Today.com The Lyme Wars: Meet The PlayersHuffington PostWhether you know it or not, there has been a fierce battle — called “The Lyme Wars” by everyone from The New Yorker to NPR to Dutch scientific researchers — for at least a decade. Lyme disease arguably is politicized as much as AIDS was when it …Be on … Read more
(Natural News) Introduction: For over 30 years, I have been giving talks on the science of climate change. When, however, I speak to a non-expert audience, and attempt to explain such matters as climate sensitivity, the relation of global mean temperature anomaly to extreme weather, that warming has decreased profoundly for the past 18 years,… … Read more
(Natural News) Researchers from the University of Glasgow have delivered good news for avid cyclists everywhere. Taking your bike to work could reduce your risk of cancer by 45 percent, as well as your risk of heart disease by 46 percent, the investigative team revealed. For the purposes of their study, the researchers evaluated the… … Read more
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CBC.ca Local family warns about dangers of Lyme disease, tick explosionMy Fox BostonTOPSFIELD, Mass. – A local family is pleading with members of the public to be cautious about ticks and get tested for Lyme disease if they are showing symptoms. Alexandra Reardon, now 22, had been to more than 30 doctors for medical issues … Read more
The Cannabist California regulators release first draft of revised medical marijuana rulesThe CannabistCalifornia on Friday published detailed plans to regulate its multibillion-dollar medical marijuana industry for the first time since the Golden State legalized cannabis as medicine more than 20 years ago. The proposed plan — drafted in three parts by …North Coast marijuana producers … Read more
ConsumerAffairs Low-Dose Aspirin May Lower Breast Cancer RiskWebMDMONDAY, May 1, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Score yet another point for low-dose aspirin: Regularly taking “baby” aspirin appears to protect women from the most common type of breast cancer, new research suggests. Use of low-dose aspirin at least three …Researchers find regular use of aspirin can lower risk … Read more
Washington Post Science funding spared under congressional budget deal, but more battles aheadWashington PostThe lights will stay on in the federal government, and also in the countless laboratories and universities that depend on federal funding for scientific and medical research. That’s one upshot of the bipartisan budget deal congressional negotiators …How science fares in the … Read more
CBS News Weighing the risks of antibiotics in early pregnancyABC NewsWhen pregnant women become ill with infections, many may fear taking antibiotics could endanger the pregnancy. Studies of pregnant women and antibiotics, which are very limited and usually small in size, have shown conflicting evidence about the risks.Rethinking antibiotic use in early pregnancy: Some linked … Read more