Salmonella in a food powder plant adds up to 13 recalls (so far) of popular products and other top stories.

• Salmonella in a food powder plant adds up to 13 recalls (so far) of popular products

  When Publix recalled some of its pancake and waffle mix varieties over salmonella concerns from a powder supplier earlier this month, the Miami Herald warned it could be the first of many such recalls.As of Sunday morning, that recall count stands at 13.Pancake and waffle mix. Mac and cheese. Potato chips. Monkey bread mix. All among the 1.2 national food recalls per day since Dec. 7 because of possible salmonella contamination at food powder supplier Valley Milk Products.Salmonella’s annually ..

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• Scientists take on what was once thought impossible: reversing aging - The San Diego Union

  

  Thinning and graying hair, wrinkles, arthritis, cataracts, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and maybe dementia. The list of age-related maladies is both familiar and intimidating.On the microscopic level, cells also show characteristic signs of aging. They become loaded with debris. The neatly packaged bundles of DNA lose organization. Telomeres, the protective caps of chromosomes that guard DNA, wear down. Stem cells, which replace destroyed cells throughout the body, lose their regenerative c..

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• Poll: 55 Percent Concerned About Russia's Interference in Election

  

  More than half of Americans say they are significantly bothered by the news that hackers working in connection with a foreign government were involved in trying to influence November's presidential election, according to results from a new national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. Forty-three percent of respondents say they are bothered a "great deal" about Russian interference, while an additional 12 percent were bothered "quite a bit." By contrast, 23 percent of Americans say they aren..

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• Henry Heimlich, life-saving maneuver creator, dies at 96

  

  CINCINNATI (AP) - The surgeon who created the life-saving Heimlich maneuver for choking victims died early Saturday in Cincinnati. Dr. Henry Heimlich was 96. His son, Phil, said he died at Christ Hospital after suffering a heart attack earlier in the week. "My father was a great man who saved many lives," said Heimlich, an attorney and former Hamilton County commissioner. "He will be missed not only by his family but by all of humanity." Heimlich was director of surgery at Jewish Hospital in..

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• Dolls With Disabilities Escape The Toy Hospital, Go Mainstream

  

  Dominika Tamley and her doll "Isebelle" ride the train together in Chicago. Like Dominika, Isebelle has a hearing aid. "She's like a mini-me," Dominika says. Kevin Irvine hide caption toggle caption Kevin Irvine Dominika Tamley and her doll "Isebelle" ride the train together in Chicago. Like Dominika, Isebelle has a hearing a..

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• Drug overdose deaths increased significantly in past 5 years

  

  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Drug overdose deaths have increased by 33 percent in the past five years across the country, with some states seeing jumps of nearly 200 percent. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 30 states saw increases in overdose deaths resulting from the abuse of heroin and prescription painkillers, a class of drugs known as opioids. New Hampshire saw a 191 percent increase while North Dakota, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Maine had death rates jump..

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• The Psychology Behind Bad Gift-Giving: Where Buyers Go Wrong

  

  As though holiday shopping weren't nerve-wracking enough, there's yet another factor to stress out about: the prospect of buying a bad gift. Despite our best intentions, we often end up purchasing gifts that aren't what recipients want or need. Hey, we've all been on the other side of the equation, haven't we? Just think about the butter warmer and beer hat hiding in your closet. Well, it's time for us consumers to take charge and buy our loved ones thing that truly serves them! Momentar..

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• Trump action on health care could cost Planned Parenthood

  

  WASHINGTON — One of President-elect Donald Trump’s first, and defining, acts next year could come on Republican legislation to cut off taxpayer money from Planned Parenthood. Trump sent mixed signals during the campaign about the 100-year-old organization, which provides birth control, abortions and various women’s health services. He said “millions of women are helped by Planned Parenthood,” but he also endorsed efforts to defund it. Trump once described himself as “very pro-choice.” Now he’s ..

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