SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN – A recent study finds varying combinations of microbes in the vaginal microbiome may influence health outcomes such as risk of sexually transmitted disease and preterm birth. While increased diversity…
Month: December 2023
Day care provider convicted of causing infant’s death with Benadryl
RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — A child care provider accused of sedating an infant with an antihistamine was convicted of manslaughter, and faces up to 25 years in prison when she’s sentenced. A…
Biden Rule Takes Lunch Money From Schools that Reject Progressive Gender, Sexuality Agenda
(Casey Harper, The Center Square) – A new Biden administration rule forces schools to comply with progressive ideology on gender and sexuality or risk losing the federal aid for free and reduced-price school lunches. Legal…
Dead longhorn found on Oklahoma State fraternity lawn the day before championship game with Texas
Associated Press – Police say a dead longhorn cow was found on the lawn of an Oklahoma State University fraternity on Friday, the day before the school’s football team plays the University…
Why elderly men have the highest rates of suicides
NPR – NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Kimberly Van Orden of the University of Rochester (NY) Medical Center about persistently high suicide rates among elderly men. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Preliminary data just…
SCAM OR NOT? The Truth About Sleep Trackers
THE NEW YORK TIMES – Shawn McCall, 48, a personal trainer in Waterford, Mich., started tracking his sleep almost six years ago. Mr. McCall said that his Oura Ring — a sleek…
Severe outbreak tied to cantaloupe sickens 117 in 34 states; half hospitalized
MELLON MAYHEM — Back away from your cantaloupe if you don’t know the brand, the CDC warns … ARS TECHNICA – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning everyone in…
Man accused of killing subway employee over ‘too much mayo’ on sandwich is denied bond
BOSTON 25 NEWS – A man accused of shooting and killing a Subway employee because there was “too much mayonnaise” on his sandwich has been denied bond, WSB-TV reported. Melvin Williams’ request…
As dengue expands beyond the global ‘dengue belt,’ scientists dispel conventional wisdom about the disease
Medical Xpress – Unknowns, dangers and surprises persist about dengue viral infection and now an assumption once accepted as conventional wisdom about immunity to the mosquito-borne disease may be incorrect. New research…
Anheuser Busch CMO Out Months After Bud Light’s Dylan Mulvaney Disaster
WHISKEY RAIDERS – On Nov. 15, CNN Business reported that Anheuser-Busch’s U.S. chief marketing officer, Benoit Garbe, resigned in the wake of a disastrous slump in Bud Light sales due to the…