Year: 2017

Self-funded team led by an ER doctor wins 'Star Trek'-inspired competition – Washington Post

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Washington Post Self-funded team led by an ER doctor wins ‘Star Trek’-inspired competitionWashington PostA seven-member, self-funded team including four siblings won the international X Prize tricorder consumer medical competition — yes, inspired by the “Star Trek” gizmo — besting 312 entrants from 38 countries, many with corporate and government backing.These handy medical devices are inspired … Read more

28 nuclear reactors in the United States could suddenly fail due to earthquakes… most are located along the East Coast

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(Natural News) The Fukushima disaster that occurred six years ago last month continues to plague Japan and the rest of the world to this day. Heavily damaged by a massive tsunami caused by an equally destructive earthquake, radioactive problems persist without any relief in sight. In fact, as noted by Fukushima Watch, the world’s worst nuclear… … Read more

Breakthrough allows scientists to track toxic chemicals from fast food wrappers as they contaminate the body

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(Natural News) A team of researchers have created a new method in monitoring traces of perfluorinated compounds (PFAS), chemicals commonly used in fast-food wrappers, in the body. This comes just a month after a recent study showed that such chemicals were found in more than one third of food packaging tested. Health experts at the… … Read more

Conditions at DC VA hospital leave patients 'at unnecessary risk,' report finds – ABC News

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USA TODAY Conditions at DC VA hospital leave patients ‘at unnecessary risk,’ report findsABC NewsSterile supplies kept in dirty facilities, crucial equipment left out of stock, $15 million worth of untracked materials and insufficient leadership in place to enact changes — this perilous picture of inadequate medical care prompted the Department …Watchdog warns of ‘unnecessary … Read more

Mother shares last moments of 4-year-old son's battle with cancer – First Coast News

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First Coast News Mother shares last moments of 4-year-old son’s battle with cancerFirst Coast NewsA Maryland mother describes the final moments of her 4-year-old son’s battle with cancer and it’s heart-wrenching. Ruth Scully of Leonardtown, lost her son Nolan on Feb. 4 to Rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare soft tissue cancer. Nolan was diagnosed in Nov.Grieving mother … Read more

Teen denied life-saving transplant for smoking pot – New York Post

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Immortal News Teen denied life-saving transplant for smoking potNew York PostThe family of a Utah teen whose lungs collapsed claims that a hospital denied him a life-saving transplant because weed was found in his system. Riley Hancey, 19, was hospitalized in late November with a severe bout of pneumonia which caused both of …Utah Man … Read more

Illinois' hospital safety ranking drops to 23rd in nation – Chicago Tribune

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Chicago Tribune Illinois’ hospital safety ranking drops to 23rd in nationChicago TribuneJeanette Goodwin, 49, is ready for radiation treatment at the new Cancer Care Center of the Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center in Chicago on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017. Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth was one of six Chicago hospitals …Kennedy Hospitals receive an … Read more

Most U.S. households can't survive even a small financial emergency – Part I

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0000000000000 (Natural News) Recent reports have indicated that American households are in dire straits, financially speaking. After eight years of little economic growth under former President Barack Obama’s job-killing, regulatory-heavy policies, Americans are hurting. Here is just some of the data. As reported at Collapse.news, Americans’ household credit card debt has surpassed $1 trillion, the … Read more

Australian woman gives birth to 13-pound baby without epidural – Austin American-Statesman

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Austin American-Statesman Australian woman gives birth to 13-pound baby without epiduralAustin American-StatesmanA mother in Australia knew she was expecting a big baby, but even she was shocked when she realized how much her new bundle of joy weighed. Natashia Corrigan gave birth in January to Brian, who weighed a whopping 13.4 pounds, according to News … Read more