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What makes food ‘organic’? For many consumers, the answer isn’t always on the label

“Organic” is a word we encounter every time we visit the supermarket. It’s also one that can mean very different things to different people. Surveys show that taste, quality, environmental concerns and perceived health and safety benefits all influence consumers’ decisions to buy organic food. But less is known about how people interpret “organic” and incorporate it into their everyday lives. Drawing on videos…

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What’s the link between ADHD medication and psychosis?

This year, several alarming reports have warned that Australians are developing psychosis from using stimulant medications, typically prescribed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. Psychosis itself is not a diagnosis; it’s a mental health symptom that involves having difficulty separating what is real from what is not. People might hear, see, feel, taste or smell things that don’t exist, or they…

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Was a kinder fate possible for Marineland’s animals? How the planning process failed them

Peekachu, Rain, Osiris, Caspian, Jellybean and Cyprus are dead. They were six of the 30 beluga whales removed from Marineland in Niagara Falls earlier this year. Echo is dead too. She was one of the four dolphins who were also removed around the same time. For all intents and purposes, she was blind. I think about the rocks and paint that have been found in the belugas’ stomachs through autopsies. I dwell on how a…

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A donor's family wants to hear their loved one's heart beating in you. Do you meet them?

A transplant recipient receives a letter from the donor's family asking to meet. The recipient feels profound gratitude but also discomfort and wants their recovery to remain private and separate from another family's grief.

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If a good deed is filmed for likes, is it still a good deed?

A local creator films themselves buying groceries for strangers. The videos generate substantial income, but they also inspire donations and allow the creator to help more people.

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State Police Release Additional Details on Fatal Henderson Twp. Crash

PSP Punxsutawney released additional details about an October 27 crash along Route 119 that claimed the life of an 80-year-old Stump Creek man. Brock Jordan fatal crash henderson township jefferson county Kramer Road route 119 stump creek HENDERSON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (EYT) — Pennsylvania State Police have released additional details surrounding a fatal crash along Route 119 in Henderson Township that claimed the life of an 80-year-old Stump Creek man early Tuesday morning. According to PSP Punxsutawney, the crash occurred around 1:46 a.m. on October 27, approximately 231 feet east of Kramer Road. State police said 80-year-old Gary Lee Wilson, of Stump Creek, was traveling southbound on Route 119 in a 2016 Jeep Patriot when his vehicle left the roadway on the western side shortly before the intersection with Kramer Road.

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