MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK – Pain and stiffness in your shoulder can make every activity, including sleep, difficult. Worsening shoulder pain, especially at night, could mean you have a frozen shoulder, says Dr….
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Another bill aims to block ‘ethical pork’ from taking effect in California
FOOD SAFETY NEWS – Until early next year, California is considering the Proposition 12 products already in the pipeline. After that, the state plans to close its market to pork products from…
Tennessee sees spike in nursing homes battling serious problems since COVID-19 pandemic
Tennessean – Lillie Grier had always been sharp, but in her late 80s she started forgetting things. The dementia progressed quickly, to the point where she didn’t recognize the Clarksville home she…
The Vaginal Microbiome May Affect Health More than We Thought
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…
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…