FOOD SAFETY NEWS – On Tuesday, three of nine ballot issues Denver voters had to decide dealt with animals and animal products. But nothing changed because all of them were slaughtered at…
Month: November 2024
Financial experts break down TGI Fridays voluntary bankruptcy filing as restaurant chain slumps
ABC News – TGI Fridays is the latest casual American restaurant chain to announce it has filed for bankruptcy protection in Northern Texas in hopes of “restructuring” the business. The Dallas-based company…
Pfizer Accused of Hiding Contraceptive’s Brain Tumor Link
BLOOMBERG LAW – Pfizer Inc. failed to warn patients that its injectable contraceptive drug Depo-Provera can increase the risk of developing brain tumors, a new lawsuit alleged. “For several decades the manufacturers…
Everything you ever wanted to know about vaginas … but were too afraid to Google
It’s more hygienic to remove pubic hair FALSE: “Removing pubic hair is a personal preference and not a medical necessity,” assures Sachchidananda Maiti, a consultant gynaecologist and obstetrician at Pall Mall Medical…
In Vermont, Where Almost Everyone Has Insurance, Many Can’t Find or Afford Care
KFF Health News, RICHMOND, Vt. — On a warm autumn morning, Roger Brown walked through a grove of towering trees whose sap fuels his maple syrup business. He was checking for damage…
Election could move fight over trans care from states to DC
ROLL CALL – While the legislative fight over transgender care has been largely limited to states to date, a spate of campaign ads from Republicans and worried trans advocates both indicate that…
How Corporate America Kicked Nuns Out Of Hospitals
ST. LOUIS — Inside the more than 600 Catholic hospitals across the country, not a single nun can be found occupying a chief executive suite, according to the Catholic Health Association. Nuns…
Richard A. Cash, Who Saved Millions From Dehydration, Dies at 83
THE NEW YORK TIMES – Richard A. Cash, who as a young public-health researcher in South Asia in the late 1960s showed that a simple cocktail of salt, sugar and clean water…
Is Gatorade good or bad for you?
MEDICAL NEWS TODAY – Gatorade is sold as an exercise enhancement drink. It contains rehydrating electrolytes but also has a high concentration of sugar. There are benefits and risks of drinking Gatorade…
Shameless Cannabis Industry Happy To Sell Pot To Pregnant Women
University of Georgia College of Public Health – A new study from the University of Georgia College of Public Health found that about 6% of pregnant women reported using marijuana during the…