HEALTH

Four people have been hospitalized and one person has died as a result of a listeria outbreak traced to Almark Foods in Gainesville, Georgia.

A drug looking to relieve symptoms of the autoimmune disease lupus by blocking receptors for the immune protein has just completed its third clinical trial.

The USDA warns there is a high risk to consumer health after routine processes revealed more than 2,800 pounds of meat had failed to go through the standard import inspection process.

Projections by Harvard scientists show that if current trends continue, one in two American adults will be obese by 2030. One in four will be severely obese.

The study published in "The BMJ" involved over 100,000 women.

Cultural activities help to get people moving and combats loneliness, the authors said.

The drugs seized between October and early December are worth up to $312 million, officials said on Wednesday.

"Although a lot of research has been published on the effects of smoking cigarettes much less is known about the effects of recreational cannabis use," Dr. Mohammed Khanji of Queen Mary, University of London, told Newsweek.

Action needs to be taken to tackle air pollution, experts told Newsweek.

An 8-month-old baby is among those to have fallen ill, according to health officials.

"Vaping is often quoted as being less harmful than smoking. But less harmful isn't the same as safe," Dr. Deirdre Gilpin of the School of Pharmacy at Queen's University Belfast told Newsweek.

Though public health experts grow wary of prohibition efforts like these, flavors seem to attract youth users at disproportionate rates, compared with adults.