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Almost Half of 20-Somethings in Europe Are Now Shortsighted

Almost Half of 20-Somethings in Europe Are Now Shortsighted

| May 12, 2015 Comment

Almost half of 20-somethings in Europe are now shortsighted – The numbers of people with short-sightedness is growing across Europe, in part due to the increase in time spent using computers, new research suggests. Scientists from King’s College London found that 47% of people between 25 and 29 have myopia or short-sightedness (nearsightedness), making it […]

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Morgan Freeman Is All About Legalizing Marijuana

Morgan Freeman Is All About Legalizing Marijuana

| May 12, 2015 Comment

Morgan Freeman Is All About Legalizing Marijuana – Morgan Freeman has come out in full support of legalizing marijuana, saying the drug has “many useful uses.” The actor made the comments in a new interview with the The Daily Beast, during which he poked fun at the way marijuana has been portrayed. He reportedly joked,”They […]

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Yes, You Have to Pay for Birth Control, Feds Tell Insurers

Yes, You Have to Pay for Birth Control, Feds Tell Insurers

| May 11, 2015 Comment

Yes, You Have to Pay for Birth Control, Feds Tell Insurers – The federal government said in a stern reminder Monday that insurance companies have to pay for birth control, mammograms and well-woman visits without charging co-pays and without a fight. The 2010 Affordable Care Act sets out not only to get health insurance to […]

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School Problems in Children after Concussions

School Problems in Children after Concussions

| May 11, 2015 Comment

School Problems in Children after Concussions – If your school-age child suffers a concussion, how well will he or she do when returning to school and trying to learn? A new study in the journal Pediatrics says that depends on two major factors: how severe the concussion symptoms your child is having and the grade […]

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Liberia Cautiously Marks End of Ebola after 4,700 Deaths

Liberia Cautiously Marks End of Ebola after 4,700 Deaths

| May 11, 2015 Comment

Liberia cautiously marks end of Ebola after 4,700 deaths – On the day Mercy Kennedy lost her mother to Ebola, it was hard to imagine a time when Liberia would be free from one of the world’s deadliest viruses. Ebola had swept through the 9-year-old Mercy’s neighborhood, killing people house by house. Neighbors were so […]

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Man Declared Ebola Free Finds the Virus in His Eye

Man Declared Ebola Free Finds the Virus in His Eye

| May 8, 2015 Comment

Man Declared Ebola Free Finds the Virus in His Eye – American doctor Ian Crozier was treated for Ebola in Atlanta last year and declared free of the virus in his blood. But he had no way of knowing it still lurked in his eye. About two months after being released from the hospital, he […]

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Your Bra Could Save Your Life

Your Bra Could Save Your Life

| May 7, 2015 Comment

Your Bra Could Save Your Life – Something you wear close to your heart could save your life. The growing market for intelligent clothing that can measure stats including your heart and respiratory rate has resulted in a broad range of wearables which could one-day act simultaneously as an on-call doctor. The technology is based […]

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Keurig My K-Cups Are Coming Back!

Keurig My K-Cups Are Coming Back!

| May 7, 2015 Comment

Keurig My K-Cups Are Coming Back! Keurig is bringing back its controversial, refillable My K-Cup brewing pods after waking up to the fact that people won’t buy their latest Keurig Brewers if they can’t brew coffee their way. Later this year, CEO Brian Kelley revealed in an earnings call on Wednesday that the company will […]

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Watch Out, the Pollen Tsunami Is Here

Watch Out, the Pollen Tsunami Is Here

| May 7, 2015 Comment

Watch Out, the Pollen Tsunami Is Here – A ferocious winter, delayed spring and even the beginnings of climate change have created what one expert calls a “pollen tsunami” that is slamming allergy sufferers in the Northeast. Oak and birch trees — the “big bad” pollen makers — are coming out at the same time […]

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Coming Soon! Apple’s Digital ‘Tree of Life’

Coming Soon! Apple’s Digital ‘Tree of Life’

| May 6, 2015 Comment

Coming Soon! Apple’s digital ‘Tree of Life’ – Apple could have a hand in helping researchers learn more about your DNA. The company is reportedly planning to work with scientists to collect DNA for genetic research, as a part of its ResearchKit platform. As outlined in MIT Technology Review’s report, Apple has two studies planned […]

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Clean Power Plan Would Save Thousands of Lives Each Year

Clean Power Plan Would Save Thousands of Lives Each Year

| May 5, 2015 Comment

Clean Power Plan Would Save Thousands of Lives Each Year – The Obama administration has taken great pains to frame its Clean Power Plan as an immediate solution for an immediate, quantifiable problem. And now, Scientific American reports that the key takeaway of the first independent, peer-reviewed study on the US EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) […]

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68% of Millennials Report Digital Eye Strain

68% of Millennials Report Digital Eye Strain

| May 5, 2015 Comment

68% of millennials report digital eye strain – If you’re one of the nearly four in 10 millennials or one-third of Gen Xers that spend at least nine hours on a digital device each day, you could be putting the health of your eyes at serious risk. Straining to focus on small and blurry text, […]

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