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Sedentary lifestyle could increase risk of colorectal cancer in young women

Sedentary lifestyle could increase risk of colorectal cancer in young women


Via: perrie-halpern  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  4 Comments  •  5 years ago

By   Shamard Charles, M.D. For the first time, a scientific study has identified sedentary behavior as a potential risk factor to explain the sharp rise in colorectal cancer among those under...
Denver voters to weigh decriminalization of magic mushrooms

Denver voters to weigh decriminalization of magic mushrooms


Via: perrie-halpern  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  84 Comments  •  5 years ago

By Dennis Romero Denver's mile-high reputation could get another boost after psychedelic drug advocates received the green light Friday to put an initiative before city voters to decriminalize...
Facebook vs. Apple: Tech's biggest cold war heats up — and gets personal

Facebook vs. Apple: Tech's biggest cold war heats up — and gets personal


Via: perrie-halpern  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  6 Comments  •  5 years ago

By   David Ingram SAN FRANCISCO — Apple CEO Tim Cook has rarely missed an opportunity in the past year to hit Facebook about its privacy issues. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hasn’t been shy...
E-cigarettes outperform patches and gums in quit-smoking study

E-cigarettes outperform patches and gums in quit-smoking study


Via: perrie-halpern  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  14 Comments  •  5 years ago

A major new study provides the strongest evidence yet that vaping can help smokers quit cigarettes, with e-cigarettes proving nearly twice as effective as nicotine gums and patches. The British...
Some doctors helping anti-vaccine parents get medical exemptions

Some doctors helping anti-vaccine parents get medical exemptions


Via: perrie-halpern  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  21 Comments  •  5 years ago

By   Lauren Dunn and Linda Carroll Alyssa Hernandez often worries about her 2-year-old son, Noah, when they leave their Sacramento, California home. The little boy, who had a liver transplant...
Protein shakes don't count: Why older adults should eat real food

Protein shakes don't count: Why older adults should eat real food


Via: perrie-halpern  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  82 Comments  •  5 years ago

Older adults need to eat more protein-rich foods when they’re trying to lose weight, dealing with a chronic or acute illness, or facing a hospitalization, according to a growing consensus among...
Growing concern about the soaring cost of insulin

Growing concern about the soaring cost of insulin


Via: perrie-halpern  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  6 Comments  •  5 years ago

2019 lunar eclipse: 5 things to know about the 'super blood wolf moon'

2019 lunar eclipse: 5 things to know about the 'super blood wolf moon'


Via: perrie-halpern  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  50 Comments  •  5 years ago

By   Denise Chow This weekend, a   total lunar eclipse   will give skywatchers a chance to see the moon turn a dull red as it slips into Earth’s shadow. The eclipse, which will occur...
Bad Medicine ‘Miracle Man’ wakes up after family removes him from life support

Bad Medicine ‘Miracle Man’ wakes up after family removes him from life support


By: perrie-halpern  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  26 Comments  •  5 years ago

By Perrie Halpern Although the news is presenting this as a feel good story about a guy who defied death, it is actually a cautionary tale. The hospital should have been able to tell if he...
Mideast farmers who use pesticides often find no buyers abroad

Mideast farmers who use pesticides often find no buyers abroad


Via: perrie-halpern  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  19 Comments  •  5 years ago

By   Linda Givetash AL-KARAMEH, Jordan — Farmers in the Middle East and North Africa are facing roadblocks exporting their crop to Western countries because of the pesticides they use. This is...
LET’S DO FOLLOW THE CLIMATE MONEY!

LET’S DO FOLLOW THE CLIMATE MONEY!


Via: donald-trump-fan1  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  7 Comments  •  5 years ago

The climate crisis industry incessantly claims that fossil fuel emissions are causing unprecedented temperature, climate and weather changes that pose existential threats to human civilization and...
Her body was moving. Why doctors declared her dead anyway.

Her body was moving. Why doctors declared her dead anyway.


