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“Multiple associations between exposure to preservative food additives widely used in industrial foods and higher incidence of hypertension or CVD were observed in this large prospective cohort.” academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...
Preservative food additives, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases: the NutriNet-Santé study
AbstractBackground and Aims. Experimental studies suggest that some preservative food additives may exert adverse cardiovascular effects, yet human data ar
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“Connie Ballmer, billionaire philanthropist and wife of former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, donated $80 million to support NPR’s future.” finance.yahoo.com/economy/poli...
Billionaire Connie Ballmer just donated $80 million to support NPR after Trump cut $1.1 billion from public broadcasting
Ballmer and an anonymous donor gifted the network more than $110 million to support digital transformation and local stations.
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“United Airlines will bump fares 15% to 20% this summer, its busiest season letting travelers foot the bill for the airline’s jet fuel costs that have doubled as a result of the Iran war.” nypost.com/2026/04/22/b...
United Airlines says it will raise summer fares as much as 20% as fuel prices surge amid Iran war
Jet fuel, which is airlines’ biggest expense behind labor, has doubled since the war with Iran began.
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Prenatal exposure to acetaminophen (Tylenol) was not associated with an increased risk of autism in offspring, with or without adjustments for sibling comparisons, nationwide data from Denmark showed. www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/au...
Does Tylenol Increase Autism Risk? A New Study Has Answers
No link emerged in Danish cohort, with or without sibling comparisons
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Pope Leo XIV told journalists on Monday morning that he was unafraid of President Donald Trump’s administration, hours after the U.S. leader slammed the pontiff on Truth Social. gazettengr.com/i-do-not-fea...
'I do not fear Donald Trump,' Pope Leo declares - Peoples Gazette Nigeria
Asked directly about Mr Trump’s comments criticising him on Truth Social, the Catholic pope said, “It’s ironic — the name of the site itself. Say no more.”
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Pope Leo’s Easter message: “Let those who have weapons lay them down! Let those who have the power to unleash wars choose peace! Not a peace imposed by force, but through dialogue! Not with the desire to dominate others, but to encounter them!” www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Pope Leo XIV urges peace in first Easter Mass, skips naming conflicts in Urbi et Orbi
Without mentioning the wars by name, Leo quoted his predecessor, Pope Francis, who during his last public appearance from the same loggia last Easter reminded the faithful of the “great thirst for dea...
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Even MAHA supporters say he hasn't done enough, poll shows www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
Americans Say Trump Hasn't Done Enough to Make America Healthy Again
Even MAHA supporters say he hasn't done enough, poll shows
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Researchers found that moderate wine drinkers had a 21% lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than those who never or occasionally drank. www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
Wine drinkers may live longer than beer and spirit drinkers, study finds
Wine drinkers were found have a 21 per cent lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease
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While the shutdown continues, Manchester-Boston Regional Airport is accepting donations of shelf-stable food and household goods for TSA employees. Those interested in donating toward this effort should call the airport communications center at 603-624-6349, according to airport officials.
Manchester airport operations are running normally, despite DHS shutdown
The airport is also accepting donations of shelf-stable food and household goods for TSA employees.
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“Nursing home staff overdiagnoses their dementia patients with schizophrenia so they can prescribe antipsychotics in order to make the patients easier to manage, a report from the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) found.” www.medpagetoday.com/geriatrics/d...
Nursing Homes Falsely Diagnose Patients as Schizophrenic to Sedate Them, Report Says
Dementia patients are given antipsychotics, which FDA warns may increase the risk for death
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The war in Iran is driving up the cost of buying a home in America. www.cnn.com/2026/03/19/e...
Mortgage rates climb to highest level in more than 3 months as Iran war reignites inflation fears | CNN Business
The war in Iran is driving up the cost of buying a home in America.
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The national debt just crossed $39 trillion—almost doubling since Trump vowed to erase it fortune.com/2026/03/18/h...
The national debt just crossed $39 trillion—almost doubling since Trump vowed to erase it | Fortune
Budget experts agree on one thing. The debt is on an "unsustainable" trajectory.
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Dizziness, weakness, numbness, or a sudden headache following a hair wash could be a sign of beauty parlor stroke syndrome -- a vertebral artery stroke resulting from compression of the vessels on the back of the head. www.medpagetoday.com/popmedicine/...
When a Trip to the Hair Salon Ends in the Emergency Room
Hyperextending the neck during a hair wash could result in rare vertebral artery stroke
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Pope Leo made a plea on Wednesday for countries to offer their citizens universal healthcare, calling it a "moral imperative" that people have access to the health services they need. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Pope Leo calls universal healthcare a 'moral imperative'
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, March 18 (Reuters) - Pope Leo made a plea on Wednesday for countries to offer their citizens universal healthcare, calling it a "moral imperative" that people have
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“Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby,” Kent said in a statement posted on social media, making claims President Donald Trump has denied. apnews.com/article/trum...
Top counterterrorism official Kent resigns over Trump's Iran war, says Iran posed no imminent threat
President Donald Trump is pushing back against claims by the director of the National Counterterrorism Center about the motivations for the Iran war.
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“In the name of the Christians of the Middle East and of all women and men of goodwill, I address those responsible for this conflict: Let the fire cease and let paths of dialogue be reopened,” the pope said after praying with pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square. cbcpnews.net/cbcpnews/pop...
Pope urges ceasefire in Middle East
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday urged those responsible for the escalating war in the Middle East to declare a ceasefire and open paths of dialogue, warning that violence can never lead to justice or peace.
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In Tehran and beyond, residents worry they will be left with a devastated country and the same autocratic rulers as before the war began. www.wsj.com/world/middle...
They Were Promised Regime Change. Now Many Iranians Feel Betrayed.
In Tehran and beyond, residents worry they will be left with a devastated country and the same autocratic rulers as before the war began.
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A Massachusetts judge ruled on Monday in favor of medical organizations in their litigation against Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over several of his changes to federal vaccine policy. abcnews.com/Health/judge...
Judge temporarily blocks RFK Jr.'s efforts to reshape childhood vaccine policy
A Massachusetts judge ruled in favor of medical organizations in their litigation against HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for his changes to federal vaccine policy.
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Pope Leo XIV invites Christians who bear responsibility for war to make a serious examination of conscience, as he meet with future confessors. www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope: Do Christians responsible for war examine their conscience? - Vatican News
Pope Leo XIV invites Christians who bear responsibility for war to make a serious examination of conscience, as he meet with future confessors.
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Pope Leo XIV spoke about the responsibilities of political leaders who initiate wars during a speech to priests on Friday, suggesting they should examine their consciences and go to confession. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...
Pope Leo Urges Christian Political Leaders Who Start Wars to Examine Their ‘Conscience’ and ‘Go To Confession’
Pope Leo XIV spoke about the responsibilities of political leaders who initiate wars during a speech to priests on Friday, suggesting they should examine their consciences and go to confession.
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