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Share on PinterestNew research finds a link between blood pressure and thigh size, though the generalizability of the findings is unclear. A study in the journal Endocrine Connections has explored the relationship between thigh circumference and high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, in a Chinese population with an average age of 50.The researchers found…
For 20 years I have been saying some version of the same thing about leafy greens and cattle. Water runs downhill. Cows poop. Lettuce grows at the bottom of the hill. Now FDA’s own scientists have put real numbers on it, and they deserve credit for doing it. A new paper in the Journal of Food
Published: November 08, 2026, 8:00 am Quick bites from around the food safety arena this week Infant formula maker ByHeart has “discontinued” manufacturing its products after getting caught up in an outbreak of infant botulism. ByHeart’s founders started a new company, MeridianMade, earlier this year and announced in late October that it would purchase Dublin-based
Published: November 07, 2026, 9:48 pm The County of San Luis Obispo Department of Public Health is wrapping up its investigation into an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to Brookshire Farms in San Luis Obispo. Fifteen people are included in the outbreak – five who were laboratory confirmed. The county previously reported that