The FDA Might Ban Fluoride Supplements. Dentists Are Upset

The FDA Might Ban Fluoride Supplements. Dentists Are Upset

Dr. James H. Bekker made it clear while standing at a podium in front of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Silver Spring, Md. on July 23: there is no way to replace fluoride supplements if the government decides to take them off the market. In communities without fluoridated water, these supplements are…

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Why So Many Seniors Can’t Afford Long-Term Care

Why So Many Seniors Can’t Afford Long-Term Care

Aisha Adkins’ mother Rosetta was adamant that she wanted to age at home. So when Rosetta’s dementia started worsening at age 59, Aisha started looking around for options. She quickly found that round-the-clock at-home care was extremely costly, and that her mother didn’t qualify for government assistance. Stuck in the middle, Aisha, who was 29…

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Riga Contemporary Charts a New Course for Baltic Art

Riga Contemporary Charts a New Course for Baltic Art

Dealer Jeffrey Rosen (l.) served as consultant and advisor as founder Zane Čulkstēna mapped out what Riga Contemporary could be. Photo: Ģirts Raģelis Earlier this month, international art fair circuit newcomer Riga Contemporary opened in a sleekly converted former warehouse in the Latvian capital. The more than forty participating galleries hailed mainly from Nordic and…

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King Charles Shares Rare Health Update Amid Cancer Battle

King Charles Shares Rare Health Update Amid Cancer Battle

Kate, for her part, shared she had completed her chemotherapy treatments last September and expressed gratitude for the support she and the rest of the royal family has received over the last several months.  More recently though, the Princess of Wales—mom to Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7 with William— admitted…

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FEMA outreach center in Travis County will remain open through Friday

FEMA outreach center in Travis County will remain open through Friday

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, said Wednesday that it will keep its Disaster Outreach Center open through Friday. The center opened July 16, 11 days after floods killed at least 10 Travis County residents. MAP: Where have flash flooding deaths been confirmed in Texas? Representatives from FEMA and the…

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Talc Is Suddenly in the Spotlight. Is it Bad for You?

Talc Is Suddenly in the Spotlight. Is it Bad for You?

Federal health officials are scrutinizing a mineral—added to some makeup, medications, and foods—that many people have never thought twice about: talc. In a recent viewpoint article called “Priorities for a New FDA,” published in the medical journal JAMA, Dr. Martin Makary, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Dr. Vinay Prasad, the…

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