KVUE Living with Autism: April marks Austism Awareness MonthKVUEApril is Autism Awareness Month, a time to shine the light on the developmental disability that affects one in every 68 children in the United States. Autism is a spectrum disorder. Typically, children show signs and behaviors before age three, some …Accept challenge to broaden autism education … Read more
Live Science About-Face on ‘Obesity Paradox’: Extra Fat Does Raise Risk of DeathLive ScienceBeing overweight or obese at some point in adulthood may increase the risk of early death, a new study finds. The findings contradict the so-called “obesity paradox,” a phenomenon seen in previous studies in which overweight people seemed to have a …Carrying Some … Read more
Daily Beast The Internets Most Famous Pregnant Giraffe Still Hasnt Given BirthDaily BeastApril, a pregnant giraffe at the Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New York whose impending labor became an internet sensation, was expected to give birth over the weekend—but the mom-to-be seems to be in no rush to deliver, even as a quarter …April update: … Read more
The Cannabist Four governors team up, urge feds to keep marijuana enforcement status quoThe CannabistGovernors in four states have joined forces with a marijuana message for two top officials in the Trump administration. In an open letter, the governors on Monday asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to “engage with …Opioids … Read more
Washington Times ‘Electric Cap’ May Help Fight a Deadly Brain TumorWebMDMONDAY, April 3, 2017 (HealthDay News) — A cap that zaps tumors with electrical currents may boost survival in patients with a deadly brain cancer, new research suggests. The device is worn on the head and exposes glioblastoma cells to a rapidly …A ‘sci-fi’ cancer therapy … Read more
NBCNews.com Most Kids Who Died of Flu Weren’t Vaccinated, Study FindsNBCNews.comMost children who have died of flu in recent years were not vaccinated against the virus, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers reported Monday. They found that at least three-quarters of kids who died from influenza between 2010 and …A study shows the flu shot … Read more
Inc.com This Swedish Startup Is Encouraging Its Employees to Become Cyborgs (and They’re Loving It)Inc.comEpicenter’s employees are injecting microchips on their hands that let them open doors, operate printers, and even buy smoothies with a simple motion. By James Brooks. Associated Press. WRITE A COMMENT. CREDIT: Getty Images. Advertisement. and more » View original article Author: … Read more
The relationship between stress and seizures has been well documented over the last 50 years. A recent review article looks at the stress-seizure relationship and how adopting stress reduction techniques may provide benefit as a low risk form of treatment. View original article Author: Powered by WPeMatico
(Natural News) Escargot is the name for snail in the French tongue. These slimy little creatures have long been considered a delicacy in France, a nation well versed in the art of distinctive cuisine. France even celebrates a National Snail Day every May 24th, says Snailworld.com, who also reports that snails have been eaten for thousands of years because they are “low… … Read more
(Natural News) A high-level North Korean defector has just dropped a bombshell in an interview with Lester Holt of NBC News, explaining that his former country’s crazed dictator Kim Jong Un not only has highly capable nuclear weapons, but that he’s ready to use them to nuke America. Kim Jong Un is the political expression… … Read more