NPR San Diego Declares Health Emergency Amid Hepatitis A OutbreakNPRA nurse loads a syringe with a vaccine against hepatitis at a free immunization clinic for students before the start of the school year, in Lynwood, California in 2013. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images hide caption. toggle caption. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images.San Diego Declares Health Emergency Over Hepatitis A … Read more
Haaretz US Study Finds Traces of Antidepressant Drugs in Niagara River FishHaaretzThe Niagara River separating the United States and Canada. Researchers found 22 different drugs and their by-products in the bodies of fish in the river. CHRIS HELGREN/REUTERS. Feeling depressed? Try saffron, not Prozac · Joint Israeli-U.S. research …How antidepressants are ending up in Great Lakes … Read more
The Inquisitr Fatherhood After 40 Is Far More Common These Days, But Children Of Older Dads Face Some RiskThe InquisitrNew research suggests that fatherhood after the age of 40 is not as uncommon as what you may think. In fact, there are now far more men over that age who are becoming fathers to newborn … Read more
CBS News Contagious yawning: Resistance is futileCBS NewsIt happened this past week — a yawning gap in our knowledge filled at last. Humans do it … chimps do it … even educated dogs do it. We all do it: We all tend to start yawning when we see, or even hear, someone else yawning. GERMANY-ANIMALS.Why … Read more
Kansas City Star Hunters, government, industry at odds over deer urineABC NewsA pair of hunters hunt for deer on Penn State University farm land in State College, Pa., Dec. 8, 2008. New York wildlife managers tasked with curbing the spread of a fatal brain disease have proposed a ban on deer urine used by hunters … Read more
(Natural News) According to reports across the mainstream media — including the Wall Street Journal — North Korea claims to have successfully developed and tested a hydrogen bomb that can be deployed on its long-range missiles capable of reaching the United States. A magnitude-6.3 earthquake — caused by an underground testing detonation in North Korea… … Read more
(Natural News) A comprehensive study validates the impact opioid abuse has on our country, with results suggesting that from 2009 to 2015, overdose-related ICU admissions increased by 34 percent and the cost per ICU admission rose by 58 percent. During the same period, the number of opioid deaths within the ICU nearly doubled. Researchers from… … Read more
(Natural News) Balancing cholesterol levels may be as easy as eating a third of a cup of almonds each day. A new study published in Journal of Nutrition confirmed the potent effect the nut had on body cholesterol levels. It was found the almonds worked in two ways: the first is enhancing levels of high-density… … Read more
(Natural News) Most people know that Texas is home to the bulk of America’s oil and gas industry, and in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, we’re all finding out just how vital the Lone Star State is. The storm has knocked out a sizable portion of Texas’ refining capacity, resulting in far less gasoline, diesel… … Read more
(Natural News) In this day and age, you can have just about anything delivered to your doorstep by way of drone. One enterprising company realized this and have decided to make contraceptives all the more accessible through this delivery method. According to DailyMail.co.uk, online pharmacy MedExpress plans on using drones to deliver Viagra and morning-after pills… … Read more