Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band perform on tour at MetLife Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)

Bruce Springsteen says he needs to postpone concerts this month because of peptic ulcer disease. That’s a condition marked by open sores that develop on the inside lining of the stomach. It causes symptoms like stomach pain, heartburn, bloating and nausea. Doctors say the most common cause is long-term use of anti-inflammatory pain relievers. The condition can be treated with over-the-counter medications and most people typically heal within four to six weeks.

A package of Paqui OneChipChallenge spicy tortilla chips is seen on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, in Boston. Authorities are raising the alarm about a OneChipChallenge social media trend that encourages people to avoid seeking relief from eating and drinking for as long as possible after eating the chips, days after a Massachusetts teenager died hours after taking part in the challenge. The dare is popular on social media sites, with scores of people including children unwrapping the packaging, eating the chips and reacting to the heat. (AP Photo/Steve LeBlanc)

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Authorities are raising the alarm about a social media challenge in which people eat extremely spicy chips and attempt to avoid eating or drinking anything for as long as possible. Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early took to the social network X, formerly known as Twitter, on Wednesday to encourage parents to talk to their children about the One Chip Challenge. A Massachusetts teenager died last week after his family said he ingested one of the spicy chips. Although the cause of the teen’s death has not been determined and an autopsy is pending, Paqui, The Texas-based company that makes the chips, has asked retailers to pull the product from their shelves.

Dr. Richard Moriarty, creator of Mr. Yuk, shows his Mr. Yuk money clip at Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Botany Hall, Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Oakland, Pa. Moriarty passed away on Thursday, Sept. 7, according to Jeffrey Fugh of the funeral home John A. Freyvogel Sons Inc., which is handling arrangements in Pittsburgh. (John Colombo /Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A retired pediatrician from Pittsburgh who helped create the ‘Mr. Yuk’ poison warning for kids has died. Dr. Richard W. Moriarty was 83. The funeral home handling arrangements says he died Thursday. Moriarty was involved in establishing and developing the Pittsburgh Poison Center, where he served as director. He has said children in focus groups responded strongly to Mr. Yuk’s bright green color and upset face. He said in an interview that: “the Mr. Yuk symbol was designed by kids for kids.” The poison awareness campaign began in 1971.

Two firefighters stand on the debris around the smoldering wreckage of the the three houses that exploded in Plum, Pa., on Aug. 12, 2023. Three houses at the center of a recent explosion near Pittsburgh that killed six people will need to be torn down and 10 others are not currently inhabitable, county officials said over the weekend. (Samuel Long/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP, file)

PLUM, Pa. (AP) — Investigators say the location of an explosion that killed six people and destroyed three houses near Pittsburgh last month was inside one of the homes, and they’re ruling out an outside cause. The Allegheny County fire marshal’s office said Friday all potential outside factors were eliminated, including wells, pipelines and other utilities. They’re pinpointing the source as a home in Plum Borough. The cause of the explosion remains under investigation and they’re offering no time frame for when the probe will be completed. That house and two others are so badly damaged they must be demolished. All of the victims were found at the home.