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Restricting sugar in children helps prevent diabetes later in life: Study
Children whose parents keep them off sugar during their first two years of life have lower rates of diabetes and high blood pressure for the rest of their lives, a new study has found. That ...Politics - The Hill - October 31 -
1 in 4 Child Deaths After E.R. Visits Are Preventable, Study Finds
If every emergency room in the United States were fully prepared to treat children, thousands of lives would be saved and the cost would be $11.84 or less per child, researchers found.Business - The New York Times - November 1 -
Lucy had postnatal depression and ended her life - could more have been done?
The family of a woman who ended her life while suffering postnatal depression say she was let down.Top stories - BBC News - November 14 -
Sister hopes lessons are learned from brother's death
Christopher Trolan died after staff failed to give him a sufficient level of antibiotics in November 2019.Top stories - BBC News - November 15 -
Miami boss: MLS rules prevent Neymar signing
Inter Miami head coach Gerardo Martino has addressed the rumors linking Neymar to the club and insisted a deal would be impossible to negotiate at the moment given MLS roster and salary restrictions.Sports - ESPN - November 2 -
NYC Drought: How to Conserve Water and Prevent Wildfires
Now that New York City and surrounding counties are under a drought warning, officials are asking residents to save water and help prevent more wildfires.Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
Firms must prevent sexual harassment under new law
What counts as sexual harassment and what should you do if you experience it at work?Top stories - BBC News - October 25 -
Prince William: ‘I’ll show people how to prevent homelessness’
Heir to the throne responds to criticism about his Homewards programme in two-part ITV documentary. Prince William has said criticism about his privileged lifestyle and many residences drives him ...World - The Guardian - October 26 -
Phone companies should do more to prevent robocalls and texts, report says
While scam phone calls have slightly decreased in the last three years, scam texts have tripled. A consumer report found that phone companies need to do more to prevent robocalls and texts for ...Top stories - CBS News - October 29 -
World must act to prevent ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Gaza, António Guterres warns
Secretary general makes appeal as civilian casualties mount amid intensive Israeli strikes on north. The UN secretary general, António Guterres has warned Israel could carry out the “ethnic ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
Monitors, Once Meant to Prevent Election Fraud, Now Seek to Prove It
Polling place monitors have long provided oversight to elections. But this year, many are there to provide documentation for Donald J. Trump’s claims of fraud.Top stories - The New York Times - October 30 -
The best medicine: could a shift to prevention help save the NHS?
Grassroots projects in Surrey show positive impact of tackling health problems before they escalateWorld - Financial Times - November 7 -
‘Essential to act now’ to prevent chaotic climate breakdown, warns UN chief
On the eve of Cop29 in Baku, António Guterres says dangers are underestimated as irreversible tipping points near. The world is still underestimating the risk of catastrophic climate breakdown and ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
Here are new guidelines for preventing stroke, the nation's 4th biggest killer
The majority of strokes could be prevented, according to new guidelines aimed at helping people and their doctors do just thatHealth - ABC News - November 9 -
UK trial to assess if red grape chemical can prevent bowel cancer
Resveratrol, which is also found in blueberries and peanuts, has been found to slow tumour growth in mice. Red wine was once heralded as a boon for health that could protect the heart and even ...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
Can Trump Prevent a TikTok Ban? His Team Says ‘He Will Deliver’
When asked about whether President-elect Donald Trump would prevent a TikTok ban in the United States, a spokeswoman told The New York Times: “He will deliver.”Business - The New York Times - November 12 -
Gun violence prevention groups to fight Trump's 'concealed carry reciprocity' plan
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to move back to the White House, he has said he will keep his promise to sign a nationwide "concealed carry reciprocity" law.Top stories - ABC News - November 13 -
Australia will require social media platforms to act to prevent online harm to users
Australia plans to require social media platforms to act to prevent online harms to users such as bullying, predatory behavior and algorithms pushing destructive contentTech - ABC News - November 14 -
U.S. military suicides rose in 2023, persisting despite prevention efforts
The Pentagon expects to spend about $250 million on suicide prevention in 2025, the largest amount of funds the Defense Department has ever invested.Top stories - CBS News - November 14 -
Public awareness of 988 national suicide prevention hotline low, but growing: Poll
