This Is the Only Hangover Cure That Actually Works
People have been trying everything under the sun to avoid a hangover. Some people swear by electrolyte powders. Others eat a bacon sandwich at 2 a.m. and hope for the ...
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Fire departments concerned about cancer risks are buying gear that is free of forever chemicals
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Every time he rushed out on a fire call, East Providence Lt. Thomas Votta knew he put himself at risk for cancer. There are potential ...
US Education Department says Denver school district’s all-gender bathrooms violated Title IX
DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Education Department said Thursday that Denver Public Schools violated Title IX protections against sex-based discrimination in education by creating all-gender bathrooms and allowing students to ...
Salmonella outbreak tied to recalled eggs has sickened 95 people since January
At least 95 people in more than a dozen states have been sickened since January in an outbreak of salmonella poisoning tied to recalled eggs, federal health officials said Thursday. ...
Takeaways from AP’s reporting on Venezuelans’ daily struggles to access food
CORO, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans are familiar with hardship — they have lived under a complex social, economic and political crisis for more than a decade. Now, across the South ...
Sex Ed in America Sucks, New Study Confirms
Boston University’s School of Public Health has released the results of a research paper that paints a grim, frankly pathetic picture of the state of sex education in American schools ...
First Human Case of Flesh-Eating Screwworm Parasite Confirmed in the U.S.
The flesh-eating parasite known as the screwworm has arrived in the United States. And for the first time in modern history, it has officially infected a human in the United ...
Pregnancy has become a nightmare for many women in Nigeria’s conflict-hit north
KONDUGA, Nigeria (AP) — Aisha Muhammed was in the third trimester of her pregnancy when she had the convulsions and high blood pressure of eclampsia, a leading cause of maternal ...
People Are Microdosing Mushrooms—and Poisoning Themselves
Mushroom-based nootropic edibles are hitting the shelves of your local headshops and gas stations. They promise mental clarity and creativity boosts. But when those gummies send you to the ER ...
This Parasitic Worm Might Be the Future of Painkillers
Schistosoma mansoni is a waterborne parasitic worm that can enter the body and cause harm without triggering the typical symptoms associated with parasitic infections. It’s this stealthiness that makes researchers ...
