Missouri average gas prices hit 19-month high
Missouri's statewide gas price reached an average price of $2.48 per gallon for regular unleaded fuel. That price is five cents more compared to this day last week and is 34 cents more per gallon compared to this day last year.
7-year-old Alabama girl runs lemonade stand to help fund her own brain surgery
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While Liza's story has warmed plenty of hearts, some are outraged over the idea that a child facing brain surgery would feel a need to raise funds for her own care.
Covid-19 death rates 10 times higher in countries where most adults are overweight, report finds
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The risk of death from Covid-19 is about 10 times higher in countries where most of the population is overweight, according to a report released Wednesday by the World Obesity Forum.
Fauci calls loosening Covid-19 restrictions inexplicable as variants threaten another surge
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While tens of thousands of Americans are infected with the coronavirus each day and more research suggests variants threaten another surge, some state leaders are loosening Covid-19 restrictions against the recommendations of health experts.
Fauci calls loosening Covid-19 restrictions inexplicable as variants threaten another surge
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While tens of thousands of Americans are infected with the coronavirus each day and more research suggests variants threaten another surge, some state leaders are loosening Covid-19 restrictions against the recommendations of health experts.
At a vaccination site in Miami, some wonder whether to choose newly approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine or Pfizer one
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Those who showed up to a Miami vaccination site on Wednesday found themselves in the rare position where they got to choose which Covid-19 vaccine they would like to get: the newly FDA-approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine, or the Pfizer vaccine.
Why salt may or may not affect your blood pressure
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About 60% of people with high blood pressure are thought to be salt-sensitive. So are about a quarter of people with normal blood pressure.
Vitamin D supplements linked to lower risk of advanced cancer
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Could taking a vitamin D supplement make it less likely you will develop a cancer that spreads or is deadly? A study gives some proof this might be the case.
Excessive sweating a medical problem? Here's what to know
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Physicians use the word hyperhidrosis to refer to sweating that goes beyond what you need.
Hearing set for Empire District Electric pilot program request
The Missouri PSC sets a hearing as Empire District Electric proposes pilot programs.
Freeman Hospital sees decline in COVID inpatients
Freeman officials say the number of COVID-19 inpatients has declined.
Mr. Food: Italian Hoagie Stromboli
Looking for a way to do dinner a little differently? Make our Italian Hoagie Stromboli! It all starts with one of our go-to shortcuts, refrigerated pizza crust; from there, this dinner is filled with the succulent meats, cheeses, and seasonings of Italy. When it's all rolled together and hot out of the oven, you'll have a dinner that tastes like it came from everyone's favorite pizza parlor.
Some US bishops discourage Catholics from getting Johnson & Johnson vaccine if others are available
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As officials and health experts race to get Americans vaccinated against Covid-19, some Catholic bishops have weighed in to discourage Church members from getting the latest, single-shot vaccine from Johnson & Johnson when alternatives are available.
Heartland Rural Electric hosts Virtual Town Hall
Heartland Rural Electric Cooperative, serving rural southeast Kansas, is about to host a virtual town hall discussing the impacts on customers' March bill.
US infrastructure gets slightly better grade on engineers' report card: C-
America's infrastructure received an overall grade of C- from the American Society of Civil Engineers, according to the group's 2021 Report Card, released Wednesday.