THE WASHINGTON POST – Hearing aids are now available over the counter without a prescription, a potential game changer for hearing and brain health. The greater availability of hearing aids could improve the lives of those with untreated mild to moderate hearing loss and also mitigate the risk of dementia for millions of people in the United States. Dementia is one of the biggest health obstacles to aging well. It is irreversible, but we can reduce...

Florida Residents Warned To Avoid Contact With Floodwaters

NPR – Parts of Florida hit hardest by Hurricane Ian are seeing nearly double the normal number of infections from a flesh-eating bacteria that thrives in brackish floodwaters. According to the Florida Department of Health, the state has seen 65 cases of Vibrio vulnificus infections and 11 deaths from the bacterium in 2022. Lee County, where Ian made landfall on Sept 28 as a category 4 storm, accounts for 45% of the cases. What is Vibrio vulnificus? The U.S. Centers for...

NYC homeless in run-down conditions just yards away from tent city outraged over plush migrant amenities

THE NEW YORK POST – The tricked-out tent city Mayor Adams set up for the Big Apple’s migrants is a veritable wonderland compared to the dingy, run-down accommodations in a homeless shelter just yards away, outraged residents revealed Wednesday. “They’ve got Xboxes? Get the f–k outta here!” fumed Baran Hines, 36. The Brooklyn native said he’s been living since late August in the HELP Meyer shelter on Randall’s Island in a high-rise that’s just 350 yards away...

Hunters Warned Of Unsafe Deer Meat

(PORTLAND, Maine) — Wildlife agencies in the U.S. are finding elevated levels of a class of toxic chemicals in game animals such as deer—and that’s prompting health advisories in some places where hunting and fishing are ways of life and key pieces of the economy. Authorities have detected the high levels of PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, in deer in several states, including Michigan and Maine, where legions of hunters seek to bag a...

47 million US poultry slaughtered to stop China flu

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium has closed several exhibits and taken other precautions after one of its pelicans died from the bird flu. The zoo said one of its pink-backed pelicans that died on Thursday tested positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza. A second pelican became ill Friday and was euthanized. As a precaution, the zoo has closed its aviary exhibits to the public for at least 10 days. The Omaha...

“The diarrhea was bright neon green” – 8,600 Sick

IWASPOISONED.COM – Starting in late, 2021 Lucky Charms food poisoning reports started to trend on iwaspoisoned.com. Now there are reports of over 7,300 sick. and the FDA has initiated an investigation. We recommend anyone who fell ill after eating Lucky Charms, to report it, and to keep left over product for testing. We will communicate procedures for testing to everyone who reports their case. | Last updated: October 16, 2022 ... DOZENS MORE CONSUMER POSTS...

Cut Quarter-Pounders In Half Before Eating; Here’s Why

hadn't eaten a thing all day, and my dad brought home mcdonald's ... took one bite and wondered why it was so chewy. – gingerrbear, Reddit SOURCE McDonald's Food Poisoning Reports iwaspoisoned.com – Report a food safety issue. Protect others. Updated Mon Oct 17, 2022 McDonald's, 2801 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, USA | 1 day ago Symptoms: Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting, Suspected source: A snack at McDonalds Duration: About 9 hours after eating the food Onset: So far about 30...

Gates Foundation pledges $1.2B to eradicate polio globally

BERLIN (AP) — The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it will commit $1.2 billion to the effort to end polio worldwide. The money will be used to help implement the Global Polio Eradication Initiative's strategy through 2026. The initiative is trying to end the polio virus in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the last two endemic countries, the foundation said in a statement Sunday. The money also will be used to stop outbreaks of new variants of...

These 7 Cereals Can No Longer Claim ‘Healthy’ Label Under FDA Rule

WEBMD – Generations of Americans grew up being told that breakfast cereals like Corn Flakes and Raisin Bran were healthy ways to start their days. But now, under new federal guidelines, those cereals and other mainstays of the breakfast table can no longer make that claim. Here are seven common American brands that don’t meet the “healthy” label standards: Raisin Bran (9 grams of added sugars) Honey Nut Cheerios (12 grams of added sugars) Corn Flakes...

How to change Medicare plans — and why you might want to

NerdWallet – Medicare open enrollment starts soon, but 7 in 10 Medicare beneficiaries say they don't compare Medicare plans during this period, according to a 2021 analysis by KFF, a health policy nonprofit. That's not great, since Medicare Advantage plans — which operate much like the private insurance you may have had through an employer — change from year to year. One of your doctors may have fallen out of network or your prescription drug...

`How lucky’: Fishermen rescued fighting off sharks in Gulf

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Three men whose fishing boat sank in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast were rescued after surviving for more than a day despite being attacked by sharks that inflicted deep cuts on their hands and shredded one of their life jackets, according to their rescuers. Rescue crews found them only after one of the fishermen managed to send a text message from a nearly drained cellphone, U.S. Coast Guard...

Anti-vax groups use carrot emojis to hide Facebook posts

BBC – Facebook groups are using the carrot emoji to hide anti-vax content from automated moderation tools. The BBC has seen several groups, one with hundreds of thousands of members, in which the emoji appears in place of the word "vaccine". Facebook's algorithms tend to focus on words rather than images. The groups are being used to share unverified claims of people being either injured or killed by vaccines. Once the BBC alerted Facebook's parent company, Meta, the...

New study questions the effectiveness of colonoscopies

CNN – Colonoscopies are a dreaded rite of passage for many middle-age adults. The promise has been that if you endure the awkwardness and invasiveness of having a camera travel the length of your large intestine once every decade after age 45, you have the best chance of catching – and perhaps preventing – colorectal cancer. It’s the second most common cause of cancer death in the United States. Some 15 million colonoscopies are performed in...

Fluoride used in U.S. drinking systems comes from China

RICHMOND, Vt. (AP) — Residents of a small community in Vermont were blindsided last month by news that one official in their water department quietly lowered fluoride levels nearly four years ago, giving rise to worries about their children's dental health and transparent government — and highlighting the enduring misinformation around water fluoridation. Katie Mather, who lives in Richmond, a town of about 4,100 in northwestern Vermont, said at a water commission meeting this week...

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