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“Bloody stool, endless vomiting”: These reptiles never make suitable pets

(NewsNation) — Public health officials with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are investigating a multistate salmonella outbreak reportedly linked to tiny turtles with shells 4 inches long or less. At least 51 people across 21 states have contracted the illness, and 23 of those infected have been hospitalized. The outbreak under investigation is mostly impacting young children: 17 of those ill are under 5 years old, and 10 children are less than 1. Federal law bans...

Explosion of cicada-eating mites has the state of Illinois scratching

The state experienced an emergence of cicadas from Brood XIII and Brood XIX simultaneously. This rare occurrence hasn't taken place since 1803.

AI tongue scanner can diagnose illnesses with 96 percent accuracy

Deep red tongues, for example, may provide evidence of severe COVID-19 cases.

Americans keep turning their backs on McDonald’s

CNN – Inflation has caught up with McDonald’s, and budget-conscious Americans are looking elsewhere for their fast-food fix. But McDonald’s believes it has a solution: Value meals. McDonald’s on Monday reported that sales at US stores open at least a year fell 0.7% last quarter from the same period a year earlier, dragged down by fewer customers going to the fast-food company’s restaurants. McDonald’s isn’t alone: Starbucks, Burger King, Wendy’s and other rivals are also reporting less...

Rescue From Above: How Drones May Narrow Emergency Response Times

KFF HEALTH NEWS – The drones are coming. Starting in September, if someone in Clemmons, North Carolina, calls 911 to report a cardiac arrest, the first responder on the scene may be a drone carrying an automated external defibrillator, or AED. “The idea is for the drone to get there several minutes before first responders,” such as an emergency medical technician or an ambulance, said Daniel Crews, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office in Forsyth County,...

Study raises hopes that shingles vaccine may delay onset of dementia

“This is a significant result, comparable in effectiveness to the recent antibody drugs for Alzheimer’s disease. Administering the recombinant shingles vaccine could well be a simple and cheap way to lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease."

Cholesterol 101 — What Your Levels Mean

WEBMD – We may associate cholesterol with fatty foods, but most of the waxy substance is made by our own bodies. The liver produces 75% of the cholesterol that circulates in our blood. The other 25% comes from food. At normal levels, cholesterol actually plays an important role in helping cells do their jobs. But cholesterol levels are precariously high in nearly 94 million Americans. Symptoms of High Cholesterol High cholesterol does not cause any symptoms. But it...
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