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You can reduce your risk of dementia. Here’s how to get started

To calculate your brain care score, you rate yourself on 12 different risk factors ranging from diet, alcohol consumption, smoking, sleep and the amount of exercise you get ...

‘Forever chemicals’ are hiding in your kitchen. Here’s where—and what you can do

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC – Linda Birnbaum used to have a set of nonstick pans. Not anymore. She got rid of them. Why? Because Birnbaum—former director of the U.S. government’s National Institute of Environmental Health Science—became increasingly uncomfortable with an essential fact about that oh-so-easy-to-clean cookware: It’s very often made with PFAS, per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, used to treat an array of products to make them resistant to heat, oil, stains, grease and water. PFAS also belong to the set...

December FDA food recalls number nearly two dozen as of Dec. 26

AXIOS – The list of food recalls is growing as the end of the year approaches. The rise in recalls can partially be attributed to an increase in consumer demand for ready-to-eat foods and prepackaged meals. Darin Detwiler, a Northeastern University professor and food safety advocate, told Axios earlier this month: "We're also dealing with a scenario where we're having increased globalization of food production, which not only creates more opportunities for contamination at multiple points in...

Federal Court Stops Joe Biden From Using HIPAA to Promote Abortions

LifeNews – A federal district court granted a Texas doctor an injunction against Biden administration regulations that illegally restrict how doctors can protect patients from the harms of abortion and “gender transition” while a lawsuit proceeds. Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed suit on behalf of a Texas physician in October to challenge rule changes by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The changes to regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act added...

Genital herpes is a ‘forgotten’ virus. But that doesn’t mean it’s gone away.

GOATS AND SODA – Genital herpes infections are very common. There are 42 million new infections each year — that averages out to one new person infected each second. While treatments can help with symptoms, there's no cure. So once someone gets infected, they've got the virus for life. In the 15-to-49-year-old age range, 1 in 5 people are living with a genital herpes infection — that's about 846 million people. These estimates were published this month...

How the Freedom Caucus Rose to Power in Wyoming

“We’re going to unwoke the state,” Representative Jeremy Haroldson, the next speaker pro tem, said. Members chose Representative Chip Neiman, also of the Freedom Caucus, as House speaker.

‘Rust’ Prosecutor Withdraws Appeal of Alec Baldwin Case

THE NEW YORK TIMES – The effort to prosecute Alec Baldwin for the fatal shooting of a cinematographer in 2021 ended on Monday when the special prosecutor withdrew her appeal of the judge’s decision to dismiss the involuntary manslaughter charge during the actor’s trial. The prosecutor, Kari T. Morrissey, said in a news release that she was abandoning the case because the New Mexico attorney general’s office, which handles appeals of criminal cases, did not...

Signs and reasons why you’re not peeing enough

CNN – Peeing only every six to eight hours, or fewer than four times daily, could mean you’re dehydrated or that there’s an issue with how your bladder or kidneys are working. Abnormally high levels of calcium can lead to bladder stone formation and block urine from exiting. Regarding hydration, the National Academy of Medicine recommends women consume 2.7 liters (91 ounces) of fluids daily, and that men have 3.7 liters (125 ounces) daily. This guideline includes...

FDA raises recall alert to highest level on Costco eggs over risk of severe illness or death due to salmonella

NBC NEWS – Federal food regulators raised their alarm for recalled eggs sold from Costco stores over possible salmonella exposure, reclassifying the targeted product to their highest risk level. The targeted egg cartons were sold in 25 Costco stores in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee beginning Nov. 22. The "Organic Pasture Raised" eggs, sold in sets of 24, have a Universal Product Code (UPC) of 9661910680 with a use-by date of Jan 5,...

Trump vows to stop ‘transgender lunacy’ and recognize only two genders as ‘official policy’

“Under the Trump administration, it will be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female.”

Gay couple who showed off picture-perfect family gets 100 years in prison for horrific rape of adopted sons

The Zulocks admitted to a slew of heinous sexual abuses against their two adopted sons

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Wants to Ban Drug Ads on TV. It Wouldn’t Be Easy.

THE NEW YORK TIMES – Since the late 1990s, drug companies have spent tens of billions of dollars on television ads, drumming up demand for their products with cheerful jingles and scenes of dancing patients. Now, some people up for top jobs in the incoming Trump administration are attacking such ads, setting up a clash with a powerful industry that has long had the courts on its side. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald J. Trump’s...

Former President Bill Clinton is in the hospital after developing a fever, spokesperson says

Since leaving the White House nearly a quarter-century ago, the 42nd president has endured several health scares.

Can drinking coffee or tea help prevent head and neck cancer?

WILEY – In a recent analysis of data from more than a dozen studies, coffee and tea consumption was linked with lower risks of developing head and neck cancer, including cancers of the mouth and throat. The findings are published by Wiley online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. Head and neck cancer is the seventh most common cancer worldwide, and rates are rising in low- and middle-income countries. Many studies have...

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