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What’s Killing Staff Sergeant Wesley Black?

Veteran: "You're looking at a dead man walking" March 6, 2020 Washington (CNN) – "I'm not bullshitting you when I say the conversation went like this: 'Hi Wesley, I just wanted to call and see how you're doing. Are you alone this weekend?'" retired Staff Sergeant Wesley Black said, describing the call he received three years ago from his doctor. "'No, my wife is here,'" he answered. "'Great, OK good, because we wanted to let you know you have...

‘Dirty Jobs’ That Are Killing Women: MAYO CLINIC

Stress hormones are different for men. women March 5, 2020 Mayo Clinic News Network – Smoking, diet, and exercise are well-known for their role in affecting one's risk for heart disease. While stress also is known to play a role, recent research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions found that for women, certain occupations are associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular problems. According to the research, 13% of women who performed certain jobs had poorer cardiovascular health...

Weinstein Moved From Bellevue To Rikers Island To Await Sentencing

"The most common and effective treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration is anti-VEGF therapy. Your doctor gives you this therapy through an injection directly into your eye. How often you need these injections depends on your case of wet AMD. It could be as often as every few weeks ... " – WebMD "He's obviously not happy where he is ... He's still in a state of disbelief." PLUS – Do you have symptoms of AMD? March 5, 2020...

Vagina Tests Doctors Recommend Most

In This Post: What is the wet mount procedure? Yeast infection (vaginal) Decoding the Vaginal Microbiome What is the wet mount procedure? Medical News Today – A vaginal wet mount test, or vaginal smear, is a gynecological exam. The doctor takes a sample of discharge and sends it for testing. Results can show whether a person has vaginitis, which is a term for a range of infections and other issues. A doctor may recommend a wet mount test...

Former CNN Anchor, 67, Dies Of Cervical Cancer

"The human papillomavirus (HPV) is the cause of virtually all cancers of the cervix. HPV is sexually transmitted." – National Institutes of Health Sad news about one of CNN's original news anchors Million of deaths could be prevented with vaccine Atlanta (CNN Business) – Former CNN anchor Bobbie Battista has passed away at the age of 67. Battista died on Tuesday morning after a four-year battle with cervical cancer, according to Wendy Guarisco, family spokeswoman. Battista was one of...

Tampons, Pads Are Now Free In This Country

“Access to menstrual products is a right. Period.” Parliament approves free sanitary products for all women Feb 25, 2020 LONDON (Reuters) - The Scottish parliament approved plans on Tuesday to make sanitary products freely available to all women, the first nation in the world to do so. The legislation would make tampons and sanitary pads available at designated public places such as community centres, youth clubs and pharmacies, at an estimated annual cost of 24.1 million pounds ($31.2...

Never Mix These Drugs And Herbs

Herbal supplements may not mix with heart medicines | Feb 26, 2020 Many herbal supplements interact with medications for cardiovascular disease. Some of these interactions can be life-threatening. Mayo Clinic News Network – Herbal supplements are natural, so they must be safe, right? Not necessarily. Herbal supplements can have strong effects in the body. Some can interact with prescription medications used to treat heart and circulatory problems, such as high blood pressure and heart failure. Some of these...

NCAA Athlete Reported Sex-Abusing MD, Lost Scholarship

"You can't call him a coach. A coach is a term of endearment." Former college wrestler urges more victims to 'speak up' Feb 27, 2020 SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — A University of Michigan wrestler from the 1970s said Thursday that he was kicked off the team and lost his financial aid after complaining he had been physically abused by a sports doctor. Tad Deluca appeared at a news conference as the whistleblower whose 2018 complaint about Dr. Robert...

Thousands of Teen Girls Visit ERs, Report Sex Abuse

Feb 24, 2020 NPR – Minors who have suffered sexual abuse are now going to the ER at much higher rates compared to a decade ago, according to research from St. Louis University. The national rate of ER admissions for child sex abuse nearly doubled between 2010 and 2016. At the same time, cases of confirmed child sex abuse in the U.S. have been declining since the 1990s, according to data from the National Data Archive...

What You Didn’t Know About Circumcision Rituals (Reader Discretion)

Feb. 23, 2020 | The Daily Beast – Health officials in New York City are advising members of the city’s ultra Orthodox Jewish faith to alter a thousands of years old circumcision ritual that has been linked to four recent cases of herpes in newborns. Four cases of herpes simplex virus 1 infections have been detected in newborns since September 2019. All were hospitalized, given medication, and are now recovering. The ritual involves a mohel, or circumciser, putting his...

Officials Suddenly ‘Desperate’ To Stop Coronavirus

The CDC has now called "for Americans to be prepared for added new urgency to response efforts." – AP Desperate to stop virus' spread, countries limit travel, warn public NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials in the U.S. warned Tuesday that the fast-spreading coronavirus is certain to reach the country at some point, even as their counterparts in Europe and Asia scrambled to contain new outbreaks of the illness. "It's not so much a question of if...

Nancy Grace’s Cringeworthy Details From Weinstein Case

Officially, it was "The People of the State of New York vs. Harvey Weinstein." But for all intents and purposes, it was over half the world's population versus every powerful man who ever psychologically manipulated or physically attacked and sexually assaulted a woman within his sphere of influence. 'When you hear this, you will cringe' Feb 25, 2020 | Fox News – Longtime legal analyst and former prosecutor Nancy Grace blamed the Hollywood community Monday for protecting...

J.Lo Vs. Lizzo: Pop Stars Offer Opposite Models Of Fitness

"I am brown, I am black, I am curvy, and I am perfect and beautiful." – Melissa Viviane Jefferson ("Lizzo") J.Lo Vs. Lizzo: Which one inspires women to be the best version of themselves? Comment below. CNN – Moms across the world are sharing bikini selfies to promote body positivity, a viral challenge inspired by Jennifer Lopez. J.Lo posted a photo of herself online Sunday in a white bikini, looking fit as ever. "Relaxed and recharged," she captioned the...

NCAA Athletes “Fondled, Given Unnecessary Rectal Exams” For Decades

"The wrestler said the doctor touched him again during his junior season after he dislocated an elbow. 'I found it strange that I needed a penis and hernia check...'" University officials told of abuse decades ago (AP) — University of Michigan officials were warned more than four decades ago that one of its doctors was fondling patients during medical exams, but he continued working there despite a demotion and went on to allegedly abuse again as...

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