Newsweek Flu Season 2017: CDC Reveals the Best Time to Get Your ShotNewsweekThe days are getting shorter, the leaves are starting to turn color, and yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched its annual influenza vaccine campaign, with Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price rolling up his sleeve …A dose of reality … Read more
Live Science Harvey’s Floodwaters Tied to Woman’s Deadly ‘Flesh-Eating’ Bacteria InfectionLive ScienceA woman in Houston contracted “flesh-eating bacteria” from water that flooded her home during Hurricane Harvey, and she ultimately died of this serious skin infection. The 77-year-old woman, Nancy Reed, was initially injured when she fell in her home, …Flesh-eating bacteria from Harvey-flooded home kills … Read more
The Indian Express Sense of smell could be clue to dementiaThe AustralianOlder people with a poor sense of smell have a greater chance of developing Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, US research has shown. The discovery raises the prospect of using “sniffing sticks” to flag individuals needing closer monitoring in …Inability to smell peppermint … Read more
HHS augments medical care at hospitals in Puerto Rico impacted by Hurricane MariaEIN News (press release)The Department of Health and Human Services medical staff today will assist two more partially operational medical facilities and a shelter in Puerto Rico as part of the Trump administration’s relief efforts for the U.S. territories impacted by … and … Read more
(Natural News) Supplementing with agave extract can lead to better gut health and even weight loss, claim the researchers behind a new study. Their findings, which have been published in Nutrients, suggested that agavins—a type of indigestible sugar derived from the agave plant—can balance out and diversify gut microbiota. For the purposes of their study,… … Read more
(Natural News) The politically correct, political correctness of the insane Left continues to double, triple, and quadruple down on stupid, as now they claim that clothing made from cotton is (wait for it) racist. The Daily Caller reports that a Texas woman complained about a Hobby Lobby home decor item comprised of cotton, calling it… … Read more
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WILX-TV Rate of syphilis nearly doubles in Alachua CountyGainesville SunSexually-transmitted diseases hit a record high in the United States, and they’re crawling up in local counties. Sexually-transmitted diseases are at a record high across the nation, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and …In the US, 110 Million STD InfectionsNew York … Read more
Washington Post A model decided to tattoo her eyeball. She’s now partially blind and in ‘excruciating’ pain.Washington PostPurple is Catt Gallinger’s favorite color. Pictures of the Canadian model often showed her sporting purple hair or purple lipstick, or the purple tinge of her numerous tattoos peeking out from beneath a tank top. So when the … Read more
Washington Post Mother who refuses to follow court order to vaccinate son: ‘Most likely, I’ll be going to jail’Washington PostA Michigan woman said she will “most likely” go to jail this week if she refuses a court order to vaccinate her 9-year-old son. And Rebecca Bredow, it seems, is willing to take that risk. “I … Read more
Daily Telegraph Not sleeping? Best insomnia cure could be ignoring itDaily TelegraphIf you have trouble sleeping, chances are you’ve tried a long list of potential remedies – from ditching coffee or taking a hot bath before bed to using apps or drinking sleepinducing teas. But what if the best way to tackle insomnia was to … Read more