Lifestyle

These Foundational Pilates Moves Will Fire Up Your Abs

If you’re new to the Pilates method, this Pilates core workout for beginners is a great way to introduce yourself to the discipline and get more comfortable firing up your abs.This video, which is the first installment of Sweat With SELF’s new Beginner Mat Pilates video series, is all about mastering Pilates basics, especially when…

Read more

U.S. again allows import of Mexican avocados following threat against U.S. inspector

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced Friday that its avocado inspection program in Michoacan, Mexico, has restarted and avocado exports to the United States have resumed following a threat against one of the U.S. inspector. “The safety of USDA employees simply doing their jobs is of paramount importance,”…

Read more

Catfish from Vietnam recalled for lack of reinspection

Corfu Foods Inc. of Bensenville, IL, is recalling 6,570 pounds of swai, also known as catfish, imported from Vietnam that was not presented for import reinspection into the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. “The problem was discovered when a company notified FSIS that they received…

Read more

Program offers accreditation bodies help in giving approval to labs for food testing

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has opened an application portal for accreditation bodies interested in participating in the Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods (LAAF) program. Under the LAAF program, the FDA will recognize accreditation bodies that will accredit food testing laboratories to standards established in the final rule on Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of…

Read more

What Causes Hidradenitis Suppurativa?

There are various potential hidradenitis suppurativa (H.S.) causes to be aware of, because there isn’t just one single factor that fuels the development of the skin condition. Researchers still have a lot of questions about why H.S. occurs in certain people, including how its root causes can help experts better understand hidradenitis suppurativa treatment options.Hidradenitis…

Read more

FDA issues warning against some products from Family Dollar stores after thousands of dead rodents found

The FDA is warning consumers in several states to throw out products in a number of categories, including human food, because of a severe rodent infestation in a distribution facility in Arkansas. The implicated states are Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. No recalls have been initiated for the products, but the Food and…

Read more