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How much cheese should you eat a day? A nutrition expert weighs in on dairy.

CBS NEWS – Milk does a body good, right? Well, a growing number of researchers and doctors are challenging that idea, saying we may not need dairy at all, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. In terms of relying on dairy for certain nutrients, it's true that it's not needed, said Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, cardiologist and professor of medicine and nutrition at Tufts Medical School. "We probably don't need all the calcium and...

CEO of failing hospital chain got $250M amid patient deaths, layoffs, bankruptcy

Steward Health Care System, run by CEO Ralph de la Torre, filed for bankruptcy in May.

Air purifier use at daycare centers cut kids’ sick days by a third

The results of the study at two Helsinki daycare centres are still preliminary but promising, a researcher says.

Jack Daniel’s maker scraps DEI policies after threat of ‘anti-woke’ boycott

Jack Daniel’s maker Brown-Forman Corp. is the latest to reverse its DEI initiatives after facing pushback on social media.

Town urges curfew over mosquito-spread disease that kills up to 50% of people

Eastern Equine Encephalitis is very rare in the US, but when it strikes, it's bad.

FDA Approves Pfizer & Moderna’s Updated COVID-19 Jabs

YAHOO! FINANCE – The FDA, on Aug 22, approved/authorized the updated mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines of Pfizer PFE/BioNTech BNTX and Moderna MRNA that target the KP.2 strain of the virus. While the agency approved Pfizer/BioNTech’s Comirnaty and Moderna’s Spikevax for use in individuals aged 12 years of age and older, it granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to low-dose formulations of these vaccines for use in individuals aged six months through 11 years. These approvals/authorizations are based on...

What It Takes to Live Past 110

THE NEW YORK TIMES – One of the oldest men in the world died in August at the age of 111. The man, John Farringdon, was born about a year after the Titanic sank. Mr. Farringdon was one of very few people to have lived long enough to see the world evolve for over a century. And so have a handful of women who have died in recent years. Kane Tanaka survived two world wars, the 1918...

Pumpkin everything is back earlier than ever. Here’s what it means for your health.

Don't expect to find all the health benefits of pumpkin in some pumpkin spice flavored foods. They may not actually contain a significant amount of pumpkin.

Cancer Drug May Reverse Alzheimer’s Disease

NEWSWEEK – Existing cancer drugs have shown promise as a future treatment for Alzheimer's disease, new research has found. The drugs work by restoring healthy sugar metabolism in the brains of Alzheimer's patients and may offer effective treatment across a range of different neurodegenerative disorders. Alzheimer's disease affects roughly 5.8 million Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The progressive disease is the most common form of dementia and is associated with memory loss...

Subway’s $5 footlong is now the $15 footlong. Customers want the old deal back.

“Inflationary pressures have affected all sectors of the economy, including ours.”

“Gay Penguin” Euthanized

Wikipedia – Sphen and Magic were two male gentoo penguins at the Sea Life Sydney Aquarium. After meeting in 2018, they adopted and raised two chicks together, becoming internationally famous. Sphen died in August 2024 at the age of 11. Sphen was born at SeaWorld, whereas Magic was born at the Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium three years later. Magic and Sphen first met in the summer of 2018 at the Sea Life Sydney Aquarium, where they were...

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