MEDICAL NEWS TODAY – Cocaine comes from the leaves of the coca plant, native to South America. The addictive substance is an alkaloid called cocaine hydrochloride. Cocaine hydrochloride causes many different effects on the body.
In the short term, cocaine does not affect bowel movements. However, some people may have nausea.
The long-term effects of using cocaine depend on how a person takes the drug. For example, using cocaine by mouth can cause severe bowel decay...
DEXERTO – McDonald’s is giving away free fries every Friday, giving customers a fantastic fast food deal to indulge in throughout 2024.
McDonald’s boasts a whole host of fan favorites when it comes to its menu items, many of which have been around for decades. The Big Mac, for example, was introduced way back in 1968, and has since become a firm staple of the brand.
But, there’s one menu item that simply cannot be beaten...
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE – San Francisco continued to see high drug overdose deaths last month, with 66 fatalities in May, according to preliminary findings released Friday by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Of those 66 accidental overdoses, 48 people had the super powerful opioid fentanyl in their system.
The May number is a small increase from April, which saw 59 people die from accidental overdoses, but a slight decrease from March which saw 69...
SANFORD, Maine — "I have no idea where any of them are," Journey Ramsey said as she walked around what remained of an encampment at Heritage Crossing in Sanford.
Journey is the co-owner of It Takes a Village 207, a nonprofit organization that provides community outreach in Sanford. She was looking for several people experiencing homelessness who she has helped and now considers friends.
"I worry about them on a daily basis," she said.
Her concern was...
NBC CHICAGO – McDonald’s is preparing to launch a new value deal next week, but it will only be available for a limited time.
McDonald's is preparing to launch a new value deal next week, but it will only be available for a limited time.
The new meal comes as the world's largest hamburger chain, based in Chicago, aims to combat declines in customer spending due to rising costs.
The $5 promotion will be available starting on...
THE EPOCH TIMES – Dr. Robert Redfield, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has issued a grim prediction that the next major pandemic will be caused by the bird flu.
“I really do think it’s very likely that we will, at some time—it’s not a question of if, it’s more a question of when—we will have a bird flu pandemic,” Dr. Redfield told NewsNation in an interview published on June...
According to a recent report from the Surgeon Generals office, rates of psychological distress among young people, including symptoms of anxiety, depression, and other mental health disorders, have increased since the pandemic began.
Experts say that even adding 5 to 10 more seconds of pasteurization could offer the dairy industry a "safety buffer," ensuring that there's no active virus leftover in milk even if their raw milk supply turns out to have greater concentrations of infectious virus than the lab's .
FOOD SAFETY NEWS – Grande Cheese Company of Fond Du Lac, WI is recalling 1,726,910 pounds of whey and dairy products because of potential Salmonella contamination.
According to the details posted online by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), the recall was initiated on May 1, 2024, and is ongoing.
The recalled products were distributed in Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachessuets, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York,...
KFF HEALTH NEWS – Stanford University infectious disease doctor Abraar Karan has seen a lot of patients with runny noses, fevers, and irritated eyes lately.
Such symptoms could signal allergies, covid, or a cold. This year, there’s another suspect, bird flu — but there’s no way for most doctors to know.
If the government doesn’t prepare to ramp up H5N1 bird flu testing, he and other researchers warn, the United States could be caught off guard...