PARENTS – Public health experts and health organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the CDC agree that vaccines do not cause autism and that the many, many benefits of getting vaccinated far outweigh any other possible side effects or risks.
However, there are still small but vocal groups who believe there's a link between autism and vaccines.
And amid that conflicting information, some parents might opt not to get their children vaccinated "just...
MASHED – Just in case July hasn't been hot enough for you, Mcdonald's is turning up the heat with a brand new line of breakfast sandwiches that quietly launched this week. The burger giant is putting a spicy spin on some of their classic morning options with the addition of cheese sauce and sliced jalapenos.
According to an internal document obtained by Fast Food Post, Mcdonald's will be offering six variations of the sandwich, including:
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Mayo Clinic News Network – Hot flashes and night sweats are some of the symptoms often associated with menopause. But how does menopause affect sexual health?
Experts say menopause can put women at increased risk for a condition that can lead to pain during sexual intercourse. Mayo Clinic's Dr. Juliana Kling explains why and says there are safe and effective treatments.
Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute
Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1:06) is in the downloads at the end of this post....
HEADLINE HEALTH – One of the leading methods by which malaria spreads has been known for decades and reconfirmed repeatedly:
"Migrants account for a significant proportion of imported malaria cases in industrialised countries." – Malaria in migrants, by F Castelli, 1999, National Library of Medicine
"Every year approximately half of all of the cases of malaria in US travelers are among first- and second-generation immigrants (including their spouses) who traveled back to their country...
KFF HEALTH NEWS – California has agreed to improve health care for newly released prison inmates who are disabled, including through a series of measures that advocates say will help almost everyone trying to make the transition from incarceration.
Attorneys representing inmates say proper care during the transition from prison has long been lacking and can lead to homelessness. A recent study found that 1 in 5 Californians experiencing homelessness came from an institution such...
CTVNews.ca – A new study led by Canadian researchers analyzing data from several regions across the world has found that not eating enough of six key foods in combination may be linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease and related death in adults.
Researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton, as well as the Population Health Research Institute (PHRI), focused on foods considered to be healthy across a global scale, using several independent studies and...
ARS TECHNICA – State health departments are facing federal budget cuts to programs that support childhood vaccination, which are coming at a time when immunization rates among children are slipping and under threat from anti-vaccine rhetoric.
News of the budget cuts was first reported by KFF Health News , which obtained a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention email dated June 27 that informed states of future funding reductions.
The email, addressed to state immunization managers...
POWER LIFE – Almost everyone begins experiencing some degree of age-related muscle loss starting between ages 40-50 (the scientific term for this phenomenon is sarcopenia).
It's perfectly natural and nothing to worry about; however, it can make it harder to exercise or even perform routine activities you take for granted - like playing with kids or pets, or carrying groceries.
On average, people lose about 0.5%-1% of muscle mass each year. While that may sound minor,...
“In almost every death certificate that identifies a covid vaccine as a cause of death, the CDC committed data fraud by not assigning the ICD 10 code for vaccine side effects to the causes of death listed on the death certificate.”
(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) One hundred and fifty days after a catastrophic train derailment and subsequent chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio, Gov. Mike DeWine requested President Joe Biden declare the site a major disaster zone.
According the Daily Wire, the Republican governor sent a letter to the president with the request.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency refused to grant an extension on the site’s disaster status as the state “continues to evaluate long term needs.”
While...
NBC NEWS – A sign on a franchise of America’s most popular sandwich chain was taken down after it made light of the Titan submersible tragedy.
On Saturday, Brooklet, Georgia resident Timothy Mauck posted a photo that has since gone viral. In the image, the sign outside a Subway sandwich shop in nearby Rincon, Georgia reads, “Our subs don’t implode.”
The sign references the five people who were killed aboard OceanGate’s Titan submersible after it imploded...