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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.
Jan 13, 2025 2:25 PM
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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.
Jan 13, 2025 1:55 PM
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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.
Jan 13, 2025 1:50 PM
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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.
Jan 13, 2025 1:49 PM
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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.
Jan 13, 2025 12:17 PM
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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 ...
Jan 13, 2025 12:09 PM
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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.
Jan 13, 2025 11:09 AM
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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.
Jan 13, 2025 8:57 AM
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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.
Jan 13, 2025 7:32 AM
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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.
Jan 13, 2025 6:34 AM
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