FORBES – Adults who are addicted to marijuana are at a 60% higher risk of having their first heart attack, stroke, or another major cardiovascular event compared with people without cannabis use…
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Endangered red wolf can make it in the wild, but not without `significant’ help, study says
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (AP) — The endangered red wolf can survive in the wild, but only with “significant additional management intervention,” according to a long-awaited population viability analysis released Friday. The U.S….
DNR says that hunters should test their deer before consumption
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) – According to the Wisconsin DNR, there are 62 counties in Wisconsin that have tested positive for CWD, including Eau Claire County. CWD is a contagious, fatal neurological…
House Republicans Introduce Bill To Ban Abortion Meds
KFF HEALTH NEWS – Mifepristone has been approved for 23 years for abortions until 10 weeks and the drugs have become the most common abortion method. In other news, a legal to-and-fro…
Mayo Clinic expert: Joint replacement surgery, arthritis are not inevitable
MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK — Don’t worry about your hips or knees as you age. Arthritis in those joints isn’t inevitable. Keep doing the activities you enjoy. Those hopeful words come from…
Philips Kept Complaints About Dangerous Breathing Machines Secret While Company Profits Soared
PRO PUBLICA – The first complaints landed at the offices of Philips Respironics in 2010, soon after the company made a fateful decision to redesign its best selling breathing machines used in…
COVID vaccines linked to unexpected vaginal bleeding
NATURE – Women who don’t menstruate — including postmenopausal women and those on contraceptives — were several times more likely to experience unexpected vaginal bleeding after COVID-19 vaccination than before the vaccines…
Brooks Robinson, Slick-Fielding Hall of Fame Third Baseman, Dies at 86
THE NEW YORK TIMES – Brooks Robinson, the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Famer who was perhaps the finest third baseman in baseball history, has died. He was 86. His death was announced…
Chicharrones recalled after illegal importation from Honduras
FOOD SAFETY NEWS – Del Valle Import and Export LLC, a distributor and importer in Kenner, LA, is recalling 1,271 pounds of ready-to-eat pork chicharrones that were imported from Honduras, a country…
Kenyan Illegal Alien Accused of Murdering 24 Elderly Women Killed in Prison
Billy Chemirmir was reportedly in the country illegally, having overstayed his tourist visa since July 2003. Before he was found dead, Chemirmir was serving a life sentence for the gut-wrenching murders of 81-year-old Lu Thi…