Awareness of the 988 national suicide prevention hotline is growing since the number was updated, but it is still low, according to a new survey. The Annenberg Public Policy Center/SSRS poll, ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Fast-Growing Wildfires Are Especially Destructive, Study Shows
In recent decades, fast-growing blazes were responsible for an outsize share of fire-related devastation, scientists found using satellite data.Science - The New York Times - October 25 -
Sinologist Li Cheng: ‘America is not in the mood to study China’
The political expert on the breakdown of US-Sino relations, what Xi Jinping’s fourth term might hold — and why neither Harris nor Trump makes him hopeful of changeBusiness - Financial Times - October 25 -
Study finds LLMs can identify their own mistakes
It turns out that LLMs encode quite a bit of knowledge about the truthfulness of their answers, even when they give the wrong one.Tech - VentureBeat - October 29 -
Alcohol consumption abundant in the natural world, study finds
Range of species have ethanol in diet, normally arising through fermented fruits, sap and nectar. Humans may have turned drinking into something of an art form but when it comes to animals putting ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
Monkeys will never type Shakespeare, study finds
Australian researchers have poked holes in an old thought-experiment known as the "infinite monkey theorem".Top stories - BBC News - November 1 -
Study to shed light on impact of headlight glare
A specialist car will have instruments installed to measure light levels from oncoming headlights.Top stories - BBC News - November 6 -
Biden expected to complete draft LNG study this year
Click for the latest from The Hill {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Biden expected to complete draft LNG study this year The Biden administration plans to publish ...Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
Ozempic can lead to muscle mass loss: Study
Recent studies have found that Ozempic could lead to more muscle mass loss than traditional weight loss methods.Politics - The Hill - November 9 -
New study on moons of Uranus raises chance of life
The planet Uranus and its five biggest moons may not be the sterile worlds scientists have long thought.Top stories - BBC News - November 11 -
Pandemic-era drinking increases persist, study shows
Alcohol is a leading cause of illness and death in the United States, and new research suggests an alarming increase in alcohol use since the pandemic is persisting. CBS News' Stephanie Stahl reports.Top stories - CBS News - November 11 -
New study shows an increase in heavy drinkers
A new study finds the United States has more heavy drinkers than it did a few years ago before the pandemic began. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook explains why and what to know ...Top stories - CBS News - November 12 -
A.D.H.D. Symptoms Are Milder With a Busy Schedule, Study Finds
New research suggests symptoms of the disorder may be less severe in those with a demanding schedule.Health - The New York Times - November 13 -
California mountain lions are adapting to human schedules: Study
Mountain lions in the greater Los Angeles region are consciously shifting their activity to avoid interacting with human residents, a new study has found. Big cats living in areas with higher ...Politics - The Hill - November 15 -
August Pfluger elected Republican Study Committee chair
Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas) was elected on Friday to chair the Republican Study Committee (RSC), the largest conservative caucus in the House, for the 119th Congress. Pfluger, who had led the ...Politics - The Hill - November 15 -
Plastic bag bans can sometimes backfire: Study
Policies aimed at curbing the use of single-use plastic bags have sometimes accomplished the opposite of their intentions, a new study has found. When two Texas cities prohibited stores from giving ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
While legalizing marijuana is in limbo, FDA clears a PTSD study that could boost cannabis stocks over time
The move marks a rare action by the FDA to sanction a study on cannabis despite the plant’s current Schedule I classification under federal law as a drug with no therapeutic use, in the same ...Business - MarketWatch - 22 hours ago -
Browns sue city of Cleveland over 'Modell Law' designed to prevent their move to suburbs
The Browns’ back-and-forth battle with Cleveland over a planned move into a new suburban stadium has gone to courtSports - ABC News - October 24 -
What is E coli, and how can you prevent yourself from becoming infected by it?
With an outbreak of the disease has been linked to McDonald’s burgers, here’s what you need to know about it. Health authorities are investigating an outbreak of E coli infections linked to ...World - The Guardian - October 25 -
Republicans asks Supreme Court to prevent some Pa. ballots from being provisionally counted
Former President Barack Obama and singer Bruce Springsteen will appear in Philadelphia today as Vice President Kamala Harris continues to lean on star power in the final days of the campaign.Top stories - NBC News - October 28 -
Vista's Robert Smith: How to prevent AI from further widening the racial wealth gap
. If current trends hold, the new wealth created by generative AI alone will increase the racial wealth gap by $43 billion annually, according to McKinsey.Business - CNBC - October 29