NBC CHICAGO – McDonald’s is taking its efforts to attract money-conscious diners to another level. Diners will be able to create their own deals by mixing and matching various items through the…
Category: Health
Louisiana reports first U.S. H5N1-related human death
The patient was over the age of 65 and was reported to have underlying medical conditions. The patient contracted H5N1 after exposure to a combination of a non-commercial backyard flock and wild…
My relatives have been dropping dead from mysterious causes for generations — now I know why
DAILYMAIL.COM – Susan Weiss Liebman spent years searching for the minute genetic mutation lurking in her family’s DNA that had been causing unexplained abrupt deaths for generations. Her investigation, detailed in her…
Flu emergency room visits now “very high” nationwide, CDC says
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….
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…