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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...

‘Hair Club For Men’ Pitchman, Founder, 78

Sy Sperling, founder of Hair Club for Men "and also a client," dies at 78 | The New York Times – Sy Sperling, a businessman who helped bring the hair-loss industry into the mainstream with ubiquitous, self-effacing ads, died on Wednesday at a hospital in Boca Raton, Fla. He was 78. His death was confirmed by his publicist, Terri Lynn, who said it followed a lengthy illness but did not specify the cause. Mr. Sperling achieved a...

New Bug May Render Chemo Useless

"Four in 10 said they had seen a rise in patients developing drug-resistant infections in the last year." Feb 18, 2020 Newsweek – Cancer doctors fear superbugs which can't be treated with antibiotics will soon remove chemotherapy as a treatment option for their patients, a survey has revealed. Cancer patients are more vulnerable to infections because the disease and its treatments can stop the immune system from working correctly. Of the 100 oncologists in the...

China Virus Cases ‘Balloon,’ Schools & Churches Ordered Closed

"Panic is taking hold. People are scared of any situation where they would run into another person." Virus cases balloon in S. Korea as outbreak shifts, spreads SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Schools were shuttered, churches told worshipers to stay away and some mass gatherings were banned as cases of a new virus swelled Friday in South Korea, the newest front in a widening global outbreak. The country said two people have died and 204 have been...

Substance Abuse, Psychosis, Suicide: The True Cost of Legal Pot

"Cannabis legalization has led to significant health consequences, particularly to patients in emergency departments and hospitals in Colorado. The most concerning include psychosis, suicide, and other substance abuse." Feb 18, 2020 CNN Business – Colorado cannabis shops notched sales of nearly $1.75 billion during 2019, setting a new annual sales record for the state home to the nation's longest-established recreational cannabis industry. The new high water mark for sales netted more than $302 million in tax...

Lower Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease 81%

Muscle Mass: Can Preserving Muscles Help Prevent Heart Disease as You Age? Yale School of Medicine – A study published in the January 2020 issue of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health found that measures of skeletal muscle mass can provide a valuable predictor of cardiovascular disease risk among people at least 45-years-old without pre-existing heart conditions. Specifically, preserving muscle mass may contribute to preventing cardiovascular disease. Below, please find a Q&A regarding the study on...

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