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Obama’s Methane Rules Aim to Reduce Emissions by 45 Percent
Never one to shy away from setting ambitious goals, the Obama administration recently announced its plans to tackle climate change, which are centered around reducing methane emissions by 45 percent in the next ten years.After the announcement, players f...
Paper or Plastic: What Should You Read Before Bed?
For decades we’ve been told that reading before bed is a good way to calm the mind and relax the eyes, helping us to eventually roll over and fall asleep. But now, with the proliferation of iPads and e-readers, that advice may no longer apply. In fact, tha...
A New Cure for Obesity
Here are some eye-opening statistics about obesity from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:More than one-third (or 78.6 million) of American adults are obese.
Obesity-related conditions such as strokes, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and...
Three Promising Ebola Vaccinations are in the Works
As headlines shift away from the Ebola outbreak that flourished in 2014, it’s easy to forget the disease that "sickened more than 200,000 people in West Africa, and killed at least 8,200, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)."Although curre...
Bill Gates Reinvents the Toilet
What do you do when you learn that over 700,000 children die each year because of poor sanitation, but you know that western toilets, which require massive infrastructures that developing countries can’t provide, won’t solve the problem? Well, if you’re Bill G...
Understanding Monsanto: Health Effects
As words like “organic” and “non-GMO” permeate our daily lives, we start to search for their true meaning. Although Monsanto is not the only company that produces genetically modified agriculture, its products and practices are a major focus of public contempt...
FDA Allows Homosexual Men to Donate Blood
As 2014 came to a close, the Food and Drug Administration recommended that the 31-year-old ban barring homosexual men from donating blood should be lifted. To avoid introducing HIV-positive blood into the nation’s supply, the FDA recommendation includes a defe...
Technology Goes Green in 2015
During a recent global business summit in India, John Kerry spoke about the "one enormous cloud hanging over all of us which requires responsibility from leaders. Global climate change."While many discussions about climate change, which Kerry pointed out i...
Patients File Hysterectomy Lawsuit Over Cancer Side Effects
Hysterectomy Cancer Side Effects Lawsuit
Over 50,000 women undergo laparoscopic power morcellation in the U.S. each year and potentially hundreds have cause to file a mass tort hysterectomy cancer lawsuit. In April 2014, the FDA revealed that 1 in 350 wom...