By Staff The Associated Press Posted May 29, 2024 9:10 am Updated May 29, 2024 9:11 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size More than four million chickens in Iowa will have to be killed after a case of the highly pathogenic bird flu was detected at a large egg … Read more
High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a potentially deadly condition that affects around a third of all Brits. It means that the heart has to work harder to pump blood around the body. This puts extra strain on the heart as well as other organs and the blood vessels and can cause damage. It is … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS — The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reaffirmed the importance of properly cooking wild game after six people became sick from a parasite traced to undercooked bear meat that was served at a family reunion in South Dakota. The six — one in South Dakota, four in Minnesota and one in … Read more
(The Hill) — Children who consume peanut products in the first five years of their lives are less likely to develop a peanut allergy, even as they approach early adolescence, according to a study published Tuesday. The new study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), is a follow-up to an earlier study … Read more
Brits have been issued an urgent warning as cases of a violent diarrhoea bug found in water have been detected across the UK. Confirmed cases of an illness caused by a waterborne parasite known as cryptosporidium have reached 77 with hundreds others reportedly falling ill. The parasite can cause a potentially dangerous illness called cryptosporidiosis … Read more
INDIANAPOLIS — Abortion providers are asking an Indiana trial judge this week to broaden access to abortions under the state’s near-total ban. Indiana law allows for abortion in rare circumstances, including when the health or life of the woman is at risk, but only at a hospital. Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers are asking … Read more
Eleven percent of American women, as well as gender-fluid, nonbinary and transgender people, are affected by endometriosis. Symptoms can involve excruciating cramps, heavy periods, extreme bloating and pain with bowel movements or urination. Speaking out on the condition, celebrities like Chrissy Teigen, Amy Schumer, Lena Dunham and Padma Lakshmi have been sharing their experiences and … Read more
A spa break is the ultimate way to unwind. It provides a much-needed escape, rejuvenates you completely and helps you to leave all your stresses behind. For us Brits, things have just become even more appealing, as the “perfect” spa is situated right here in the UK. At least, that’s what TikTok users are claiming. … Read more
BIKANER, India — People in northern India have been struggling with an unrelenting, weekslong heat wave that has forced schools to close in some places and raised the risk of heatstrokes for laborers working outdoors. India’s weather department expects the high temperatures to persist across the region for the next few days and has put … Read more
A teenager who ate peanuts as a child for research “dodged the most terrible bullet”, his family said, after early consumption was found to slash allergy risk in adolescence by 71 percent. Atticus Cox was one of more than 600 youngsters recruited to test whether children should regularly eat peanuts or avoid them to reduce … Read more
