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Murderer Paroled, Re-Arrested [What Did They Think Would Happen?]

UNION LEADER – A Manchester man who was on parole for murdering his infant daughter in 2001 was captured by a police dog after officers responded to a domestic incident in the city Sunday night, officials said. Christopher Denton, 50, was charged with criminal threatening with a deadly weapon, simple assault, and resisting arrest. In 2002, Denton, then living in Enfield, pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of his 5-month-old baby girl the year before. As...

Hep C has a secret strategy to evade the immune system. And now we know what it is

GOATS AND SODA – How do viruses do their job of infecting humans? Some of them are experts at evading the immune system so that it won't knock them out. Take hepatitis C, a sneaky and potentially deadly viral infection of the liver that is transmitted by contact with human blood – for example, through needles, sex and childbirth. Scientists have known for a long time that hep C can hide from our immune system. While...

They took blockbuster drugs for weight loss and diabetes. Now their stomachs are paralyzed

Romaine lettuce recalled because of rodent droppings

FOOD SAFETY NEWS – C&E Farms Inc., of Oxnard, CA, is recalling certain bins of romaine lettuce because the product may be contaminated with rodent droppings. According to the details posted online by the FDA, the recall was initiated on June 16, 2023, and is ongoing. The recalled product was distributed in Massachusetts and Minnesota. Recalled products: Romaine lettuce packed in bulk 45-pound mini-bins 2580 mini-bins Code: Tierrasol 23-26R08 Anyone who purchased the recalled product should immediately dispose of it and...

Cigna health giant accused of improperly rejecting thousands of patient claims using an algorithm

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal lawsuit alleges that health insurance giant Cigna used a computer algorithm to automatically reject hundreds of thousands of patient claims without examining them individually as required by California law. The class-action lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in Sacramento, says Cigna Corp. and Cigna Health and Life Insurance Co. rejected more than 300,000 payment claims in just two months last year. The company used an algorithm called PXDX, shorthand for...

Salmonella in ground beef sickens 16, hospitalizing 6, in 4 states, CDC says

AP – Ground beef contaminated with salmonella has sickened at least 16 people, including six hospitalized, in four Northeastern states, federal health officials said Tuesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said illnesses have been reported in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Ground beef is the only common food reported in the outbreak. People who recalled what they ate and where they bought it reported eating 80% lean ground beef purchased from ShopRite...

By ‘helping’ wild animals, you could end their freedom or even their lives – here’s why you should keep your distance

(THE CONVERSATION) For anyone who enjoys nature, summer is a fascinating time to be outside. Animals are on the move: Turtles are nesting, baby birds are testing their wings, snakes are foraging and young mammals are emerging. In central Pennsylvania, where I live, last year's hatchling painted turtles have overwintered in their nests and emerged looking like tiny helpless snacks for raccoons and ravens. I've already rescued a baby killdeer – a shorebird that nests in...

Dementia: Olive oil could boost brain health, according to new study

A half tablespoon of olive oil per day could lower your risk of dying from dementia, a new study reports.

US Forest Service burn started wildfire that nearly reached Los Alamos, New Mexico, agency says

The federal government has acknowledged that it started the largest wildfire in state history, which charred more than 530 square miles of the Rocky Mountain foothills east of Santa Fe, New Mexico, destroying homes and livelihoods.

Marijuana legalization movement linked to a ‘massive increase’ in mental illness in US, doctor warns

"There is a massive increase in mental illness as a result of this increase in marijuana use," former White House drug policy adviser Dr. Kevin Sabet warned Sunday.

COVID symptoms seem to never touch certain people — and researchers may have finally figured out why

Studies have shown about 20% of people infected with COVID avoid severe sickness.

People with dementia have 11 times the risk of dying soon after starting any opioids, study finds

The findings should raise an alarm for clinicians and families of people with dementia, said neurologist Dr. Nicole Purcell, the senior director of clinical practice for the Alzheimer’s Association, in a statement.

Here’s what happens to the body in extreme temperatures — and how heat becomes deadly

It was 118 degrees after 5 p.m. in Phoenix, Arizona on July 18, 2023. More than 80 million people have been under heat warnings, as relentless temperatures continue to bake the western and southern U.S.

McDonald’s $18 Big Mac meal sparks debate: Bidenflation or highway robbery?

CBS NEWS – An image of McDonald's menu this week went viral because people couldn't believe the prices depicted. Twitter user Sam Learner says he snapped the photo at a McDonald's located at a Connecticut rest stop. In the photo, a Big Mac combo meal – with fries and a soft drink – is $17.59 . After discovering the expensive McDonald's off of I-95 in Darien, Learner said he looked into the company's prices a bit...

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