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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...

FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Test for Syphilis

The privacy aspect is thought to be a key selling point for this product, which will retail for about $30.

Microplastics are infiltrating brain tissue, studies show: ‘There’s nowhere left untouched’

There’s much more plastic in our brains than I ever would have imagined or been comfortable with. – Matthew Campen, University of New Mexico

To Live Longer, Get to Know Your Toes

The study is believed to be the first to assess the association between levels of body flexibility and mortality.

Study finds 20 minutes of mindful breathing can rapidly reduce intensity of cancer pain

British Medical Journal – Twenty minutes of mindful breathing, which focuses a person's attention on their breath, can rapidly reduce the intensity and unpleasantness of cancer pain and relieve the associated anxiety, suggest the findings of a small comparative study, published online in the journal BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. Mindful breathing complements traditional pain relief and broadens the repertoire of options available for cancer patients, say the researchers. Moderate to severe pain affects an estimated...

A new Alzheimer’s study suggests where you live can affect the odds of a diagnosis

Researchers found that the odds of getting a formal dementia diagnosis in the U.S. differed based on location.

CDC guidelines: Students with lice no longer need to be sent home early

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — As students head back to school, many parents might not be aware of the latest lice policies issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC has recently updated its guidelines on how schools and families should handle head lice infestations. One significant change is that students with head lice no longer need to be sent home early from school. Students are now allowed to finish the school day,...

SHTF At Walgreens, CVS

CNBC – The abundance of Walgreens and CVS Health stores makes them convenient for whenever Shriya Raghavan, a research associate based in Philadelphia, needs to pick up necessities like gum, deodorant and soap. But she said she often has to wait for employees to unlock cabinets or stand in lengthy lines to pick up prescriptions as pharmacists juggle tasks. Those are just some of the ways Walgreens and CVS are falling out of favor with consumers,...

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