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Pink flame retardants are being used to slow California fires. What do we know about them?

Pink flame retardants are being used to slow California fires. What do we know about them?

Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dropping more than water: Hundreds of thousands of gallons of hot-pink fire suppressant ahead of the flames in a desperate effort to stop them before they destroy more neighborhoods.
Pink flame retardants are being used to slow California fires. What do we know about them?

Pink flame retardants are being used to slow California fires. What do we know about them?

Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dropping more than water: Hundreds of thousands of gallons of hot-pink fire suppressant ahead of the flames in a desperate effort to stop them before they destroy more neighborhoods.
Up to 4 in 10 people could develop dementia after 55. What you can do to lower your risk

Up to 4 in 10 people could develop dementia after 55. What you can do to lower your risk

WASHINGTON (AP) — About a million Americans a year are expected to develop dementia by 2060, roughly double today’s toll, researchers reported Monday.

Sierra Leone declares emergency after confirming 2nd mpox case in 4 days

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Sierra Leone declared a state of emergency Monday after the country reported its second case of mpox in less than four days, health authorities said.
B.C. doc reflects on treating teen with avian flu for two months

B.C. doc reflects on treating teen with avian flu for two months

A British Columbia doctor who treated a 13-year-old avian flu patient says the case has made him concerned about the potential for more human H5N1 infections.
Elon Musk says a third patient got a Neuralink brain implant. The work is part of a booming field

Elon Musk says a third patient got a Neuralink brain implant. The work is part of a booming field

Elon Musk said a third person has received an implant from his brain-computer interface company Neuralink , one of many groups working to connect the nervous system to machines. “We've got ...
Quebec measles outbreak grows to 11 cases; officials warn of thousands of exposures

Quebec measles outbreak grows to 11 cases; officials warn of thousands of exposures

MONTREAL — The Quebec government says thousands of people might have been exposed to measles at a shopping mall north of Montreal earlier this month, as an outbreak of the highly contagious disease continues to grow.
Helicopter team rescues unconscious skier after fall at B.C.'s Mt. Cain

Helicopter team rescues unconscious skier after fall at B.C.'s Mt. Cain

A search and rescue team on Vancouver Island says it rescued a man who suffered a "serious fall" while skiing at Mt. Cain this weekend.
J&J buys Intra-Cellular in $14.6 billion deal, delving further into central nervous system disorders

J&J buys Intra-Cellular in $14.6 billion deal, delving further into central nervous system disorders

Johnson & Johnson will spend more than $14 billion to delve further into the treatment of central nervous system disorders by purchasing Intra-Cellular Therapies.
Moderna surprises the Street by predicting a bigger-than-expected sales drop

Moderna surprises the Street by predicting a bigger-than-expected sales drop

Shares of Moderna tumbled in early trading Monday after the vaccine maker predicted a steeper-than-expected sales drop in the new year. Moderna said it expects 2025 revenue to range between $1.5 billion and $2.5 billion after hitting as much as $3.