A review commissioned by the World Health Organization found wireless technology use has skyrocketed, but brain cancer rates have not gone up accordingly. by Rachel Pannett A review commissioned by the World Health Organization into the potential risks of cellphone radiation has found no connection between cellphone use and brain cancer, even for people whoContinue reading “Do cellphones cause brain cancer? A WHO review of 63 studies finds no link.”
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History Lesson Tuesdays: 1991- Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” is released as a single.
On September 10, 1991, Seattle rock band Nirvana releases its breakout single, “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” In just a few short months, a group that was a complete nonentity to the mainstream music-buying public would become one of the most important rock bands on earth. You either had to be part of a fairly small subculture ofContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: 1991- Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” is released as a single.”
Healthcare Awareness Mondays: Changing Your Diet and Lifestyle May Slow Down Alzheimer’s
by Alice Park By Alice Park June 7, 2024 6:00 AM EDT Lately, the biggest news in Alzheimer’s has been around a new drug treatment that can slow cognitive decline by nearly 30% among people in the early stages of the disease. In coming months, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to make a decision aboutContinue reading “Healthcare Awareness Mondays: Changing Your Diet and Lifestyle May Slow Down Alzheimer’s”
True Crime Sundays: Feds open investigation into Idaho anti-trafficking nonprofit after InvestigateWest exposes potential fraud
Investigative reporting prompts action from oversight agency and attorney general as accusations of fraud and exploitation mount by Wilson Criscione and Kelsey Turner As more whistleblowers come forward, federal authorities have launched an investigation of an influential Idaho nonprofit accused of exploiting human trafficking victims in a Medicaid fraud scheme. The alleged scheme involving Community Outreach Behavioral Services,Continue reading “True Crime Sundays: Feds open investigation into Idaho anti-trafficking nonprofit after InvestigateWest exposes potential fraud”
A 14-year-old student fatally shot 4 people in a rampage at a Georgia high school, officials say
by Jeff Amy WINDER, Ga. (AP) — A 14-year-old student opened fire at a Georgia high school and killed four people on Wednesday, authorities said, sending students scrambling for shelter in their classrooms — and eventually to the football stadium — as officers swarmed the campus and parents raced to find out if their childrenContinue reading “A 14-year-old student fatally shot 4 people in a rampage at a Georgia high school, officials say”
Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri – David Hill, 29
Leavenworth County Died: May 30, 2018 The night David Hill died in 2018, he bought heroin. But what he got was laced with fentanyl, his brother said. A former Western Illinois University baseball player who once aspired to be in the big leagues, David Hill was 29 years old when he died. “My brother neverContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri – David Hill, 29”
History Lesson Tuesdays: Sam Houston Elected as President of Texas in 1836
On September 5, 1836, Sam Houston is elected as president of the Republic of Texas, which earned its independence from Mexico in a successful military rebellion. Born in Virginia in 1793, Houston moved with his family to rural Tennessee after his father’s death; as a teenager, he ran away and lived for several years with the Cherokee tribe. Houston servedContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: Sam Houston Elected as President of Texas in 1836”
Healthcare Awareness Mondays: 12 Surprising Things That Can Raise Your Blood Pressure
It’s not just salt and stress — foods, drinks, drugs and other factors can affect your numbers by Rachel Nania and Nicole Pajer People who watch their blood pressure are generally familiar with the more common factors that can cause their numbers to spike — salt and stress, for example. But a handful of unsuspected foods,Continue reading “Healthcare Awareness Mondays: 12 Surprising Things That Can Raise Your Blood Pressure”
True Crime Sundays: Husband ‘fatally shot his wife in the head and then put the gun in her hand to make it look like a suicide’
by Daily Mail Reporter A man has been accused of staging his wife’s death to look like a suicide after he fatally shot her in the head. Ronald Rogers Jr., 46, allegedly shot his wife Elizabeth Rogers, 40, at their home in Fargo, North Dakota and then placed a pistol in her hand before callingContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: Husband ‘fatally shot his wife in the head and then put the gun in her hand to make it look like a suicide’”
Possible work stoppage at Canada’s two largest railroads could disrupt US supply chain next week
by Tom Krisher DETROIT (AP) — Canada’s two largest railroads are starting to shut down their shipping networks as a labor dispute with the Teamsters union threatens to cause lockouts or strikes that would disrupt cross-border trade with the U.S. Both the Canadian Pacific Kansas City and Canadian National railroads, which haul millions of tonsContinue reading “Possible work stoppage at Canada’s two largest railroads could disrupt US supply chain next week”
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