High blood pressure, heart attacks linked to common preservatives in food - Yahoo
Common preservatives used in many store-bought foods to kill bacteria and mold were linked to a 29% greater risk of elevated blood pressure and a 16% higher risk of heart attacks and stroke, according to a new study from France. Even so-called “natural” antioxidant preservatives used to stop discoloration, such as citric acid and ascorbic acid (widely known as vitamin C), led to a 22% greater risk of high blood pressure in people who ate more foods with those ingredients, the research found.
Man taking steroids and drinking 24 beers for 80 days without working out shares all side effects - LADbible
Peter Mossfield has decided that boozing and taking steroids are the key to a ripped physique A man who believes he can train for a bodybuilding competition by taking steroids and knocking back 24 beers a day has revealed all the side effects he's experienced so far. Content creator Peter Mossfield, aka the guy who made his name by getting addicted to booze for the sole purpose of seeing if he was able to quit, is back with a new, bonkers experiment—training for a bodybuilding competition by doing anything but lifting.
Scientists Accidentally Found a Weird New Way to Stop Mosquitoes From Mating - VICE
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At least 131 dead in Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, official says - BBC
ShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSofia Ferreira SantosJospin Mwisha / AFP via Getty ImagesAll visitors and patients must wash their hands and have their temperatures taken before entering Kyeshero Hospital in GomaAt least 131 deaths have been reported in an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with more than 513 cases suspected, local officials have said. A spokesman for the DR Congo government said cases were now being reported over a wider area.