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US pediatricians reverse guidelines for mothers with HIV

People with HIV can breastfeed their babies, as long as they are taking medications that effectively suppress the virus that causes AIDS, a top U.S. pediatricians’ group said Monday in a sharp policy change. The new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics reverses recommendations it had in place since… Read More

Forget white noise. What do experts say about pink noise?

You may have heard of white noise used to mask background sounds. Now, it has colorful competition. There’s a growing buzz around pink noise, brown noise, green noise — a rainbow of soothing sounds — and their theoretical effects on sleep, concentration and the relaxation response. The science is new… Read More

Award-winning CNN star dead suddenly at age 58

The political world is mourning the shocking and untimely death of Alice Stewart, a veteran Republican strategist and award-winning CNN commentator known for her wit across the partisan divide. Stewart was just 58 years old when she died suddenly this weekend in Northern Virginia. Law enforcement officials told CNN that… Read More

Bob Menendez criminal trial gets cancer shakeup

Sen. Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat with a history of controversy facing a looming criminal trial, announced Thursday that his wife Nadine has been diagnosed with advanced breast cancer and will undergo a mastectomy. The revelation came as federal prosecutors presented their first evidence in Menendez’s bribery trial in… Read More

DoJ formally moves to declassify marijuana to Schedule III

In a historic shift from decades of U.S. drug policy, the Justice Department has formally proposed reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous substance. A rule sent to the Federal Register recognizes the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledges it has less potential for abuse compared to some of the nation’s… Read More

Teen dead after viral spicy food challenge

A tragic incident has claimed the life of a young man in Massachusetts after a viral food challenges involving extremely spicy items. According to an autopsy report, a Massachusetts teenager named Harris Wolobah died after ingesting a high amount of chili pepper extract from participating in a “spicy tortilla chip… Read More

U.S. Capitol Police find cocaine inside HQ

The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) announced on Wednesday that a small bag containing a white powdery substance, which field tested positive for cocaine, was discovered in a heavily trafficked hallway of its headquarters in Washington, D.C. According to the press release, around 1 p.m., an officer found a roughly one-inch-by-one-inch… Read More

NBC News star, 77, faces calls to retire after on-air ‘senior moment’

Andrea Mitchell, 77, has been with NBC Universal since 1978… but her latest “senior moment” has viewers calling for her retirement. On air recently, Mitchell forgot the name of one of her guests. At the time, Mitchell was helming MSNBC’s round-the-clock coverage of former President Donald Trump’s legal woes. “I’ve… Read More

Tips to sleep better (Turn off the screens!)

According to a survey by the National Sleep Foundation, more than half of Americans use their phones within an hour of going to sleep, which experts say is the latest we should be shutting off our devices. Melissa Milanak, an associate professor at Medical University of South Carolina specializing in… Read More