(Natural News) As President Donald J. Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and other members of the House reset on the failed attempt to pass an Obamacare repeal-and-replace measure last week, a new cost analysis of premiums under the Affordable Care Act shows why it needs to go. As reported by The… … Read more
(Natural News) Blackberries are the often forgotten child of the berry family. Popular media has given its siblings, the strawberry, blueberry, and red raspberry, proper attention. But nutritionists say that Rubus fruticosus — the blackberry’s scientific name — should be given more notice. Blackberries are one of the highest scoring foods in the Oxygen Radical Absorbance… … Read more
Lincoln Journal Star Study ranks Nebraska’s healthiest and least healthy countiesLincoln Journal StarFor the second year in a row, northeast Nebraska’s Thurston County ranks the least healthy in the state, while its neighbor, Cedar County, retains the crown of healthiest. “It doesn’t come as a surprise,” said Julie Rother, director of the Northeast …Cerro Gordo … Read more
Minneapolis Star Tribune Lethal strain of synthetic heroin has arrived in MinnesotaMinneapolis Star TribuneRussell Baer, Associated Press A sample of carfentanil, a deadly elephant tranquilizer, was being analyzed at the DEA’s Special Testing and Research Laboratory in Sterling, Va., in October. Text size. comment. share. tweet. email. Print. more. Share on …Elephant tranquilizing agent leads … Read more
Los Angeles Times Having a common cold feels worse if you’re lonelyLos Angeles TimesSometimes, life kicks you when you’re down. According to new research, that crummy, achy, sneezy feeling you get when you have a cold is worse if you are also feeling lonely. In the study, published Thursday in the American Psychological Assn.’s …Loneliness … Read more
Live Science Why Breathing Deeply Helps You Calm DownLive ScienceDeep breaths can settle your nerves, and now scientists have discovered the neural pathway in the brain that controls this process. In an experiment on mice, scientists identified a circuit of neurons — a tiny cluster of a mere 350 nerve cells, among …A Tiny Spot … Read more
New York’s PIX11 / WPIX-TV Countdown continues: April the giraffe inches closer to giving birth at NY zooNew York’s PIX11 / WPIX-TVHARPERSVILLE, N.Y. — April the Giraffe is inching closer to giving birth, and we could be just hours away. Zoo officials and the veterinarian kept a close eye on April through Wednesday evening, Animal … Read more
CNN Study finds ‘staggering’ rise in mastectomies in these statesCNN(CNN) For many, the Fourth of July evokes jovial memories of backyard cookouts and fireworks, but for Amberlea Childs, the summer holiday conjures a haunting memory that changed her life. Childs was diagnosed with breast cancer a day before July Fourth …US rates of double-mastectomies for breast … Read more
New York Daily News Depression is the No. 1 cause of illness and disability worldwideNew York Daily NewsDepression is the no. 1 cause of illness and disability worldwide, the UN’s public health arm said Thursday. An 18% spike from 2005 to 2015 puts the most recent estimate at more than 300 million people. The WHO’s … Read more
NPR Only In Sweden: Hundreds Of Refugee Children Gave Up On LifeNPRThe Swedish word uppgivenhepssyndrom, sounds like what it is: a syndrome in which kids have given up on life. That’s what several hundred children and adolescents have done, literally checked out of the world for months or years, unable to move, eat, …Kids Facing Deportation … Read more