LOGAN — The Bear River Health Department said Friday it has confirmed two cases of West Nile virus in humans in Cache County. The announcement closely follows one from the Salt Lake County Health Department on Thursday that said an adult was diagnosed with neuroinvasive West Nile virus, a more severe form of the disease. That individual was hospitalized with …
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A 60-year-old man spent three weeks being treated at a hospital after replacing table salt with sodium bromide following consultation with the popular artificial intelligence bot ChatGPT. Three physicians published a report on the case in the Annals of Internal Medicine earlier this month. According to the report, the man had no prior psychiatric history when he arrived at the …
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The large-scale deposits of salt around the Dead Sea, known as salt giants, are built up as the lake’s highly saline water evaporates, and a new study of their formation has revealed some of the secrets of these mounds of halite. That’s exciting for geologists, because salt giants can be found in several other places, including under the Mediterranean Sea. …
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After seeking advice on health topics from ChatGPT, a 60-year-old man who had a “history of studying nutrition in college” decided to try a health experiment: He would eliminate all chlorine from his diet, which for him meant eliminating even table salt (sodium chloride). His ChatGPT conversations led him to believe that he could replace his sodium chloride with sodium …
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A driver going 283 mph (455 km/h) trying to set a land speed record during a racing event at Utah’s famed Bonneville Salt Flats died on Sunday after he lost control of his rocket-like vehicle called the Speed Demon, organizers said. Driver Chris Raschke lost control about two and a half miles into a run and was treated by medical …
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A driver going 283 mph trying to set a land speed record during a racing event at Utah’s famed Bonneville Salt Flats died Sunday after he lost control of his rocket-like vehicle called the Speed Demon, organizers said. Driver Chris Raschke lost control about two and a half miles into a run and was treated by medical professionals at the …
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Read More »Land-speed driver dies in crash at Bonneville’s fabled salt flats The Washington Post Driver attempting to set a record at Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats dies after losing control apnews.com Driver Chris Raschke dies in crash at Speed Week on Bonneville Salt Flats CNN Racer dies trying to set land speed record at Utah salt flats NBC News Racers remember Chris Raschke, who died at …
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A driver died Sunday after he crashed while he was trying to set a land speed record at an annual event on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, event organizers said. Chris Raschke, 60, died after the crash at around 3:03 p.m. MT, officials with the Southern California Timing Association, which runs the event, said in a statement. Organizers said …
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WENDOVER, Utah — A driver trying to set a speed record during a racing event at Utah’s famed Bonneville Salt Flats died Sunday after losing control of his vehicle, organizers said. Driver Chris Raschke was treated by medical professionals at the scene, but died from his injuries, according to the Southern California Timing Association, which organizes the popular land-speed racing …
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