More seizures, intubation from microdose candies: 12 sickened, 10 hospitalized
FDA updates alert after the latest case fell ill on June 9. Enlarge / Diamond Shruumz's "extremely potent" infused cones in "sprinkles" flavor. (credit: Diamond Shruumz) More people have reported severe poisonings in an.....»»
Gases from Philippine volcano sicken dozens of children, prompting school closures in nearby towns
Smog containing gases from a restive Philippine volcano sickened dozens of students and prompted 25 towns and cities to shut their schools on Friday as a health precaution, officials said......»»
How to prepare your home for summer heat waves
Every year, an estimated 600 people in the U.S. die in extreme heat waves. Nearly 10,000 are hospitalized and more than 67,000 visit emergency rooms. This year, record-smashing heat waves have swept across the southwestern United States, which has sw.....»»
Dangerous brain abscesses spiked in US kids as COVID restrictions dropped
Cases are on the decline, but still above baseline rates. Enlarge / An MRI image of a brain with an abscess causing seizures. (credit: Getty | BSIP) As pandemic restrictions eased, pediatricians around the country saw a.....»»
Don’t get an epidural in Mexico, CDC warns—40 dead, including 1 Texan
The current outbreak echoes one reported last year from a different Mexican state. Enlarge (credit: Getty | BSIP) At least five people in Texas have been hospitalized with suspected fungal infections in their brains and.....»»
8 best Mother"s Day gift ideas for an Apple-loving mom in 2023
Sunday, May 14th marks Mother's Day 2023, and instead of getting the matriarch of the fam the usual roses and candies sort of thing, consider celebrating her with these Mother's Day gifts that are useful and have some longevity to them.Best Mother's.....»»
68 now sickened, 4 lose eyeballs in outbreak linked to eyedrops
The extensively drug-resistant germ continues to strike amid recalls and warnings. Enlarge (credit: Getty | Maciej Luczniewski) An alarming outbreak of extensively drug-resistant bacteria linked to eye drops has now sick.....»»
Researchers discover how too much oxygen damages cells and tissues
When it comes to oxygen, you can have too much of a good thing. Breathing air that contains higher levels of oxygen than the usual 21 percent found in Earth's atmosphere can cause organ damage, seizures, and even death in people and animals, particul.....»»
Z-Library returns, aims to avoid seizures by giving each user a secret URL
This weekend, the pirate e-book site welcomed users back with unique domains. Enlarge (credit: GIUSEPPE CACACE / Contributor | AFP) Last fall, the US Department of Justice pushed the e-book pirate site Z-Library onto the.....»»
COVID calculations reveal solution to 30-year-old computer science problem
During the pandemic, many people became amateur mathematicians. How quickly would the number of hospitalized patients rise, and when would herd immunity be achieved? Professional mathematicians were challenged as well, and a researcher at University.....»»
Florida tokers inadvertently smoked rat poison; 52 sickened, 4 dead
It's not the first time rat poison has shown up in fake weed. Enlarge / A man holds a K2 cigarette in an area that previously witnessed an explosion in the use of synthetic marijuana, in East Harlem on August 31, 2015, in New York City.....»»
Virus kills 100,000 cattle in India, threatens livelihoods
A viral disease has killed nearly 100,000 cows and buffaloes in India and sickened over 2 million more......»»
Feds claw back $30 million of cryptocurrency stolen by North Korean hackers
Blockchain analysis keeps getting better. Expect more seizures to come. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Cryptocurrency analytics firm Chainalysis said on Thursday that it helped the US government seize $30 million worth of digi.....»»
Study reveals novel mechanism behind epilepsy and drug modulation
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that arises from abnormal electrical activity in the brain leading to seizures. These seizure events can have a variety of causes, including genetic variants in a family of proteins that regulate potassium ions in.....»»
Are Skittles Toxic from Titanium Dioxide?
A recent lawsuit claims a chemical called titanium dioxide, used in Skittles candies, harms people. It’s hard to find strong evidence for that, however.....»»
A Deadly Glacier Collapse Sends a Dire Climate Warning
After 11 people were killed and eight hospitalized by a glacier in early July, Italian scientists are asking how future tragedies can be avoided......»»
Glacier Collapses Are a Growing but Hard-to-Predict Threat
After 11 people were killed and eight hospitalized by a glacier in early July, Italian scientists are asking how future tragedies can be avoided......»»
Skittles are ‘unfit for human consumption,’ lawsuit claims
Skittles are one of the most popular Halloween candies in America, according to a recent Monmouth University survey, and their popularity similarly extends to movie concessions and anywhere else candy treats are sold. A newly filed Skittles lawsuit,.....»»
Heart inflammation rare among people hospitalized with COVID-19, study finds
A new study found that 54 out of nearly 57,000 adults (a rate of 2.4 of every 1,000) hospitalized due to COVID-19 infection developed acute myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle often caused by viral infections. The study data was from the.....»»
Fungus that causes fatal bat disease found in Louisiana
A fungus that has killed millions of bats nationwide has been found in Louisiana, but no bats in the state have been sickened by it so far......»»
PrimeWire Removes Pirate Movies & TV Shows To Frustrate Court Injunctions
After being sued by a coalition of major Hollywood studios and Netflix, pirate streaming giant PrimeWire has moved to yet another new domain. According to its operators, the action was taken to counter domain seizures. In an additional twist, all lin.....»»