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E-Cig Use in High Schoolers Rises to 2 Million
Electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigarettes or vaporizers, are battery-powered devices that produce similar effects to smoking tobacco. Although the health risks and benefits are controversial, the popularity of these nicotine vapor devices has increas...
Single-Dose Ebola Vaccine is Effective
Researchers, doctors and politicians across the globe have been working to put an end to the Ebola outbreak that ravaged West Africa and killed almost 10,000 people in 2014. As scientists attempted to discover the best preventative option, certain vaccine ...
IKEA recalls 300,000 crib mattresses over safety concerns
IKEA has recalled nearly 300,000 crib mattresses in fear that babies could become caught between the mattress and the crib. Two infants have already been reported to have been entrapped. Luckily, both escaped without injury.The U.S. Government has stri...
Diabetes Medication Mutates Freshwater Fish
Scientists have discovered that transgendered fish in freshwater systems worldwide have been mutated by an unlikely culprit.Studies show that these fish have been physically mutated by Metformin, an oral medication prescribed to regulate blood sugar in...
The cure to asthma is coming
Asthma is a condition in which a person's airways narrow and swell, produce extra mucus, and become inflamed. The medical community has long been able to describe the events of an asthma attack, but have been unable to identify the attack's cause. That is, u...
What are the Fundamental Differences Between the GOP’s Healthcare Plan and Obamacare?
If you’ve spent anytime recently trying to wrap your head around the GOPs proposed healthcare plan to determine how exactly it’s different from Obamacare, we feel your pain.Unless you’re a politician or a lawyer, it’s pretty hard to read all of the jargo...
ADHD America: Making childhood a disease
How has America come to the point where normal childhood behavior has been reclassified as a disease?
That is a question Marilyn Wedge, an ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) expert answers in Time magazine. Here are excerpts from her article:
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Red light ticket cameras to be banned in Texas
Beyond the fact that the intersection cameras do not actually improve safety, it appears that their use goes against the U.S. Constitution. The sixth amendment promises each citizen the right to face their accusers. Obviously, a ticketed individual is not go...
Diet Pepsi’s recipe changed over consumer concerns
The popular belief among American consumers that aspartame is dangerous has lead PepsiCo to change the recipe for Diet Pepsi.Aspartame is an artificial sweetener used in NutraSweet and Equal. Although many consumers think otherwise, the sweetener is pe...