Frankie Davies 
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri abortion-rights campaign announced Thursday that it’s throwing support behind an amendment to the state constitution that would enshrine access to the procedure while allowing restrictions in later stages of pregnancy. Missourians for Constitutional Freedom said it is committing to a proposal, one of 11 versions, that would let lawmakers … Read more
As people start to age, alcohol has more of a long-term effect on health and wellbeing. One expert has suggested it may be wise to remove alcohol from your diet completely to prevent the development of dementia. There is evidence to show excessive alcohol consumption increases a person’s risk of developing dementia. The Alzheimer’s Society … Read more
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Franz Welser-Möst is back on the Cleveland Orchestra’s podium, concentrating again on music instead of his health. “It was not my best year, the last year,” he said Wednesday. “I feel good. You learn to live with the circumstances, and I’m extremely and grateful that I’m back at … Read more
Around a quarter of all people in the UK die from cardiovascular disease every year. This refers to any disease or condition that affects the heart or circulatory system. It includes heart failure, which occurs when the organ is unable to pump blood around the body properly. Usually this is because it has become too … Read more
A year ago, anti-abortion activists from across the U.S. gathered for their annual March for Life with reason to celebrate: It was their first march since the Supreme Court, seven months earlier, had overturned the nationwide right to abortion. At this year’s march, on Friday, the mood will be very different — reflecting formidable challenges … Read more
There has been an explosion in rates of gonorrhea and syphilis since 2017 in more than two thirds of local council areas. It comes as sexual health services are said to be reaching breaking point. New figures show that almost all – 97% – of council areas saw an increase in diagnoses rates of gonnorrhea. … Read more
NEW YORK — Wastewater testing does a good job at detecting mpox infections, U.S. health officials said in a report Thursday that bolsters a push to use sewage to track more diseases. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers found that over the course of a week, there was a 32% likelihood the tests … Read more
Flatulence, which is also known as farting, is a normal bodily function. When food is digested the body will produce intestinal gas that needs to be expelled from the body somehow. Gas also accumulates in the body when we swallow air. Without burping or farting this gas is trapped and it can be a very … Read more
NEW YORK — A New York midwife who gave nearly 1,500 children homeopathic pellets instead of required vaccinations has been fined $300,000, the state’s health department announced this week. Jeanette Breen, who operates Baldwin Midwifery on Long Island, administered the pellets as an alternative to vaccinations and then falsified their immunization records, the agency said … Read more
The American Cancer Society’s recently released annual report predicts a record-breaking number of cancer diagnoses in the US this year. Surprisingly, while the incidence is set to surpass two million cases, there is a positive trend as fewer individuals are dying of the disease. Dr. William Dahut, Chief Scientific Officer at the ACS, noted a … Read more
