Dairy

Butter vs. Olive Oil

Replacing butter with plant-based oils helps people live longer, study finds

Pennsylvania implements mandatory testing for milk as precaution for bird flu

Pennsylvania avian flu

Family-Friendly

Kids can meet a baby cow and learn about agriculture at Please Touch Museum's Farm Day

please touch museum farm day

Eggs are safe to eat during the bird flu outbreak – as long as they're prepared properly

Eggs Bird Flu

Bird flu has infected U.S. dairy cows for the first time, but the risk to the public is low, health officials say

Bird Flu Cows

People of color more likely to develop food allergies than white people, research shows

Food allergies race

Plant-based milk alternatives may soon carry labels that better detail their nutritional value

Guida's milk pulled from New Jersey schools in response to Camden students getting sick

Milk Sanitizer Camden

Amish Country accountant gets prison time for running $60M Ponzi scheme

Philip Riehl sentence

Amish country accountant bilked fellow Mennonites in $60 million Ponzi scheme, prosecutors claim

Children's Health

American Academy of Pediatrics warns against elimination diets as treatment for autism

AAP Autism Guidelines

Are digestive supplements worth all the hype?

Digestive Supplements

Teen with dairy allergy dies after restaurant tells him food order was safe

Teen dies dairy allergy

Pennsylvania dairy companies to produce chocolate peanut butter milk for limited time

Peanut Butter Milk

Milk from Lancaster County farm quarantined due to bacterial infection

Cow

Study: No, enjoying that full-fat ice cream won't kill you

Butter being poured into bowl

Turkey Hill recalls Dutch Chocolate ice cream over flavor mix-up

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U.S. FDA considers expanding tests for drug residues in milk

Milk

Living in a 'digital dairy era'

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Tattoos Lymphoma Cancer

Large tattoos nearly triple the risk of lymphoma, new study suggests

measles vaccine

After measles case reported in Philly area, CHOP doctor says there's no need to worry about...

Meeting hangovers

Poorly-run meetings leave workers with 'hangovers' that sap their productivity, study shows

menopause hot flashes

Menopause symptoms begin for most women in their 30s, study shows

Kathy Griffin PTSD

Ahead of her Philly show, Kathy Griffin opens up about her battles with cancer, addiction and PTSD

Limited - Man Running Through The Woods

Integrative health: A whole-person approach to care

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