CBS News – Emergency room visits with influenza are now “very high” nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday, in this week’s update on the winter respiratory virus season….
Month: January 2025
U.S. to Spend $306 Million Monitoring ‘Low Risk’ Bird Flu
REUTERS – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Friday it would award $306 million in funds to help bird flu monitoring, as the virus spreads in dairy herds and…
Teacher Outraged After Parent Complains to School Administration About Her ‘Really Big Boobs’
I am a middle school teacher that is teaching 8th grade this year. I have (for lack of better words) really big boobs so it’s hard to conceal them. I always follow…
Conditions That Affect Men and Women Differently
Heart Attack The telltale heart attack sign of feeling like there’s an elephant sitting on your chest isn’t as common in women as it is in men. Many women feel upper back…
Brain study challenges long-held views about Parkinson’s movement disorders
Parkinson’s disease—a neurological disorder of the brain that affects a person’s movement—develops when the level of dopamine, a chemical in the brain that’s responsible for bodily movements, begins to dwindle. To counter…
Florida man with face tattoo lands in jail after ‘one-man crime wave:’ PCSO
FOX 13 News, WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – A Florida man accused of going on a ‘one-man crime wave’ in Polk County last month celebrated his 24th birthday behind bars. According to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, 24-year-old Justin Brandon,…
Breakthrough in ag water will be benefit to raw produce food safety
FOOD SAFETY NEWS – Calling it a “a landmark achievement . . . to improve food safety,” an FDA webpage is hailing the agency’s approval of a antimicrobial treatment that can be…
Charges dismissed against Florida man who invoked ‘Stand Your Ground’ law after fatally shooting neighbor’s adult son
CNN — A Volusia County Court judge ruled that Edward Druzolowski, 79, is immune from prosecution after asserting a claim of self-defense, court records show. The defendant argued he felt threatened by…
Smoking one cigarette equals 20 minute off your life, study finds
NATIONAL POST – A new assessment of the harms of smoking shows cigarettes shorten life expectancy even more than doctors thought in the past. Researchers from University College London state that a…
Court Upholds $7.8 Million Verdict for Transit Workers Fired for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine
EPOCH TIMES – A federal judge in California has rejected an effort by Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) to overturn a jury verdict that awarded $7.8 million to six former employees who…