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Hair fall just not stopping? Stop it with these 7 must-know remedies

Hair fall just not stopping? Stop it with these 7 must-know remedies

What you eat directly influences the health of your hair. A common yet overlooked cause of hair fall is nutritional deficiency. Young adults often skip balanced meals, turning to fast food and crash diets that strip the body of vital nutrients....

U.S. economy adds 147,000 jobs in June, defying forecasts as unemployment falls to 4.1%

U.S. economy adds 147,000 jobs in June, defying forecasts as unemployment falls to 4.1%

U.S. economy adds 147,000 jobs in June, defying forecasts as unemployment falls to 4.1% The U.S. economy added 147,000 jobs in June, beating forecasts of 110,000 and pushing unemployment down to 4.1 percent. Revisions also boosted April and May...

Vitamin D Alleviates Osteoarthritis Progression by Targeting Cartilage and Subchondral Bone via Myd88-TAK1-ERK Axis Suppression

Vitamin D Alleviates Osteoarthritis Progression by Targeting Cartilage and Subchondral Bone via Myd88-TAK1-ERK Axis Suppression

Introduction Osteoarthritis (OA), affecting >240 million globally, manifests as progressive cartilage degradation, aberrant subchondral bone remodeling, and synovial inflammation - collectively driving irreversible joint dysfunction.1 As the...

Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill is a $4 trillion tax charade

The One Big Beautiful Bill Republicans just jammed through Congress represents a $4 trillion fraud foisted on the American people. Even though the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found that extending the 2017 Trump tax cuts, the core of...

Michigan $1 coin debuted this year to celebrate auto assembly line

Michigan $1 coin debuted this year to celebrate auto assembly line

The U.S. Mint's American Innovation $1 Coin program features the ingenuity of the country. A new $1 coin for Michigan celebrates the auto assembly line as a development that transformed manufacturing, American culture and economic life. A new $1...

The big C, small clues: Cracking cancer's code before it strikes

The big C, small clues: Cracking cancer's code before it strikes

So, what exactly is cancer? Let me break it down simply: Cancer is what happens when some of the body’s cells decide to break all the rules. Normally, cells grow, divide when needed, and die off when they’re done. But cancer cells ignore the...

Health insurers take aim at prior authorizations

Health insurers take aim at prior authorizations

Large health insurance companies vowed to cut down the use of and improve a common tool to vet requests before letting doctors bill for medical services or prescriptions. UnitedHealthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Kaiser Permanente, Humana...

USDA issues health alert for beef jerky sticks over plastic contamination

USDA issues health alert for beef jerky sticks over plastic contamination

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for ready-to-eat beef jerky stick products that may be contaminated with plastic. The alert affects "RIVERBEND RANCH...

How Did Football Buddies From Utah Join a Coup in the Congo?

How Did Football Buddies From Utah Join a Coup in the Congo?

Surveillance footage of Marcel Malanga and Tyler Thompson at a shooting range in West Jordan, Utah. Photo: United States District Court for the District of Utah This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation...

NMC Allows Appointing Medical MSc, PhD degree holders as 30 percent faculty in 5 depts

NMC Allows Appointing Medical MSc, PhD degree holders as 30 percent faculty in 5 depts

New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC) Medical Institutions (Qualifications of Faculty) Regulations have allowed medical MSc, PhD degree holders to be appointed as faculty in Anatomy, Biochemistry, Physiology, Pharmacology, and...

UPDATE: City Manager Liz Vogel resigns

UPDATE: City Manager Liz Vogel resigns

TRAVERSE CITY — Liz Vogel resigned from her position as Traverse City's top administrator. City Attorney Lauren Trible-Laucht confirmed Vogel resigned on Thursday, a day after the city manager was set to return from a three-week medical leave....

‘Beautiful’ bill will batter OBH, officials warn: Hospital fears significant revenue loss

‘Beautiful’ bill will batter OBH, officials warn: Hospital fears significant revenue loss

Published 3:57 pm Monday, July 7, 2025 By BRANDON CLINE — Chinook Observer CUTLINE: Steep cuts in Medicaid — a main source of revenue for Ocean Beach Health and other rural hospitals — are timed to take effect after the next congressional...

K-Pop concert cut short as extreme heat sends fans to the hospital: 'We just started seeing people slowly start to go down'

K-Pop concert cut short as extreme heat sends fans to the hospital: 'We just started seeing people slowly start to go down'

Concertgoers endured hours of high temperatures with limited shade and unclear guidelines on water access. by Geri MilevaJuly 7, 2025 Extreme heat forced a Stray Kids concert at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., to end early on June 23. WJLA...

Thune’s Office Seeking Fall Interns

Thune’s Office Seeking Fall Interns

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) is currently seeking college students to serve as fall interns in his office in Washington, as well as in his offices in Aberdeen, Rapid City, and Sioux Falls. Interns in Thune’s Washington, D.C., office...

Rep. Figures leads bipartisan effort to introduce NIL bill to establish national framework

Rep. Figures leads bipartisan effort to introduce NIL bill to establish national framework

On Thursday, Representative Shomari C. Figures, D-Alabama, led a bipartisan effort with the Republican chairmen of the Committees on Energy and Commerce; Education and the Workforce; and the Judiciary to introduce the Student Compensation and...

Who's policing opioid settlement spending? A crowdsourced database might help.

Who's policing opioid settlement spending? A crowdsourced database might help.

After years of legal battles, state attorneys general won billions of dollars in opioid settlements from drug companies accused of fueling the addiction crisis. They declared victory at press conferences, and some touted the deals during their...

Sun Pharma confirms the stocks of 'Levipil 500' seized by Telangana DCA in raids is spurious

In a significant regulatory enforcement action, the Drugs Control Administration (DCA) in Telangana has unearthed and seized a substantial quantity of counterfeit 'Levipil 500' (levetiracetam 500 mg) tablets circulating in the markets of Hyderabad...

Michael D. Moore

Michael D. Moore

Springhill Township Michael D. “8 Ball” Moore, 55, of Springhill Township, passed away Friday, July 4, 2025, in WVU Uniontown Hospital, with his loving family by his side. He was born May 3, 1970, in Mount Pleasant. Surviving are his loving...

Minimum wage just went up in places across 7 states and Washington, D.C.—it's $20.24 an hour in one city

Minimum wage just went up in places across 7 states and Washington, D.C.—it's $20.24 an hour in one city

Workers across the United States are getting a raise this week after minimum wage increases took effect across several states and localities Tuesday. The wage increases are expected to affect more than 880,000 workers this summer as minimum wage...

Sugary drinks can lead to brain development issues, OMRF scientist finds

Sugary drinks can lead to brain development issues, OMRF scientist finds

An Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist recently helped discover the first biological link between sugary drinks and neurodevelopmental issues. The discovery, published in the journal Nature, revealed that anxiety and brain development...

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