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'You fired them!' Dem aghast as RFK Jr. brags about staff — that he let go

'You fired them!' Dem aghast as RFK Jr. brags about staff — that he let go

A visibly frustrated lawmaker tried to find out why Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has allegedly avoided legitimate public review of his policy decisions on vaccines.

According to the Harvard School of Public Health, Kennedy's actions on vaccines since taking the helm of HHS, include launching a government study on autism "led by someone who has previously promoted debunked links between vaccines and autism; changing recommendations for COVID vaccines; and pulling back on vaccine research and development, such as canceling a contract with drug company Moderna to develop a new flu vaccine using mRNA technology, which was used to make COVID vaccines."

On Tuesday, Kennedy testified before the the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Health....

Eating seafood linked to longer lifespan: study

Eating seafood linked to longer lifespan: study

People age 65 and older who eat fish may live an average of two years longer than people who do not consume the omega-3 fatty acids found mainly in seafood, a US study suggested on Monday.

White rice linked to Type 2 diabetes, says study

White rice linked to Type 2 diabetes, says study

PARIS — Health researchers said on Thursday they had found a troubling link between higher consumption of rice and Type 2 diabetes, a disease that in some countries is becoming an epidemic.

Air pollution tied to lung cancer in non-smokers

Air pollution tied to lung cancer in non-smokers

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who have never smoked, but who live in areas with higher air pollution levels, are roughly 20 percent more likely to die from lung cancer than people who live with cleaner air, researchers conclude in a new study.

Teen violence linked to heavy soda diet: study

Teen violence linked to heavy soda diet: study

PARIS — Researchers in the United States said on Tuesday they had found a "shocking" association -- if only a statistical one -- between violence by teenagers and the amount of soda they drank.