Via: perrie-halpern  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  18 Comments  •  5 years ago

Conjoined Twins Refuse to Be Separated Despite Doctor's Warnings

Conjoined Twins Refuse to Be Separated Despite Doctor's Warnings


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  17 Comments  •  5 years ago

Conjoined Twins Refuse to Be Separated Despite Doctor's Warnings People, April 22, 2017 When Carmen and Lupita Andrade were born, doctors said they only had three days to live. The conjoined...
The $35 billion race to cure a silent killer that affects 30 million Americans

The $35 billion race to cure a silent killer that affects 30 million Americans


Via: perrie-halpern  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  11 Comments  •  5 years ago

At the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, the liver transplant group is busy handling an onslaught of patients who have come from all over the country in hopes of a chance at life. For many, a...
How to fight the urge to hibernate this winter

How to fight the urge to hibernate this winter


Via: perrie-halpern  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  32 Comments  •  5 years ago

By   Vivian Manning-Schaffel The days are shorter,   the temperature is dropping , and just like so many other animals in the wild kingdom, we humans can easily find ourselves possessed with...
The Untold Story of Neurosciences Most Famous Brain

The Untold Story of Neurosciences Most Famous Brain


Via: community  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  15 Comments  •  6 years ago

Like most famous patients in the history of neuroscience, Henry Molaison—or HM, as he was known among scientists—was famous because his brain was defective. Unlike the other patients, his case...
How chicken soup makes you feel better, according to science

How chicken soup makes you feel better, according to science


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  10 Comments  •  6 years ago

How chicken soup makes you feel better, according to science Revealed: The secret to chicken soup's medicinal properties. By Brian Nelson, Mother Nature Network, December 26 2018...
CDC warns of respiratory virus affecting kids and adults

CDC warns of respiratory virus affecting kids and adults


Via: jasper2529  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  13 Comments  •  6 years ago

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (FOX 46 CHARLOTTE)   - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants to alert you about a respiratory infection that can affect your children and even some adults. As it...
'I'm in your baby's room': Nest cam hacks show risk of internet-connected devices

'I'm in your baby's room': Nest cam hacks show risk of internet-connected devices


Via: perrie-halpern  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  24 Comments  •  6 years ago

By   Elizabeth Chuck and Jason Abbruzzese The man’s voice came through the Nest camera of Houston mother Ellen Rigney just before midnight. “I’m going to kidnap your baby. I’m in your baby’s...
The average American man is 5'9" and 198 lbs, and the average American woman is 5'4", 171 lbs.

The average American man is 5'9" and 198 lbs, and the average American woman is 5'4", 171 lbs.


By: johnrussell  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  136 Comments  •  6 years ago

The average American is on the edge of borderline obese. What perhaps is more troubling though, is that these average weights are rising rapidly.  The average American adult male is 9 pounds...
Israeli spacecraft gets special passenger before moon journey

Israeli spacecraft gets special passenger before moon journey


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  4 Comments  •  6 years ago

Israeli spacecraft gets special passenger before moon journey by Michael Smith, AFP (reported by MSNNEWS), December 18 2018 © Provided by AFP  The general manager...
Can't put down the phone? How smartphones are changing our brains — and lives

Can't put down the phone? How smartphones are changing our brains — and lives


Via: perrie-halpern  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  74 Comments  •  6 years ago

By   Lynne Peeples Until a year and a half ago, Samuel Veissiere's smartphone was the last thing he saw before he fell asleep and the first thing that greeted him when he woke up. During the...
Johnson & Johnson knew for decades about toxic baby powder

Johnson & Johnson knew for decades about toxic baby powder


Via: split-personality  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  28 Comments  •  6 years ago

Having failed to persuade the FDA that up to 1 percent asbestos contamination was tolerable, J&J began promoting self-policing as an alternative to regulation. The centerpiece of this...
NASA's Voyager 2 probe enters interstellar space

NASA's Voyager 2 probe enters interstellar space


Via: cb  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  10 Comments  •  6 years ago

    This illustration shows the position of NASA’s Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 probes, outside of the heliosphere, a protective bubble created by the Sun that extends well past the orbit of Pluto....
I, holobiont

I, holobiont


Via: bob-nelson  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  3 Comments  •  6 years ago

Cicadas might be a pest , but they’re special in a few respects. For one, these droning insects have a habit of emerging after a prime number of years (7, 13, or 17). They also feed exclusively...
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