A little-known parasitic infection in the brain received a jolt of attention Wednesday when presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he once suffered from it. The condition, known as neurocysticercosis, is a brain infection linked to larvae from pork tapeworms. It's rare: It hospitalizes roughly 1,000 to 2,000 people every year in the U.S. Neurocysticercosis causes seizures, headaches, blindness, blurred vision, dizziness, psychosis or memory loss. In some cases, it may even be fatal. ...
November 17, 1935 ~ May 6, 2024 ABBEVILLE — A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, May 10, 2024 at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church honoring the life of Robert "Bobby" Broussard, Jr., 88, who died Monday, May 6, 2024 at The Carpenter House of St. Joseph Hospice. He will be laid to rest at St. Paul Cemetery with Reverend Nicholas DuPre' officiating the services. Pallbearers will be Blake Cormier, Garrett Broussard, Ricky Cormier, Danny Cormier, Ron Broussard, and Wade...
Ivan Paul Leahy, Jr., 61, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 2:15 am, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at Century Villa Health Care in Greentown, Indiana. He was born on January 19, 1963, in Logansport, Indiana, to Ivan Paul Sr. and Mary Elizabeth (Beckham) Leahy. Ivan was a 1981 graduate of Marion High School. He was a
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) -- Police are asking for your help to locate a missing child from Dayton. According to the Dayton Police Department, William Pointer, Jr., 11, of Dayton, has not been seen since Wednesday around 8:35 p.m. He was last seen in the 3600 block of Cornell Drive in Dayton. Pointer is described as []
Tommy Crabtree, Jr., 43, of Williamsport passed away on May 7, 2024. He was born on April 23, 1981 in Washington Court House to Tom and Sue (Teets) Crabtree, Sr. In addition to his parents he is survived by son Jayden Crabtree and a sister Tammy Fausnaugh. Funeral services will be held on Friday, May […]
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Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has qualified for the ballot in California, his campaign announced Monday. Kennedy, alongside running mate Nicole Shanahan, was backed by the American Independent Party (AIP) of California, the state with the most electoral college votes in the country. The campaign confirmed it filed paperwork with California's secretary of
Montevideo, Apr 27 (Prensa Latina) Uruguay will administer a vaccine against the human papillomavirus (HPV), which will include children 11 years of age and older in the schools of the departmental capitals, it was reported. The post Uruguay to vaccinate against human papillomavirus infection first appeared on Prensa Latina.
The Senate probe on the leak of purported documents from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency is not part of destabilization efforts against President Marcos, Sen. Ronald dela Rosa said yesterday.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recounted his struggle with a parasitic brain worm and mercury poisoning in a 2012 deposition obtained by The New York Times.
Federal regulators granted independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. more time to file his required public financial disclosure, according to Federal Election Commission documents obtained by Raw Story. Kennedy received a 45-day extension on Tuesday to file his public financial disclosure, which requires presidential candidates to reveal information about their personal finances, such as income, debts, royalties and stock assets in order to provide the public with transparency...