The national body that certifies lactation consultants is investigating whether a consultant in Boise, Idaho, has been inappropriately promoting an unproven procedure on new mothers struggling to breastfeed, according to a letter reviewed by The New York Times. Lactation consultant Melanie Henstrom was featured in a Times investigation that examined the explosion of “lingual brace”…
In the latest sign of a growing backlash from U.S. businesses against the 88-year-old federal agency that enforces labor rights, Amazon argued in a legal filing Thursday that the National Labor Relations Board is unconstitutional . The move follows a similar argument from SpaceX, the rocket company founded and led by Elon Musk, in a…
News An increasing number of children and adolescents are prescribed multiple psychiatric drugs to take simultaneously, according to a new study in the state of Maryland. The phenomenon is increasing despite warnings that combinations of psychotropic medications have not been tested for safety in young people or their impact on the developing brain studied. The…
A congressional committee said Friday that it subpoenaed Harvard University seeking documentation on whether the university tolerated anti-Semitism on its campus. The move is part of an expanding Republican effort to investigate elite universities for their response to pro-Palestinian student protests, especially after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in Israel. The committee has also launched…
The Paris criminal court sentenced, Friday February 16, to prison sentences, to be served under an electronic bracelet, the two protagonists of the “AZF group”who had threatened twenty years ago to detonate bombs on the tracks of the SNCF network. Michel D., 76 years old, retired business manager, was sentenced to five years in prison,…
CooperSurgical, a major medical supply company, is facing a wave of lawsuits from patients who claim one of its products destroyed embryos created with in vitro fertilization. Fertility clinics around the world used the product, a nutrient-rich liquid that helps fertilized eggs develop into embryos. This week federal regulators made public that the company had…
The South Korean government has triggered a wave of panic in the internet sector: the country’s antitrust regulator said it would enact the toughest competition law outside Europe, reducing influence large technology companies. The Korea Fair Trade Commission, with the support of President Yoon Suk Yeol, said in December it planned to make a proposal…
Trump’s secret money trial to begin next month A New York judge yesterday set March 25 as the trial date for Donald Trump’s hush money case, clearing the way for the first prosecution of a former US president and ensuring that Trump will face at least one jury before the day. of the elections. The…
Fiée des Lois spring water, bottled in Prahecq (Deux-Sèvres) and sold in France in Intermarché stores, was withdrawn from the market on Wednesday February 14, after pesticide residues were revealed. Also read the survey: Article reserved for our subscribers Drinking water in France contaminated on a large scale by the metabolites of chlorothalonil, a pesticide…
As women began having babies later in life, the number of patients undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment has increased significantly. Medical treatment can be life-changing, but it also comes with a price, as some couples go deep into debt to pay for medical care that health insurance doesn’t always cover. Some research has questioned the…