The Canadian government said that humpback whales are no longer an “endangered ” but ” special concern” by the ” significant” increase in copies, but environmental groups said the decision has been taken to facilitate the expansion of the oil sector. The Canadian government published its recommendation on Saturday, although its existence was not known until today, to lower the ... Read More »
Scientists at the medical school of Harvard University in the U.S. proved that monkeys are capable of performing mathematical operations of addition, the digital portal The Verge reported today. The team led by the neurobiologist Margaret Livingstone taught three Rhesus macaque to identify the symbols that represent the numbers from zero to 25, and then these monkeys were trained to ... Read More »
Importance False-positive mammograms, a common occurrence in breast cancer screening programs, represent a potential screening harm that is currently being evaluated by the US Preventive Services Task Force. Objective To measure the effect of false-positive mammograms on quality of life by measuring personal anxiety, health utility, and attitudes toward future screening. Read More »
7 cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, have been confirmed in the Helena area as of Tuesday afternoon. According to Karen Wandel, communicable disease nursing supervisor at the Lewis and Clark City-County Health Department, the cases began appearing during the second week of April. Read More »
A FDA advisory panel recommended that the administration not approve a new pain drug called Moxduo that combines morphine and oxycodone. The panel voted 14 to zero against the approval of the drug. QRXPharma developed the combination pill with a goal to decrease dangerous side effects of prescription painkillers, such as breathing problems and vomiting. But the panel agreed that ... Read More »
Mum Helen Clements and her two children have spoken of how they had to flee their burning car in the middle of the lion enclosure at a wildlife park. The 43-year-old, daughter Charlie, 12, and son George, nine, were enjoying a trip to Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire, when smoke started to emerge from their vehicle. Read More »
The Utah woman at the center of a gruesome allegation — she claims that she killed six of her babies — appeared in court on Monday morning, but has not yet been formally charged with any alleged crimes. Megan Huntsman, 39, was arrested in early April after her estranged husband found the bodies of seven infants hidden in the garage ... Read More »
The two leaders of an alleged drug ring called themselves the Main Line Takeover Project and wanted to control the supply of cocaine, club drugs and marijuana to several high schools and colleges in Philadelphia’s tony suburbs, enlisting students to be “sub-dealers,” including two at Lafayette College. Montgomery County officials on Monday arrested the alleged ringleaders — Neil Scott, 25, ... Read More »
One man from Florida caught an 11-foot-shark weighing 805 pounds that may just break the world record for land-based shark fishing for makos. Last Tuesday night in Joey Polk of Milton, Florida wrestled with the monster mako shark and at times used almost 900 yards of fishing line from his reel. Read More »
An inmate in the Kentucky State Penitentiary has died after starving himself to death, the Associated Press reports. His death is under criminal review by the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office, and the doctor responsible for care in the prison has been fired. Read More »
Teena Henson seems to have made drastic changes to her lifestyle recently, as well as her body. All of this was done without the use of traditional diets, which is somewhat unheard of. She always thinks back to when she wished for an Anytime Fitness in her hometown (which happens to be Gilmer, Texas). Read More »
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