A senior citizen was discovered lifeless in the sauna of a gym on Staten Island early Thursday morning, according to local law enforcement. The 70-year-old man, whose identity has not been released, was found unresponsive in the steam bath at the LA Fitness facility on Richmond Avenue, near Gurley Avenue in Arden Heights, shortly after 5 a.m. The man was declared dead at the scene by the responding authorities. The circumstances surrounding his death are …
The medical community is raising concerns following the death of an 89-year-old man, David Mitchener, who succumbed to a Vitamin D overdose in suburban London, England. Mitchener had been consuming high doses of the vitamin supplement for nine months before his demise. Health professionals are now using this incident to highlight the potential dangers of consuming excessive amounts of this commonly used supplement, which they believe are not sufficiently communicated to the public. In his …
A recent study published in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has revealed that approximately 80% of Americans have been exposed to a harmful chemical known as chlormequat. This chemical is commonly found in oat-based foods, including popular brands like Cheerios and Quaker Oats. Chlormequat, a highly toxic agricultural chemical, is legally permitted for use on oats and other grains imported into the United States. Chlormequat is …
Fionnghuala Maguire, a 35-year-old woman from West Belfast, has shared her harrowing experience with skin cancer, which she attributes to her long-term use of tanning beds. Maguire confessed to using tanning beds for over 15 years, sometimes as frequently as every day of the week, in her pursuit of a perfect tan. Despite her mother’s warnings, who herself had been diagnosed with skin cancer and had several tumors removed, Maguire continued her tanning habit. She …