Month: April 2017

Super bedbugs now emerging everywhere thanks to global travelers who carry the pests at the speed of jet travel

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(Natural News) A recent study revealed that new “super” bedbugs exhibited early signs of resistance to two more types of insecticides, apart from the traditional deltamethrin and other pyrethroid-class insecticides. These insects are being seen everywhere, thanks to global travel and travelers inadvertently carrying the pests on clothing and bags. In fact, a recent report noted… … Read more

Better than pharma: Frog mucus found to kill influenza strains

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(Natural News) A cure for the flu might be found in frogs, new study claims. Researchers from the United States have uncovered the bacteria-fighting peptides in the mucus secreted by the Hydrophylax bahuvisatra frog, an amphibian native to the Kerala region of southern India. Though frog mucus is known to be full of molecules that… … Read more

When Oxygen Runs Low, the Naked Mole-Rat Finds a Way – Philly.com

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CNN When Oxygen Runs Low, the Naked Mole-Rat Finds a WayPhilly.comTHURSDAY, April 20, 2017 (HealthDay News) — When brain cells are starved of oxygen, people and all other mammals run out of energy and begin to die. Not so for a hairless, underground rodent called the naked mole-rat. It survives low-oxygen conditions …Naked Mole-rats Can Go … Read more

Authorities: Doctor may have performed liposuction in Allegan Co. pole barn – Fox17

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Fox17 Authorities: Doctor may have performed liposuction in Allegan Co. pole barnFox17GLENN, Mich — Allegan County authorities say a doctor may have endangered patients and the public by performing liposuctions in a pole barn. Health officials said they learned from Allegan County sheriff’s investigators the doctor was performing the …Patients warned about pole barn surgeonWZZMHealth officials … Read more

Cherokee Nation sues pharmacies, drug distributors over opioid crisis – ModernHealthcare.com

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CBS News Cherokee Nation sues pharmacies, drug distributors over opioid crisisModernHealthcare.comThe Cherokee Nation has accused some of the biggest companies in the pharmaceutical and industry of exacerbating the opioid epidemic, alleging they should have prevented rather than profited from the mass distribution of addictive pain pills. The …Cherokee Nation files lawsuit targeting CVS and other … Read more

Dallas joins over 600 cities in global 'March for Science' – Dallas News

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Dallas News Dallas joins over 600 cities in global ‘March for Science’Dallas NewsFrom Dallas to the Washington Monument to Germany’s Brandenburg Gate and even to Greenland, scientists, students and research advocates rallied on an often soggy Earth Day, conveying a global message about scientific freedom without political … and more » View original article Author: Powered by … Read more

Recalls announced on Atkins burritos and Fritos chips – SILive.com

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SILive.com Recalls announced on Atkins burritos and Fritos chipsSILive.comStop & Shop is warning consumers about recalls on two products: Atkins Chicken with cheese and bean burritos, which contain egg and soy, and Fritos Lay’s Kettle Cooked potato chips that have potential Salmonella contamination in the jalapeno seasoning.UPDATED: Lay’s, Miss Vickies chips recalled for Salmonella riskFood … Read more

March for Science Demonstrators Say They're the Real Patriots – NBCNews.com

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NBCNews.com March for Science Demonstrators Say They’re the Real PatriotsNBCNews.comLovers of science got their day in the rain Saturday as they rallied around their passions, delivering applause for the technology that brought their smart phones to the obvious theme of climate change on Earth Day. Play. Facebook · Twitter; Embed …‘In science we trust’: Rainy … Read more