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Teen who ate spicy tortilla chip died of high chile consumption and had a heart defect, autopsy says

May. 16, 2024 17:22 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts teen who participated in a spicy tortilla chip challenge on social media died from eating a large quantity of chile pepper extract and also had a congenital heart defect, according to autopsy results obtained by The Associated Press. Harris Wolobah, a...

Panera to stop serving 'Charged Sips' drinks after wrongful death lawsuits over caffeine content

May. 07, 2024 21:43 PM EDT

Panera Bread said it's discontinuing its Charged Sips drinks that were tied to at least two wrongful death lawsuits due to their high caffeine content. Panera didn't say Tuesday whether the drinks were being discontinued because of the lawsuits or health concerns, and it wouldn't...

Fiorentina general manager Joe Barone is on life support following cardiac arrest

Mar. 18, 2024 08:34 AM EDT

MILAN (AP) — Fiorentina general manager Joe Barone is on life support following a cardiac arrest. Barone fell ill Sunday at the team hotel, shortly before Fiorentina’s match at Atalanta, and was rushed to a hospital in Milan. The match was subsequently postponed. ...

Study raises questions about plastic pollution's effect on heart health

Mar. 06, 2024 17:26 PM EST

We breathe, eat and drink tiny particles of plastic. But are these minuscule specks in the body harmless, dangerous or somewhere in between? A small study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine raises more questions than it answers about how these bits —...