(Natural News) A 19-year old Central Michigan University (CMU) student with a severe peanut allergy was the target of a dangerous hazing incident in which members of a fraternity rubbed peanut butter on the victim’s face, causing an extreme allergic reaction that could have proven fatal. According to officials and the victim’s mother, Andrew Seely… … Read more
(Natural News) A 47-year-old hedge manager who killed himself by leaping from his ninth-floor luxury apartment in the historic Apthorp Building was “under a lot of meds,” a police source told the NY Post. Kevin Bell, head of credit risk at Arrowgrass Capital, leaped from the window while his family was in the apartment. He… … Read more
Los Angeles Times This Week in Zika: Large Increase in US Birth Defects ObservedMedPage TodayRates of birth defects associated with congenital Zika virus infection were approximately 20 times higher than the rate of pre-Zika birth defects, said CDC researchers. Writing in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, they compared birth defects …Birth Defects Risk 20 Times … Read more
AsiaOne This Bluetooth smart condom measures how many calories you burn during sexUSA TODAYThe Fitbit counts our steps, the Oura ring tracks our sleep, now a smart condom will monitor our sexual performance. The company British Condoms has unveiled the i.Con, a ring that fastens at the base of a condom during sex, tracking the … Read more
PBS NewsHour Artificial sweetener reveals how much pee is in the average poolPBS NewsHourEnvironmental toxicologists at the University of Alberta, Edmonton have tallied how much pee is in commercial-sized swimming pools. Photo by Andrew Wagner and Kristin Hugo. Approximately 20 gallons. That’s how much human urine courses through your …The average public pool contains nearly 20 … Read more
9NEWS.com 12-year-old boy who lost leg from cancer adopts three-legged dog9NEWS.comQuinn Scharn is 12-years-old and after surviving the battle with cancer twice and getting one leg amputated, he had one wish while in the hospital and its come true.(Mar. 3, 2017). Ananda Rochita, KXTV 6:51 PM. MST March 05, 2017. 10-year-old boy who …Cancer survivor who … Read more
New York Times Dr. Thomas E. Starzl, Pioneering Liver Surgeon, Dies at 90New York TimesDr. Thomas E. Starzl in 1989 at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He died on Saturday in Pittsburgh. Credit Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press. Dr. Thomas E. Starzl, a surgeon and researcher who performed the first successful liver transplant …Dr. Thomas … Read more
Reuters Bird flu found in Tennessee chicken flock on Tyson-contracted farmReutersFILE PHOTO: The Avian influenza virus is harvested from a chicken egg as part of a diagnostic process in this undated U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) handout image. Erica Spackman/USDA/Handout/File Photo via REUTERS. 1/2. left. right.Avian Flu detected in Tennessee chickensWTSP.comBird flu detected in chicken … Read more
CNN Polluted environments kill 1.7 million children each year, WHO saysCNN(CNN) Each year, environmental pollutants cost an estimated 1.7 million lives among children under 5, according to World Health Organization reports released Monday. The causes include unsafe water, lack of sanitation, poor hygiene practices and indoor …Air pollution around the world takes a staggering tollWashington PostPollution … Read more
(Natural News) Hailing from Connecticut, veterinarian Dr. John Robb has been in the business of saving animals and safeguarding their health for over 30 years. Robb has dedicated his life to saving pets, even if it means being ridiculed or being arrested. On one occasion, Robb even lost his clinic — all in the name… … Read more