Long Beach Press Telegram Why the cost of cigarettes just went up in CaliforniaLong Beach Press TelegramNazim Uddin, store manager for S & E Food and Liquor Store, grabs a pack of cigarettes for a customer, Thursday in Ontario. Starting on Saturday cigarette smokers will pay an extra $2 for the new tobacco tax approved … Read more
Fox11online.com Risk factors and warning signs of suicideFox11online.com(WLUK) — A local woman is being remembered as an advocate for those struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts. Her organization was called Project Semicolon. Amy Bleuel died, succumbing to the same stresses she was fighting against. She was …Project Semicolon Founder Amy Bleuel Dies at 31PsychCentral.com (blog)Amy Bleuel … Read more
CBS News More women in some states get preventive mastectomiesCBS NewsIn certain areas of the United States, more women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer are choosing to have the unaffected breast removed, new research finds. The study also found that younger women are especially likely to have the second breast …Study finds ‘staggering’ rise in … Read more
Washington Post Zika vaccine test moves to next stage with more than 2000 volunteers in US, abroadWashington PostAn experimental Zika vaccine has moved successfully into broader testing, with the first volunteer receiving a test dose in Houston earlier this week. Testing will also begin in Miami and San Juan, Puerto Rico, and by June, researchers … Read more
NPR Forcing People At Vending Machines To Wait Nudges Them To Buy Healthier SnacksNPRIf you wanted a bag of Doritos from one of Brad Appelhans’ experimental vending machines, you’d have to wait. The associate professor of preventative medicine at Rush University Medical Center designed a device that fits inside of vending machines and …The Trick to … Read more
Yahoo News Grave-Digging Badgers Explain the Mystery of the Missing CowsYahoo NewsAt first, Evan Buechley, a doctoral student at the University of Utah, was disappointed. He’d spent a lot of time and effort dragging a cow carcass to a wild area in the northwest part of the state and then staking it down to study … Read more
(Natural News) The long-awaited countrywide legalization of marijuana is reportedly set to take effect in Canada by 1 July 2018. Canada’s CBC News is reporting that the decision will be announced officially in the week of April 10, and that the law will be set out in harmony with the recommendations of a task force… … Read more
(Natural News) Despite several notable flaws, solar power is becoming more and more popular in the United States as a means of producing energy at a relatively low cost. However, out of fear that the solar industry could soon eat away at the traditional energy businesses, power companies are now pushing to end certain solar… … Read more
(Natural News) As many as one-in-seven couples has trouble conceiving a baby, even after having frequent, unprotected sex for at least a year. In at least half of these cases, the cause is found to lie with the man. Male infertility can be caused by several problems, including a low sperm count, abnormalities with the… … Read more
(Natural News) Two researchers have discovered a new technique that maximizes the storage potential of human DNA. A full computer operating system, old films, and even computer viruses can now be stored inside human DNA molecules. Researchers are trying to streamline and perfect the process using algorithms. Columbia University’s Yaniv Erlich and New York Genome Center’s… … Read more