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Knee pain in the US increased 65% over the past 20 years. Easy exercises can help

CNN – Osteoarthritis is often the cause of knee pain, especially for women and older adults, according to the Arthritis Foundation. But sore knees may also result from an injury, weak or tight muscles, obesity, overuse, or muscle imbalances. “Establishing a correct diagnosis is super important,” said Dr. Adam Kreitenberg, a rheumatologist and internal medicine physician at Rheumatology Therapeutics Medical Center in Tarzana, California. “You’ll want to know if the pain is from, say, a fracture,...

Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene wants men banned from women’s spaces in ‘all taxpayer-funded facilities’

"McBride, a biological male, does not get a say in women's private spaces," Congresswoman Nancy Mace posted.

How Healthy Are Sweet Potatoes?

THE NEW YORK TIMES – Here are some of the ways sweet potatoes benefit your body, along with ideas from New York Times Cooking for how to prepare them on Thanksgiving Day, and every day. They’re a natural source of electrolytes. Sweet potatoes are a good source of potassium, an electrolyte that you sweat out when you exercise. Potassium also helps you maintain a healthy blood pressure. The body relies on potassium, which carries a charge, to...

Sitting too much linked to heart disease –– even if you work out, according to new study

Sitting in an office all day could be linked to cardiovascular disease, a new study suggested.

Trump confirms he is prepared to declare national emergency to implement deportation plan

Trump is preparing to take down Biden-era policies and kick off the detention and deportation of migrants at large scale.

Texas to stop classifying abortion-inducing drugs as “reproductive care”

LOUISIANA ILLUMINATOR – A Texas lawmaker has filed a bill that would reclassify two drugs used for reproductive health as controlled substances, which would place further restrictions on their access. The proposal mirrors a law in Louisiana that went into effect Oct. 1 that treats mifepristone and misoprostol as controlled substances in state law. While the drugs are used in medication abortions, they have other applications such as treating life-threatening hemorrhaging. Texas state Rep.-elect Pat Curry,...

Deadly outbreak of E. coli infections traced to organic carrots; dozens of brands recalled

The symptoms of E. coli infections vary for each person but often include severe stomach cramps and diarrhea, which is often bloody.

An egg a day could help keep cognitive decline away, at least for women

LA JOLLA, Calif. — Eggs have had a complicated history when it comes to health and nutrition. First, they’re good, then they’re bad, then food scientists say they’re good again. Well, researchers are once again placing all their eggs in the “good” basket, finding that these controversial sources of cholesterol may be even better your our brains than we thought. A team from the University of California-San Diego has discovered that older women who eat eggs...

Scientists highlight zucchini poisoning case

FOOD SAFETY NEWS – A case report on a woman who fell sick after eating a zucchini has highlighted the importance of getting an accurate medical history and the role of nurses in making a diagnosis. A 54-year-old woman with a history of epilepsy was admitted to an emergency department due to suspected gastrointestinal bleeding. She complained of abrupt, severe abdominal pain lasting for 10 hours, accompanied by vomiting and bloody, watery diarrhea. She denied having...

Pro-Abortion RFK Jr. Is a Disastrous HHS Pick

NATIONAL REVIEW – If the Senate confirms President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be secretary of health and human services, it would be a monumental disaster. A lot of attention in the coming weeks will be focusing on RFK Jr.’s opposition to vaccines and other oddball stances such as his warnings about fluoride in the water, which is to be expected. After all, in this role he would be put in...

Cannabis tied to alarming rise in cancer, birth defects, and accelerated aging

Cannabis users appear to be passing on DNA mutations to their children in the womb.

The Anti-Fluoride Movement Vaults Into the Mainstream

With the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, a formerly fringe opinion suddenly gets wide attention.

California bird flu outbreak warrants a broader look at the risky ways we produce food

CalMatters – As a physician, I am closely following a bird flu outbreak that is hitting our Central Valley dairy farms hard, especially since the California Department of Health reports at least 21 human cases. This number seems to increase each week in our state, which has more dairy cows than any other. Bird flu has spread to at least 291 dairy herds in California. As a board-certified doctor in internal and lifestyle medicines, I support...

Types of Leg Pain You Shouldn’t Ignore

WEBMD – We’ve all had leg pain at some point. Maybe you banged your shin against your favorite chair, or you had an intense cramp in your thigh or calf muscle. It hurt, but it got better fast. Leg pain that seems severe, ongoing, or out of the ordinary is a different story. Sometimes it’s a sign of an urgent problem that could stick around -- or get worse -- without treatment. Call your doctor if you...

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