Even though health experts have stressed the importance of maintaining a good weight and an active lifestyle, new data suggest that obesity rates in Europe are rising. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UK Health Forum, by 2030, Ireland could become Europe’s fattest nation. Read More »
The Texas Attorney General filed a lawsuit on Friday against Xerox, alleging that one of the company’s subsidiaries allowed dentists to over-bill for, potentially, hundreds of millions in questionable Medicaid dental work. Also Friday, the Texas Heath and Human Services Commission (HHSC) cancelled its Medicaid contract with Xerox. Read More »
More than 1 million patients who use federally funded community health centers will remain uninsured because they live in one of 24 states that chose not to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, according to a study released Friday by researchers at George Washington University. Read More »
Hachette has accused Amazon of delaying shipments “for reasons of their own”, with the Internet retailer delaying the shipment of certain books by a number of weeks. The books span the gamut from new to old, and encompass a variety of different authors. Read More »
NASA’s lunar space probe has captured a beautiful image of the Earth rising above the edge of the moons surface, from a distance. Made famous by the Apollo 8 mission of 1968, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter was launched in 2009 to map the surface of the moon. The 2014 Earthrise picture was created by combining different images taken from various ... Read More »
If you’re a member of the New York State Senate, this Jon Stewart clip probably won’t be on your list of “must-see videos this morning.” But residents of the Empire State—or anyone in the United States for that matter; even Republicans!—will surely appreciate Stewart making a mockery of a State Senate bill naming yogurt the official snack of New York. Read More »
Remains of unidentified victims killed in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York have been returned to the site today in a ceremonial procession, despite criticism from some family members of those who died in the terror attacks. The remains were moved to an underground repository at Ground Zero, the same building as the National September ... Read More »
The Akira Project, a passion project by director Nguyen-Anh Nguyen with a team from over 12 countries, launched their concept trailer of Katsuhiro Otomo’s 1988 legendary manga-turned-anime feature, Akira. The original Akira live action has been in somewhat of a development hell in Hollywood for over 10 years with nothing still set in stone yet. Read More »
Edmonton police and school resource officers are reporting an increase in the use of marijuana oil through e-cigarettes. Both Edmonton school divisions just this week took notice of the warnings and have banned e-cigarettes on school property. Police report they’ve had five drug arrests in the past two weeks. Read More »
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today allowed marketing of the DEKA Arm System, the first prosthetic arm that can perform multiple, simultaneous powered movements controlled by electrical signals from electromyogram (EMG) electrodes. Read More »
Health officials say the patient who was being treated for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was released from Munster’s Community Hospital today. A hospital spokesperson says the patient tested negative for MERS, does not have any more symptoms and poses no threat to the community. The patient has also been cleared to travel. The hospital finalized the discharge plan with ... Read More »
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