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“FAUCI BROUGHT COVID TO THE MONTANA” – Huh?

KFF HEALTH NEWS – A fundraising ad for U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) shows a photo of Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, behind bars, swarmed by flying bats. Rosendale, who is eyeing a challenge to incumbent Sen. Jon Tester, a Democrat, maintains that a Montana biomedical research facility, Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, has a dangerous link to the pandemic. This claim is echoed in the ad: “It’s...

Colorado Moves to Connect Agricultural Workers With Mental Health Resources

KFF HEALTH NEWS – Colorado lawmakers have proposed a pair of measures they say will improve the availability of mental health resources for the state’s agricultural industry, as stress, anxiety, and depression among ranchers and farmhands have emerged as critical issues that have worsened since the coronavirus pandemic. The bills under consideration would address a growing need to treat rural mental health issues that have only compounded with the effects of the pandemic and climate change —...

Kazakhstan will surgically remove paedophiles’ genitals under new draft law after complaints that chemical castration was not harsh enough

'If a paedophile attack is especially cruel, I believe surgical castration must be applied…

“Systemic racism,” not bad personal choices, explains black hypertension: Mayo Clinic

MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK – Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. African Americans are significantly affected by heart disease, resulting in higher mortality rates compared to white Americans. One of the reasons for the disparity is due to high hypertension rates in the Black community. Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, can increase your risk of developing heart disease. Dr. LaPrincess Brewer, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, discusses cardiovascular disease and reversing...

Long-running listeria outbreak that killed 2 is linked to cotija and queso fresco from California

Brands of cheese recalled by the CDC.CDC via AP/NBC News Associated Press – A California cheese and dairy company is the source of a decade-long outbreak of listeria food poisoning that killed two people and sickened more than two dozen, federal health officials said Tuesday. New lab and inspection evidence linked soft cheeses and other dairy products made by Rizo-Lopez Foods of Modesto, California, to the outbreak, which was first detected in June 2014, the Centers...

Interpreting your blood test results

CBS NEWS – Depending on the lab that analyzed your sample, the results from your blood test may be broken down into individual tests or collections of related tests called panels. Results from these panels can allow a health care professional to recommend preventive care, detect potential diseases and monitor ongoing health conditions. For each of the tests listed in your report, there will typically be a number corresponding to your test result and a reference...

Microwaves transfer plastic components to potatoes

ELPAIS.COM – Supermarkets increasingly offer vegetables that, within just a few minutes of microwaving them in the same plastic bag in which they were purchased, are ready to eat. Potatoes, cabbages, or mixtures of various vegetables come already pre-cooked and — according to the producers’ instructions — it’s not necessary to put them in another container to microwave them. But new research shows that perhaps it would be better to take your veggies out of the...

Syphilis cases rise to their highest levels since the 1950s, CDC says

Rate of syphilis among black women -- 10.99 per 100,000 Rate of syphilis among white women -- 1.71 per 100,000 Source: February 2022 issue of Sexually Transmitted Diseases SHOTS - HEALTH NEWS – The number of syphilis cases in the U.S. is on the rise. According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cases increased by nearly 80% to more than 207,000 between 2018 and 2022. The report continued that racial...

Gov. DeSantis favors bills to keep lab-grown meat out of Florida

FOOD SAFETY NEWS – Ron DeSantis is back to doing what Governors do as he left the Presidential campaign trail. And Gov. DeSantis has just made it clear that he looks warmly on two bills in the Florida Legislature that ban the cultivation and sale of lab-grown meat products. House Bill (HB) 435 and Senate Bill (SB) 586 would suspend any Florida establishment’s restaurant or retail license in the lab-grown meat trade. “I know the Legislature is...

Mayo Clinic Minute: How a coronary calcium scan assesses heart attack risk

Do you know your risk of coronary artery disease, the most common form of heart disease?

Eating more kiwi fruit could boost your mental health in just a few days

A recent study found that eating kiwi fruit helped boost mood within a few days among people with low vitamin C levels.

This Is the No. 1 Cheapest Grocery Store in the U.S.

READERS DIGEST – If you feel like your trips to the grocery store have been burning a bigger hole in your wallet lately, you’re not imagining things. Even shopping at cheap grocery stores is increasingly expensive. According to the latest Consumer Price Index figures, prices at grocery stores have been up 2.4% over the past year. And on top of inflation, there’s shrinkflation—when product sizes shrink, but their prices don’t—a sneaky grocery store secret they’re...

Masturbation abstinence is popular online. Doctors and therapists are worried

There is a thriving landscape of social media content, online forums and entrepreneurs dedicated to helping men suppress the urge to masturbate to pornography.

Signs of heart attack in women

CBS NEWS – Heart disease is the leading cause of death among women in the United States, killing more than 300,000 every year — yet only about half of women are aware of the risks, signs and symptoms of heart attacks. On National Wear Red Day, which is observed on Feb. 2 to raise awareness for cardiovascular disease, CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook joined "CBS Mornings" to share what women should know. While...

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