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Global CO2 Levels Reach Highest Ever in Recorded History
The last time planet Earth had so much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was over one million years ago.
In March of this year, the concentration of global atmospheric carbon dioxide reached an average of 400.83 ppm (parts per million). These stats, courte...
Oil Drilling to Start Again Near Site of Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Oil drilling is set to start again near the site of the BP Deepwater Horizon well, the disaster that happened five years ago. As you may remember, the catastrophe killed 11 people and caused a huge offshore oil spill off the coast of Louisiana.Accordin...
Exploding metal airbags – Toyota Recall
Toyota is recalling certain model year 2005-2007 Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Sequoia, and 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra vehicles that were originally sold, or ever registered, in Florida, along the Gulf Coast, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands...
Science Says the MMR Vaccine is Not Linked to Autism
A serious measles outbreak that spread to children attending Disney parks in the United States and Mexico has brought renewed attention to the myth that the vaccine for the disease causes autism. The myth, which is popular belief among many well-educated a...
Vaccination May Become Mandatory For Students in Public Schools
Health, education and the freedom to choose are equally important aspects to focus on when it comes to nurturing a well-rounded nation. However, lawmakers in California and across the United States were forced to put one above the other after a measles out...
DEA approves MDMA (Ecstasy) study
For many years, psychotherapy has been used to treat anxiety in people suffering from life-threatening illnesses. Now, it has a new partner in that fight: MDMA. A new trial in Marin, California, approved by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), has both...
Generic drug safety concerns
A quirk in drug law mandates that the warning label on generic drugs must follow that of their brand-name counterpart. So what happens when the brand name prescription becomes less popular and loses interest in updating their warning? Still popular generic...
Heroin Use Rises in Individuals Abusing Painkillers
Health professionals have historically warned that the recreational use of pharmaceuticals can lead to more serious drug addiction. Recently, Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health released a study that confirms the link between opiate abuse and...
Exposure to Air Pollution Could Age the Human Brain
As humans age, the neurons in the brain begin to deteriorate and it shrinks in size. A new study illustrates that constant exposure to air pollution may decrease the volume of the brain just as aging does, leading to issues such as silent strokes and cogni...