There isn’t a standard definition of ultra-processed foods, but all the foods pictured fit the bill. They contain added fat, sugar or salt, plus preservatives to extend their shelf-life. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Dan Kitwood/Getty Images The consumption of ultra-processed foods is on a slow decline, though most Americans — and especially children — are getting most …
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The NFL banned smelling salts. Here’s why : Shots
Rams defensive end Kobie Turner takes a sniff of smelling salts during a game against the Packers at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood Sunday. The NFL has banned use of the substance for safety reasons. Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images NFL players will no longer be able to use smelling salts to …
Read More »Juggling 5 Tiger Shots into Tiger Cannon, doing 75% of Akuma’s HP in one combo and more
With the release of Sagat for Street Fighter 6, people have been digging around for tech and information nonstop, finding interesting things such as near-full screen whiff punishes. One of the main people to look for when it …
Read More »Public health experts dismayed by RFK Jr.’s defunding of mRNA vaccine research : Shots
A researcher works at the Moderna headquarters in Cambridge, Mass. In May the Trump administration pulled over $700 million committed to Moderna for developing future flu vaccines and this week it cancelled another $500 million in grants to various institutions researching mRNA vaccines. Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg/Getty Images The Trump administration is cancelling almost $500 …
Read More »CDC to disburse delayed funds including for overdose prevention, staffers say : Shots
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Ben Hendren/Bloomberg/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ben Hendren/Bloomberg/Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be able to fully fund the Overdose Data to Action or OD2A program ahead of a key budget deadline, according to a CDC senior leader. A second CDC staff member confirmed …
Read More »How surgeons build a new bladder for cancer patients like Deion Sanders : Shots
Head coach Deion Sanders of the University of Colorado speaks about his journey beating bladder cancer during a press conference. AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/Getty Images At 57, two-time Super Bowl champion Deion Sanders, has a brand-new bladder. The University of Colorado coach recently underwent reconstructive surgery to treat an aggressive form of bladder …
Read More »States sue Trump administration after more hospitals stop treating transgender youth : Shots
Transgender rights activists hold signs as they march through the University of Montana campus on May 03, 2023 in Missoula, Mont. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images A coalition of 16 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration Friday over what they describe as an “unconstitutional pressure campaign” to stop doctors and hospitals …
Read More »Two women put on ventilators after taking peptide shots at ‘how to live forever’ conference
Two women have been put on ventilators after receiving peptide shots at a medical convention focused on how to cheat death. The women, a 38-year-old from California and a 51-year-old from Nevada, who have not been named, were raced to hospital after taking the experimental injections at a booth at the conference in Las Vegas. Organizers of the Revolution Against Aging and …
Read More »Antidepressants in pregnancy: Doctors decry ‘misinformation’ after FDA panel meets : Shots
Doctors are criticizing a recent expert panel organized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that questioned the safety of taking antidepressants during pregnancy. Mykola Sosiukin/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mykola Sosiukin/Getty Images Nearly one in five pregnant women and new moms in this country suffers from anxiety and depression. And 6-8% of pregnant women are prescribed a group …
Read More »Out-of-this-world cosmic shots from the International Space Station: photos
NASA astronaut, Donald Pettit, has gained a distinguished reputation for his show-stopping photography from the International Space Station. Now safely returned to Earth, the spaceman has taken time to reveal more of his incredible pictures. Pettit has completed four spaceflights, accumulating a total of 590 days in space, making him one of NASA’s most experienced astronauts. His last mission saw …
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