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Adding Sliced Fruit or Veggies It may make your water tastier and more refreshing. But if you’re not careful, it can also fill it with foodborne illness like salmonella and E.coli. That’s because when the rind isn’t clean, slicing into it moves bacteria to the flesh. Fruit and veggies sliced on the same board used to cut raw meat can also lead to foodborne illness. So can items not stored at the right temperature. Be sure...

Redundant paperwork, conflicting incentives, unpredictable costs: patients are fed up with Big Pharma drug pricing

America should reward innovation that comes from integration—not punish it In the American economy, scale is often misunderstood. When businesses grow more efficient, more agile, and more aligned across operations, critics call it consolidation. When those efficiencies lower costs, improve service, and boost innovation, critics still cry foul. But the truth is this: vertical integration isn’t a threat to competition—it’s the engine of American competitiveness. Vertical integration is the natural result of companies solving inefficiencies in...

Elon Musk’s Father Accused of Child Sexual Abuse

Three separate police investigations were opened, according to police and court records, as well as family members. Two of the inquiries ended, while it’s unclear what happened in the third.

Chimps consume alcohol equivalent of nearly 2 drinks a day

It's the latest evidence in support of Robert Dudley's controversial "drunk monkey" hypothesis.

Firm Will Pay $8M To Settle Lawsuits Over Defective Knee Implant Parts

KFF Health News – Medical device manufacturer Exactech has agreed to pay $8 million to settle allegations that it concealed defects in a popular line of artificial knee implants, which have been blamed for thousands of patient injuries in lawsuits. The settlement resolves two whistleblower lawsuits alleging the Florida company violated the federal False Claims Act by billing government health care programs such as Medicare for knee replacement parts it knew were defective. “Patients who need...

Scientists Discover Weird Connection Between Oral Health and Heart Attacks

Plaque from heart disease patients and autopsies of people who died form heart attacks were examined for bacteria, and uncovered some interesting findings.

Louise Vincent, Addict Who Led “Harm Reduction Movement,” Dies at 49

She enabled addition by pushing needle exchanges, naloxone and tests to assist drug users in identifying dangerous ingredients. – HEADLINE HEALTH

Study finds side effects of drinking from plastic water bottles grossly underestimated: ‘Not something that should be used in daily life’

"People need to understand that the issue is not acute toxicity — it is chronic toxicity,"

Trump Says U.S. Military Attacked a Third Suspected Drug Boat, Killing Three

On Friday, the president announced another American attack on a boat in the Caribbean Sea that he said was “trafficking illicit narcotics.” He also posted a one-minute surveillance video showing a speedboat being blown up.

The US is tracking 14 potential rabies outbreaks in 20 states. Here’s what to know

Dogs are responsible for the majority of human rabies deaths worldwide, and young children are frequent victims.

Trump signs order looking to decrease number of drug ads on TV and on social media

Current regulations specify that drug ads cannot create a “misleading impression” and must provide a “fair balance” of information. But FDA enforcement in recent years has been lax.

Rossen Reports: Free fast food this week (McDonald’s, Wendy’s & More)

WCVB – McDonald’s is bringing back Free Fries Friday every Friday through the end of the year. The deal: get a free order of medium fries with any purchase of one dollar or more. To cash in, download the free McDonald’s app and place your order there. Taco Bell’s value play is the Luxe Cravings Box, starting at $5. It includes a variety of items, like the Chalupa, a Beefy 5-Layer Burrito, a taco, chips and a...

She Held Her Baby for an Hour. Then the State Took Her Away.

The government took Ivana Bronlund's daughter away an hour after she was born.

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let it limit passport sex marker choice for trans and nonbinary Americans

CNN – The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to let it limit passport sex markers for transgender and nonbinary individuals. Just after taking office in January, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that said it’s the policy of the federal government to recognize only two sexes and that those sexes “are not changeable and are grounded in fundamental and incontrovertible reality.” The State Department later suspended its processing of passport applications...

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