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[ad_1] CNN — President Vladimir Putin is set to tighten his grip on the country he has ruled since the turn of the century, with partial results from Russia’s stage-managed election indicating a predictably large victory for the Kremlin leader in a result that was a foregone conclusion. With half of the ballots counted, Putin … Read more
[ad_1] It’s Election Day in Arizona and elderly voters in Maricopa County are told by phone that local polling places are closed due to threats from militia groups. Meanwhile, in Miami, a flurry of photos and videos on social media show poll workers dumping ballots. The phone calls in Arizona and the videos in Florida … Read more
[ad_1] A MUM has shared the heartbreaking moments she watched her newborn baby slowly die from an infection that could have been prevented with a £15 test. Natalie Lockyer’s daughter Quin developed Group B Strep infection (GBS) in the fifth week of her life, a bug the mum had unknowingly passed onto her during labour. … Read more
[ad_1] From the medical world to the public sphere In the wake of this, many brands have seized the subject, whether cosmetics, thalassotherapy (the therapeutic use of seawater) or yoga retreats. “The market for women over 50 offers many economic opportunities. On the other side of the Atlantic, several Hollywood actresses are delivering a whole … Read more
[ad_1] Microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) are likely emerging risk factors for cardiovascular disease in preclinical studies, said a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine, corroborating similar research over recent years about their environmental dangers. According to the study, the presence of tiny plastic particles in neck arteries increases the risk of cardiovascular … Read more
[ad_1] A U.K. coroner is pushing the country’s Food Standards Agency to upgrade its labeling of certain dietary supplements, after a man died in part from vitamin D toxicity, or hypervitaminosis D. David Mitchener, 89, was admitted to East Surrey Hospital last May with hypercalcemia, meaning his blood was overloaded with calcium. He was treated … Read more
[ad_1] Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, I am struggling when it comes to raising my 6-year-old stepdaughter (and consequently my young biological daughter) with our “village.” She splits time between us (me and her dad), her mom, her paternal aunt, … Read more
[ad_1] Gathered in a Ukrainian farmhouse, soldiers checked their kits: rifles, machine guns, grenade launchers, spare batteries for radios, red and white flashlights, all that would be needed for a stealthy and daring night assault across the border into Russia. The soldiers are Russians who have turned against the government of their country’s president, Vladimir … Read more
[ad_1] It is a scary thought that in 1980, when I went to medical school, only one in every 14 British adults was obese. Now it is close to one in four. We didn’t see a lot of overweight patients when I was a medical student. These days, the NHS spends millions every year reinforcing … Read more
[ad_1] MOSCOW — On the final day of a presidential election with only one possible result, Russians protested Vladimir Putin’s authoritarian hold on power by forming long lines to vote against him at noon Sunday — answering the call of opposition leader Alexei Navalny who had urged the midday action before dying suddenly in prison … Read more