(Natural News) A sustainable society is only as secure as the strength and success of its problem-solving institutions. If and when these fail, society is toast, suggests Dr. Joseph Tainter, a professor at Utah State University and author of a riveting book on this subject, The Collapse of Complex Societies (which can be downloaded for… … Read more
Arizona Daily Sun Science Says: Not all cancers need treatment right awayArizona Daily SunIn this Oct. 13, 2009 file photo, a surgeon performs robotic prostate surgery on a patient in Chicago. According to a report released on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, long-term results comparing different approaches for men with cancers confined to the …Does prostate … Read more
Scientists in Brazil have imaged elderly female yoga practitioners’ brains and found they have greater cortical thickness in the left prefrontal cortex, in brain areas associated with cognitive functions like attention and memory. The results suggest that yoga could be a way to protect against cognitive decline in old age. View original article Author: Powered … Read more
The Spokesman-Review Justice Department charges 400 people for $1.3 billion in health care fraudThe Spokesman-ReviewAttorney General Jeff Sessions listens, at left, as Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price speaks Thursday, July 13, 2017, during a news conference about opioid addiction at the Justice Department in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin / Associated …Some doctors were handing out … Read more
Slate Magazine Please Don’t Panic Over the Chemicals in Your Mac and CheeseSlate MagazineThe comforting packet of powder that turns boxed mac and cheese into a creamy delight has always seemed a little bit … chemical. And now the New York Times is here to back up your suspicions: “The Chemicals in Your Mac and … Read more
Daily Kos Trump administration secretly cuts $213 million in funding for teen pregnancy prevention programsDaily KosApparently the Trump administration believes denying access to contraception is a suitable form of sex education for teenagers. Add to Blog. RSS. Update. Edit · Administration. Un-Rescue. Rescue. REBLOGGED BY. This Week in the War on Women … and more » View … Read more
HuffPost Charlie Gard: The Nexus of End-of-Life Issues, Public Morality, and PoliticsHuffPostThe means by which a society cares for its most vulnerable should be a seemingly straightforward matter, but in practice it never truly is. Take for instance the endlessly complex and sensitive circumstances that surround the issue of end-of-life care …Columbia University doctor to … Read more
Fox News Swine flu found at Ohio county fair; hogs to be slaughteredFox NewsIn this 2012 photo, a participant checks on her pig in the Swine Barn at the Ohio State Fair, in Columbus. (AP Photo/Columbus Dispatch, Kyle Robertson). A hog barn at an Ohio county fair was quarantined and the animals sent there to … Read more
NJ.com Bacteria killed 11-year-old boy, summer camp tells parentsNJ.comMILFORD, Pa. — An 11-year-old Bergen County boy who died earlier this week while away at a Pennsylvania sleep-away camp has tested positive for a bacteria that is a precursor to meningitis, according to the camp. Daniel Beer, of Norwood, died Monday …Norwood boy’s sleep-away camp death caused … Read more
KPNX 12 News TV An army veteran is dying painfully. His last wish is to hear from youMiami HeraldLee Hernandez has been diagnosed with a terminal illness at only 47 and is confined to hospice care in his home. He has one dying wish – and it involves you. Hernandez, who lives with his wife, … Read more