Mayo Clinic News Network – Obesity is a complex health issue that affects people of all ages worldwide. It greatly increases the risk of serious diseases like diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke and certain types of cancer. Health consequences can range from a higher risk of early death to long-term conditions that lower your quality of life. And it is not just the physical toll — the stigma around obesity can affect mental health. Dr. Meera Shah, a Mayo Clinic endocrinologist...

No Scientific Way To Tell Man From Woman, International Olympics Committee President Declares

DailyWire.com – After the debacle at the Paris Olympics where two boxers who reportedly have XY chromosomes battled for women’s boxing crowns, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Back told reporters that there was no “scientifically solid” method for determining whether an athlete is a man or a woman. Referring to the 2028 Summer Olympics scheduled for Los Angeles, California, a reporter queried Bach, “There is no sign of the national federations sorting themselves out....

Autism Study Finds Link With Plastic Exposure During Pregnancy

"There are so many ways these chemicals enter our bodies, so, it's not surprising that BPA was present in a large proportion of the women's urine samples we studied. It's important for us to understand how these plastics affect our health."

Empowering Americans to Take Charge of Their Oral Health

In the United States, emergency dental care visits due to untreated oral diseases and lack of preventative care result in more than $45 billion in lost work productivity.

Big Bank Launches “Pride” Ad Campaign

THE HUMAN TOLL AND FINANCIAL COSTS OF HIV/AIDS HEADLINE HEALTH, AUG 6, 2024 "In 2022, the US federal government spent $28.7 billion on health care services and treatment for people living with HIV." – GOOGLE "In 2022, the federal government spent an estimated $13 billion on Medicaid services for people with HIV, and states spent an estimated $5.4 billion." – GOOGLE "The CDC also receives funding for HIV/AIDS prevention and research, which includes: $397 million for HIV prevention...

“It sucks. It’s not fun. It’s painful. It hurts.”

CNN – The Chicago White Sox made the wrong kind of history on Monday, falling to the Oakland Athletics 5-1 to tie an American League record with their 21st consecutive loss. Chicago’s losing streak is the longest since the Baltimore Orioles opened the 1988 season with 21 straight losses. They trail only the Philadelphia Phillies, who set the modern-day National League record after losing 23 straight in 1961. “We talk about it every day,” said White Sox...

The Wellness Industry Is Selling You Snake Oil

Mother Jones – In April, at the TED conference in Vancouver, BC, I watched a woman pull a variety of mushroom powders from her purse, scoop them into a thermos, and add hot water from a nearby tea station to make an earthy beverage. Intrigued, I asked about her favorite health practices, and she started describing a recent trip to Costa Rica to get plasmapheresis. “It’s when they take your old plasma out, and they...

Female Athletes Don’t Want You To Look, But They Can’t Stop You

CNN – When women first competed in Olympic track and field events in 1928, they wore loose t-shirts and wide shorts, sometimes cinched with a belt. Those breezy, decidedly non-aerodynamic silhouettes wouldn’t fly today (quite literally) as contemporary female sprinters, hurdlers and long-jumpers don tight performance spandex and high-cut briefs that purport to reduce drag and lessen chafing. But how high of a cut is too high? That question surfaced — loudly — when Nike revealed...

Urgent Care or ER? With ‘One-Stop Shop,’ Hospitals Offer Both Under Same Roof

KFF Health News, JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Facing an ultracompetitive market in one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities, UF Health is trying a new way to attract patients: a combination emergency room and urgent care center. In the past year and a half, UF Health and a private equity-backed company, Intuitive Health, have opened three centers that offer both types of care 24/7 so patients don’t have to decide which facility they need. Instead, doctors there decide...

Customs officers in Arizona seize largest amount of fentanyl pills in agency’s history

Fentanyl, a strong synthetic opioid that is about 50 times more potent than heroin, was involved in almost 70% of overdose deaths last year.

“Non-Binary” Nonsense Fails In Family Court

Harrison Tinsley has won custody of his 4-year-old son Sawyer, whose mother tried to force him into a make-believe "non-binary identity" by making him wear dresses and makeup.

The pathogens that could spark the next pandemic

The World Health Organization has updated its list of most dangerous viruses and bacteria.

William L. Calley Jr., Convicted in My Lai Massacre, Is Dead at 80

It took nearly a year and a half — and persistent efforts by a few soldiers and an independent investigative journalist, Seymour M. Hersh, who later won a Pulitzer Prize for his disclosures — for investigations to grind forward and the My Lai story to reach a stunned world.

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