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Scientists highlight zucchini poisoning case

FOOD SAFETY NEWS – A case report on a woman who fell sick after eating a zucchini has highlighted the importance of getting an accurate medical history and the role of nurses in making a diagnosis. A 54-year-old woman with a history of epilepsy was admitted to an emergency department due to suspected gastrointestinal bleeding. She complained of abrupt, severe abdominal pain lasting for 10 hours, accompanied by vomiting and bloody, watery diarrhea. She denied having...

Pro-Abortion RFK Jr. Is a Disastrous HHS Pick

NATIONAL REVIEW – If the Senate confirms President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be secretary of health and human services, it would be a monumental disaster. A lot of attention in the coming weeks will be focusing on RFK Jr.’s opposition to vaccines and other oddball stances such as his warnings about fluoride in the water, which is to be expected. After all, in this role he would be put in...

Cannabis tied to alarming rise in cancer, birth defects, and accelerated aging

Cannabis users appear to be passing on DNA mutations to their children in the womb.

The Anti-Fluoride Movement Vaults Into the Mainstream

With the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, a formerly fringe opinion suddenly gets wide attention.

California bird flu outbreak warrants a broader look at the risky ways we produce food

CalMatters – As a physician, I am closely following a bird flu outbreak that is hitting our Central Valley dairy farms hard, especially since the California Department of Health reports at least 21 human cases. This number seems to increase each week in our state, which has more dairy cows than any other. Bird flu has spread to at least 291 dairy herds in California. As a board-certified doctor in internal and lifestyle medicines, I support...

Types of Leg Pain You Shouldn’t Ignore

WEBMD – We’ve all had leg pain at some point. Maybe you banged your shin against your favorite chair, or you had an intense cramp in your thigh or calf muscle. It hurt, but it got better fast. Leg pain that seems severe, ongoing, or out of the ordinary is a different story. Sometimes it’s a sign of an urgent problem that could stick around -- or get worse -- without treatment. Call your doctor if you...

Democrat official charged with DUI asked arresting officer crude question: Police

Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele was arrested in Chicago.

‘Prosecute Fauci’ Calls Grow Among MAGA After Trump’s Victory

Amid Trump's victory in last week's election, his allies have stepped up calls to have Dr. Fauci prosecuted.

The controversy of ‘female hysteria’

MEDICAL NEWS TODAY – A fondness of writing, symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder or depression, and even infertility — for the best part of two centuries, all of these and more could easily fall under the umbrella of “female hysteria.” Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, female hysteria was one of the most commonly diagnosed “disorders.” But the mistaken notion that women are somehow predisposed to mental and behavioral conditions is much older than that. In...

Trump Taps RFK Jr. As Secretary Of Health And Human Services: Here Are All The Conspiracies He’s Promoted

FORBES – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now primed to take over as Secretary of Health and Human Services, drawing renewed scrutiny to a string of false claims he has helped spread over the better part of the past two decades: Covid-19 targets certain races and gives others immunity: Kennedy Jr. was caught on camera in July telling fellow diners that “Covid-19 is targeted to attack Caucasians and Black people” and “the people who are most...

Want to live an extra 5 years? Those over 40 should exercise like this every day, researchers say

If all Americans over 40 matched this level of activity, life expectancy at birth would bump from 78.6 years to nearly 84 years, about a 5-year increase in average lifespan.

12 Grocery Stores Giving Out Free Turkeys in 2024

EAT THIS, NOT THAT! – If you're in the market to buy a turkey this November, the following grocery chains want to give you one at no additional cost. Find your nearest grocery chain below and read the fine print, as these promotions come with certain spending thresholds to be eligible. H-E-B Texas-based grocery chain H-E-B is a popular go-to destination for shoppers. Named America's #1 Grocery Chain in 2024, the regional brand gives customers many good...

Trump would like to bring back mental institutions, but experts are skeptical

SHOTS HEALTH NEWS – Donald Trump has promised a law-and-order approach to policy of all kinds — including the question of how to help people struggling with mental illness, substance use disorder and homelessness. In a short video on his campaign website, Trump says cities in the U.S. have been surrendered to people who are unhoused, "drug addicted," and "dangerously deranged." To the American public, he promises, "we will use every tool, lever, authority to get...