated guidelines released by the Biden administration on Oct. 25, changes to current policy will bring stricter requirements for unvaccinated American citizens and legal permanent residents traveling abroad. As of Nov. 8, those who have not received their shots will be barred from reentering the country without procuring a negative COVID test within 24 hours of their departing flight to the U....

RELATED: If You See This Bug, Crush It Immediately, USDA Says. On May 28, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed that what they feared was true—box tree moths have made their way to the continental U.S. The agency and its state partners have begun taking action “to contain and eradicate the invasive pest,” which was imported on nursery plants in a shipment from Ontario, Canada. According to the USDA, “The box tree moth can significantly damage and potentially kill boxwood plants if left unchecked....