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California halts some stone-cutting work over health risks after “CBS Mornings” report – CBS News Watch CBS News California has halted stone-cutting work at some fabrication shops in the Los Angeles area after a “CBS Mornings” report found that workers were getting sick or even dying from exposure to silica dust while cutting a popular
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Measles cases follow longstanding concerns about disease at Chicago migrant shelters Measles cases follow longstanding concerns about disease at Chicago migrant shelters 02:54 CHICAGO (CBS) — Four cases of measles have now been reported at the migrant shelter for new arrivals in Pilsen, the Chicago Department of Public Health confirmed Monday. This marks a total
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CDC issues warning on uptick in ER visits involving melatonin – CBS News Watch CBS News Health officials say the number of children who have accidentally taken melatonin, a sleep aid supplement, and ended up in the emergency room has more than tripled in the past decade. Meg Oliver has details. View CBS News In
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Eli Lilly has a message for people who are taking prescription medications developed for patients with Type 2 diabetes and obesity: Don’t take the drugs just because you want to look good. The message, delivered in a new Hollywood-themed ad called “Big Night,” will air this weekend and is timed to coincide with Sunday’s broadcast
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The importance of following safe sleep steps with infants The importance of following safe sleep steps with infants 04:45 Jool Baby is recalling more than 63,000 infant swings sold at Walmart stores and online because they pose a suffocation risk. The swings violate federal law as they were designed and marketed for infant sleep while
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Sen. Tammy Duckworth says Alabama’s new law protecting IVF “does not go far enough” – CBS News Watch CBS News Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois on Thursday told CBS News that the new law passed by the Alabama legislature designed to protect fertility clinics that provide in vitro fertilization services from liability “does not
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Product safety regulators are urging Evercross EV5 hoverboard users to find another ride, pronto. The product is a fire hazard and led to a blaze that caused substantial property damage to a residential building in New York City in May of 2023, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced Thursday. Made in China by Jinhua Smart
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A well-known cheese maker — Wisconsin’s Sargento Foods — is being affected by a series of recalls linked to a California dairy company, Rizo-López Foods, due to a deadly listeria outbreak. Sargento Foods notified certain food service customers that it was recalling shredded cheese from Rizo-López that had been distributed as an ingredient to them, a
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IVF clinics in Alabama that were closed are set to reopen amid reproductive rights battle – CBS News Watch CBS News IVF clinics that shut down over a controversial court ruling are getting ready to reopen after Republican lawmakers pushed through a bill to protect those facilities from criminal liability. The state had seen weeks
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Tips for finding happiness in the election season – CBS News Watch CBS News Amid a landscape where political discourse often leads to exhaustion, a recent CBS News poll reveals over 40% of Americans dread the potential Biden-Trump rematch, labeling it “depressing.” As the November elections draw near, Harvard Professor Arthur C. Brooks, an expert
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