3 Connecticut children die following ‘unusual’ over-the-counter drug overdoses

A string of over-the-counter drug-induced deaths is putting care providers and state officials on high alert. In the past two months, three children in Connecticut have allegedly died in connection to overdoses of diphenhydramine, the active ingredient in Benadryl. The fatalities were confirmed earlier this week by the state Office of the Child Advocate (OCA). “That’s unusual. And definitely a cause for concern because it’s a lot,” Dr. Krishnan Narasimhan, head of family medicine at Stamford Hospital, told Connecticut Public Radio. Last week, Connecticut issued a statewide advisory urging health care providers to alert families to identify and safely store…

Americans voices concerns over tap water safety: survey

Although three in four Americans polled say they “care a lot” about what they put in their bodies, 35% have not thought about one essential part of their health in the past year: the quality of their tap water. A survey of 2,000 general population Americans found that, at a…

How a bad hygiene habit might increase your risk of depression

You really can feel down in the mouth. We tend to think of depression as something that exists in the mind, but the reality is that it affects the whole body — and the whole body can have an impact on depression, including your teeth and gums. “Poor oral hygiene…

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This epic Spurs collapse could sting for long time

Victor Wembanyama sat at the podium with a hood over his head. The pain was streaked on his face. He was asked to put into words what he was feeling. It’s the kind of question that’s hard to ask athletes in moments like this. Wembanyama had led his team to…

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