ARS TECHNICA – Whether anything ever lived on Mars is unknown. And the present environment, with harsh temperatures, intense radiation, and a sparse atmosphere, isn’t exactly propitious for life. Despite the red…
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Hearing loss in older adults linked to nearly one-third of dementia cases
Medical Xpress – A multi‑institution research team reports that nearly one in three new dementia cases in older adults is associated with hearing loss, based on statistical modeling of population data. Dementia…
Anti-Vaxxers: The Dog That Caught the Car
Current estimates are that at least 3,000 people in the United States are infected with measles—the largest outbreak in the last 30 years. Because children dying needlessly is not a good look for…
Pope Francis’ cause of death at 88 ‘wasn’t linked to recent health battles’
UPDATE: 44 min ago [3:30 PM EDT] From CNN’s Sharon Braithwaite, Catherine Nicholls and Barbie Latza Nadeau Pope Francis died of a stroke followed by heart failure on Monday morning, the Vatican’s…
Doctor’s warning about natural supplement popular among middle-aged men: ‘Be cautious about spending your money’
TTHE NEW YORK POST – For years, middle-aged men have stocked their medicine cabinets with a certain berry-based remedy touted as nature’s answer to bathroom woes. Now, Harvard doctors are saying this…
Answering The Call Of Nature Is A Taxable Event
HEADLINE HEALTH – For the luxury of flushing a toilet, Maryland residents pay a monthly tax. The state’s flush tax on sewer bills is $5 a month −− or $60 annually −−…
Chili’s trolls McDonald’s with its new quarter pounder burger
New York, CNN — Chili’s is ratcheting up its fight against fast food rivals with a new cheeseburger that might make McDonald’s call their lawyers. The chain is rolling out the Big…
Discarded: Why donated organs are left unused
CBS NEWS – In the U.S., thousands of donated organs never reach the patients who need them. CBS News found that last year, one in three kidneys recovered from deceased donors were…
What to know about Phoenix Ikner: Alleged FSU gunman and stepson of sheriff’s deputy
ABC News – In the wake of the deadly shooting at Florida State University on Thursday, a portrait of the alleged gunman — the stepson of a local sheriff’s deputy — has…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs loses bid to delay sex-trafficking trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Friday denied Sean “Diddy” Combs’ bid to delay his upcoming sex-trafficking trial by two months. U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian said the hip-hop mogul made…