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Weekend lie-ins, late nights and drinking could be making a dangerous sleep disorder worse, scientists have discovered. Obstructive sleep apnoea is a condition that causes repeated pauses in breathing during sleep and extreme snoring—affecting between eight and ten million people in the UK, and up to 30 million Americans. However researchers have coined the term ‘social apnoea’ to describe a …

‘Peak time’: Risk for West Nile virus now high in 10 Mass. communities. Here’s the list  Boston 25 News Days after West Nile virus was detected in Framingham, spraying is set for Aug. 12  MetroWest Daily News Our View of the Times – August 6  The Somerville Times Nearby in Natick: T station reopens, rededicated; West Nile Virus found in mosquitoes  The Swellesley Report …

Lifelong boat captain George Billiris says he’s lucky to be alive after Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called “flesh-eating” bacteria that lurks in warm coastal waters like those along Florida’s Gulf Coast, nearly killed him. “I started to get chills, feverish, my leg was swelling, burning,” the third-generation sponge fisherman told CBS News. Billiris was wading in the water while fishing with …

Kodak faces risk of going out of business  Axios 133-year old Kodak says it might have to cease operations  CNN Kodak says there’s ‘substantial doubt’ it can stay in business  Fox Business Kodak’s Demise Holds a Lesson for the AI Age  Barron’s Kodak plans to eliminate pension plan to raise cash amid dire financial situation  WHEC.com Source link

Stocks too expensive for your taste? This bargain-hunting strategy can yield big returns with less risk.  MarketWatchView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Jennifer Oosthuizen / CDC A study in Israel confirms antibiotic use as a major risk factor for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in hospital patients, particularly for those who don’t carry the bacterium, researchers reported last week in JAMA Network Open. For the study, which was conducted from June 2017 through June 2023, researchers analyzed data on patients admitted to a …

Lamer said closer analysis can find that FEMA’s approximated maps can overestimate flood risks — something clients are usually hoping for. “I’ve had lenders say, ‘Prove to me we’re out of the floodplain’ and we do the work and you’re 30 feet above the river,” Lamer said of FEMA’s original mapping. “That’s how inaccurate these maps are.” Across the nation, …

Vegetarian and vegan diets ‘cut cancer risk by up to a quarter’  The Times Ditch meat, cut cancer? Study links vegan diet to 24% lower risk  The Economic Times Source link

US military was deployed to LA protests despite low risk, general testifies  Reuters Trial begins on whether deployment of National Guard to Los Angeles violated federal law  ABC7 Los Angeles US judge hears if Trump team broke law during LA Ice protests  The Guardian The legal battle over Trump’s use of the National Guard moves to a California courtroom  CNN Trial Begins Over Trump’s …

Several types of soap distributed throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico have been recalled over microbial contamination identified as Burkholderia cepacia. According to the Food and Drug Administration, multiple lots of four different types of soap are part of the recall. The entire list, including product descriptions, lot codes, expiration dates and reorder numbers can be found here. The FDA …