(Natural News) We’ve all heard jokes about eating dog meat at Chinese and Korean restaurants, but most people who laugh at these comments don’t realize that there is a disturbing truth behind them. It’s certainly no laughing matter in South Korea, where more than 50 dogs were recently rescued in the country after being found… … Read more
NPR Lonely People Report More Severe Cold Symptoms, Study FindsNPRYour sniffles may feel worse if you’re lonely. A study published Thursday in Health Psychology found that among people who fell ill after being exposed to a cold virus, those who were lonely were more likely to report severe runny nose, sneezing, sore …Having a common … Read more
CBS Local April The Giraffe Experiencing Contractions And Usual Pre-Labor BehaviorCBS LocalVeterinarians say behavior is “extremely off,” and April has zero interest in food. All are good signs! Her back end continues to swell, she is less engaging with keepers, she is hesitant to eat her food and treats.LIVE STREAM: April the Giraffe could give … Read more
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