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Hearing loss in older adults linked to nearly one-third of dementia cases

Medical Xpress – A multi‑institution research team reports that nearly one in three new dementia cases in older adults is associated with hearing loss, based on statistical modeling of population data. Dementia prevalence is expected to triple globally in the coming decades. Efforts to reduce its burden have increasingly focused on modifiable risk factors. Hearing loss, affecting more than two-thirds of older adults in the United States, has emerged as a potential correlating condition. Previous estimates...

Lichens can survive almost anything, and some might survive Mars

Lichens that inhabit some of the harshest environments on Earth could possibly survive on Mars.

Insomnia can lead to heart issues. A psychologist shares tips for better sleep.

The Conversation – About 10% of Americans say they have chronic insomnia, and millions of others report poor sleep quality. Ongoing research has found that bad sleep could lead to numerous health problems, including heart disease. Dr. Julio Fernandez-Mendoza is a professor of psychiatry and behavioral health, neuroscience and public health sciences at Penn State College of Medicine. He discusses the need for sleep, why teenagers require more sleep than adults, and how you can...

Anti-Vaxxers: The Dog That Caught the Car

The percentage of vaccinated children has dropped below that necessary for community immunity.

Pope Francis’ cause of death at 88 ‘wasn’t linked to recent health battles’

Francis had recently been discharged after a five-week hospital stay

10,000 Acres of Farmland. Should It All Be a Superfund Site?

The use of industrial sewage as fertilizer broadens a crisis already affecting farmers nationwide.

Doctor’s warning about natural supplement popular among middle-aged men: ‘Be cautious about spending your money’

Harvard doctors warn this herbal remedy has little to no effect for men with BPH.

Republicans are targeting a pillar of Obamacare. Millions of their own voters may pay a price

CNN – As the pressure grows on congressional Republicans to identify cuts in Medicaid, they are crashing into a familiar problem: The changes that could save the most money would impose heavy costs on many of their own voters. Several key House Republicans have signaled in recent days that they may try to cut Medicaid spending by rolling back the expansion in eligibility for the working poor included in the Affordable Care Act approved under...

Discarded: Why donated organs are left unused

CBS NEWS – In the U.S., thousands of donated organs never reach the patients who need them. CBS News found that last year, one in three kidneys recovered from deceased donors were never transplanted. Specialized organ recovery teams made more than 26 million attempts to place these kidneys with transplant centers, offering them again and again in search of a suitable match--before they were ultimately discarded as medical waste. And it's not just kidneys. Nearly 12,000 potentially...

Chili’s trolls McDonald’s with its new quarter pounder burger

New York, CNN — Chili’s is ratcheting up its fight against fast food rivals with a new cheeseburger that might make McDonald’s call their lawyers. The chain is rolling out the Big QP burger, which not only has a similar name to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder but also the same toppings: two slices of American cheese, pickles, ketchup and diced onions. Chili’s says in a press release that its version has 85% more beef, making it “even...

What to know about Phoenix Ikner: Alleged FSU gunman and stepson of sheriff’s deputy

The suspect's stepmother served the Leon County Sheriff's Office for 18 years.

Answering The Call Of Nature Is A Taxable Event

HEADLINE HEALTH – For the luxury of flushing a toilet, Maryland residents pay a monthly tax. The state’s flush tax on sewer bills is $5 a month −− or $60 annually −− under a measure aimed at upgrading wastewater treatment facilities to reduce pollution in the Chesapeake Bay. The law exempts people who don’t live in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Back in 2012, then-Gov. Martin O’Malley, a Democrat, led the charge to double the 'Whiz Tax',...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs loses bid to delay sex-trafficking trial

Combs has been jailed in Brooklyn since September.

Bloody outbreak of NYC subway crime leaves at least 5 hurt in stabbings, slashings and a beating: cops

A stranger pummeled an 18-year-old man inside the Grand Concourse and East 174th Street station Sunday afternoon, cops said. DCPI

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