A plastic cup lies degrading on a Lake Tahoe beach near Incline Village, Nevada on Friday, June 23, 2023. Provided / Jennifer Kent INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. Microplastics, small fragments of fibers from clothing, packaging and other plastic residues, have invaded lakes and watersheds globally and in alarming quantities, according to new research published in the … Read more
The Maryland Prescription Drug Monitoring Program has internally tracked the increase in stimulant prescribing from 2018 to the present. There was a notable increase from 2020 to 2022 in the number of stimulant prescriptions, said Chase Cook, acting director of communications for the Maryland Department of Health. FILE – Adderall XR capsules appear on February … Read more
July 10, 2023 3 minute read The price of U.S. pork hit over $1.00 lean last week and cut carcasses closed at $1.08 pounds on Friday. To keep in context, this April 24 Iowa Minnesota price was 67.44 and last Thursday $1.00.61 lbs. An increase of $65 more per capita. The first time the price … Read more
image: Macaques in the studio visualization Moreover Credit: Chloe Coxshall Observations of a feral macaque colony over a three-year period show that same-sex sexual behavior among males is widespread and may be beneficial. The results, published today in Nature Ecology and Evolutionsuggest that same-sex sexual behavior (SSB) has evolved and may be a common feature … Read more
Cris Cantu/Getty Images A new report from the CDC shows that there has been a 276% increase of xylazine in opioid overdoses. Xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer, is increasingly being added to street drugs to create a euphoric effect. The CDC recommends using xylazine test strips to check street drugs for contamination before use. Xylazine, also … Read more
