The explosive expansion of dockless e-scooters from startups like Lime and Bird in cities all around the world has made it super easy to get around. But you know what’s not so great about the two-wheelers? When you inevitably face plant into the grou…
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Poor hedgehogs are to blame for spat of Salmonella infections
That pet hedgehog might not be such a great idea after all.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put out a notice Friday about 11 Salmonella infections across eight states, and in all but one of the cases the people had been in contact with…
Amid record-high STD rates, ‘super gonorrhea’ could be coming to a town near you
Like getting it on? NICE! But, um, still protect yourself. Times are tough, and the CDC is warning people about the increasing rates of STDs. Oh, also gonorrhea is starting to become more resistant to antibiotics. Have fun, but take care! Read more……
View More Amid record-high STD rates, ‘super gonorrhea’ could be coming to a town near youThe Center for Disease Control really wants to ruin poppy seed muffins for you
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The poppy seed muffin is a classic breakfast staple. Elegant, yet delicious, unassuming, yet flavorful, the poppyseed muffin won’t let you down.
It seems like you wouldn’t have any reason to turn one down.
At least not until the Center for Disease Control tweeted over the weekend about how there could conceivably be ticks hiding on your muffin.
Ticks can be the size of a poppy seed. Can you spot all 5 ticks in this photo? Learn how to prevent tick biteshttps://t.co/ATtrY7YFoS pic.twitter.com/gBm4tw2qmf
— CDC (@CDCgov) May 4, 2018 Read more…
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3 of 4 kids who’ve died from flu this year weren’t vaccinated, say federal doctors
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Of the 63 American children killed by the flu virus so far this season, just 13 had been vaccinated.
Top government doctors — including the Surgeon General, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and acting head of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — found this lack of vaccination so alarming that late Thursday afternoon they offered a joint briefing on the matter.
“Getting a flu shot is the same kind of sensible prevention as buckling your seatbelt,” said Health Secretary Alex Azar.
Before today, the effectiveness of this season’s vaccine wasn’t officially known, but now the CDC says the vaccine is 36 percent effective, overall. Read more…
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View More 3 of 4 kids who’ve died from flu this year weren’t vaccinated, say federal doctorsHuman Rights Campaign projects every banned CDC word on Trump hotel
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The Human Rights Campaign is using President Trump’s hotel in Washington, D.C., to make a serious political statement.
In a protest of recently banned words the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is no longer allowed to include in next year’s budget documents, the LGBTQ advocacy group partnered with multimedia artist Robin Bell to project the words onto Trump’s hotel Tuesday night.
The Trump-Pence Administration banned the CDC from using words like “transgender” and “diversity” in an effort to erase us. Tonight we met their attacks with a resolve to be louder and more visible than ever before.
— HumanRightsCampaign (@HRC) December 20, 2017 Read more…
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Human Rights Campaign projects every banned CDC word on Trump hotel
The Human Rights Campaign is using President Trump’s hotel in Washington, D.C., to make a serious political statement.
In a protest of recently banned words the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is no longer allowed to include in next year’s budget documents, the LGBTQ advocacy group partnered with multimedia artist Robin Bell to project the words onto Trump’s hotel Tuesday night.
The Trump-Pence Administration banned the CDC from using words like “transgender” and “diversity” in an effort to erase us. Tonight we met their attacks with a resolve to be louder and more visible than ever before.
— HumanRightsCampaign (@HRC) December 20, 2017 Read more…
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Scientists and advocates aren’t buying the Trump administration’s anti-science bullsh*t
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The scientific community’s response to the reported Trump administration “word ban” has been swift and fierce.
In a call on Tuesday, representatives from LGBTQ as well as women’s and family health organizations strongly condemned the reported ban of seven words including “vulnerable,” “entitlement,” “diversity,” “transgender,” “fetus,” “evidence-based” and “science-based,” imposed by the Trump administration on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s budget. The CDC is a part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Read more…
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View More Scientists and advocates aren’t buying the Trump administration’s anti-science bullsh*t7 words the CDC is reportedly banned from using include ‘transgender’ and ‘science-based’
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Here are the words Donald Trump’s White House has forbidden the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from including in documents being prepared for next year’s budget, according to an unnamed CDC analyst who talked to the Washington Post:
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vulnerable
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entitlement
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diversity
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transgender
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fetus
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evidence-based
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science-based
The analyst learned of the directive at a “meeting Thursday with senior CDC officials,” the Post reported.
“The reaction of people in the meeting was ‘incredulous,'” the analyst said. “It was very much, ‘Are you serious? Are you kidding?’ ” Read more…
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View More 7 words the CDC is reportedly banned from using include ‘transgender’ and ‘science-based’