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Queen’s Ceremonial Birthday: Kate Joins the Parade

Queen’s Ceremonial Birthday: Kate Joins the Parade

| June 14, 2015 Comment

Queen’s Ceremonial Birthday: Kate Joins the Parade – Queen Elizabeth II has marked her ceremonial birthday with the traditional “Trooping the Color” parade in the heart of London. The queen turned 89 on April 21, her actual birth date, which is traditionally marked in private, with a public celebration held in June, when London’s fickle […]

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Chamomile Tea May Increase Your Lifespan

| June 14, 2015 Comment

Chamomile Tea May Increase Your Lifespan – If you’re a fan of chamomile tea and drink it regularly, here’s a new reason for continuing to do so. A study on Mexican-American women, sponsored by the US national Institutes of Health and published in the journal The Gerontologist, found that women who consumed chamomile tea reduced […]

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Sleeping Pills Increase Risk of Car Crashes

| June 12, 2015 Comment

Sleeping Pills Increase Risk of Car Crashes – Researchers say that sleep medications, such as Ambien and Restoril, can double the risk of car crashes because the effects of the pills seem to linger for longer than expected. Ryan Hansen of the University of Washington’s school of pharmacy, led the study. He and his team […]

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Carbon Emissions from Aircraft Endanger Human Health, Says US EPA

Carbon Emissions from Aircraft Endanger Human Health, Says US EPA

| June 11, 2015 Comment

Carbon Emissions from Aircraft Endanger Human Health, Says US EPA – According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft endanger human health and is taking the first step toward regulating emissions from the domestic aviation industry. The EPA’s finding kicks off a process to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from the aviation […]

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Heartburn Drug May Increase Risk of Heart Attack

| June 11, 2015 Comment

Heartburn Drug May Increase Risk of Heart Attack – A new study from Stanford University shows a link between the common over-the-counter heartburn drug, Prilosec (omeprazole), and heart attack. Heartburn, which is a burning pain in the chest after eating, is quite common among Americans, with almost 20 million using a proton pump inhibitor (PPI)— […]

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Woman with Rare Form of Tuberculosis Being Treated in Maryland

| June 10, 2015 Comment

Woman with Rare Form of Tuberculosis Being Treated in Maryland – A woman who arrived at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport from India in April and then traveled to Illinois, Missouri and Tennessee, is said to be suffering from a rare form of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB). According to Tom Skinner, spokesman for the US Centers for […]

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Your Birth Month May Affect Your Health

| June 9, 2015 Comment

Your Birth Month May Affect Your Health – The month you were born may now help doctors identify what diseases you might be at risk for. Columbia University researchers, led by Nicholas Tatonetti, PhD, an assistant professor of biomedical informatics at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and Columbia’s Data Science Institute, came up with a […]

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Kate Moss Escorted Off Plane

Kate Moss Escorted Off Plane

| June 8, 2015 Comment

Kate Moss Escorted Off Plane – Supermodel Kate Moss was escorted off a plane after reportedly being disruptive while traveling from Turkey to London’s Luton airport. The 41-year-old was escorted off a flight operated by budget airline easyJet from the Turkish resort of Bodrum. Without naming Moss, Bedfordshire police responded to inquiries about the incident […]

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General Anesthesia May Lower IQ in Young Children

| June 8, 2015 Comment

General Anesthesia May Lower IQ in Young Children – Researchers from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center found that children aged 4 and younger who receive general anesthesia for surgery may suffer from some damaging side-effects, such as a decrease in their IQ, language comprehension, and grey matter. Anesthesia seems to affect not just brain function […]

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Californians Urged to Rip Out Their Lawns: ‘This is about the Future We Need’

Californians Urged to Rip Out Their Lawns: ‘This is about the Future We Need’

| June 5, 2015 Comment

Californians Urged to Rip Out Their Lawns: ‘This is about the Future We Need’ – Would you rather give up your lawn or your shower habit? Can you deal with spray-painting your parched garden green? Can you see the beauty in a front yard filled with cacti and rocks? Low-flushing lavatories and recycled wastewater may […]

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New Blood Test Can Track Viruses You’ve Been Exposed to

| June 5, 2015 Comment

New Blood Test Can Track Viruses You’ve Been Exposed to – The blood test can become an important tool for tracking disease patterns in populations. Stephen J. Elledge, a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and his team developed a a new test that can detect using just a […]

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Letters from Prince Charles Show Devotion to Alternative Medicine

Letters from Prince Charles Show Devotion to Alternative Medicine

| June 4, 2015 Comment

Letters from Prince Charles Show Devotion to Alternative Medicine – A second batch of letters written by Prince Charles to government ministers has been published Thursday. The letters were sent between 2006 and 2009. They are the final set of correspondence released as a result of a Freedom of Information Act request from the Guardian […]

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