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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...
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...
Side Effects of Uterus Fibroids Surgery
Uterus Fibroids Surgery Side Effects
Although generally quite safe, uterus fibroids surgery side effects include excessive bleeding, pelvic pain, discomfort during sex, infection and abscess. Bleeding can persist for weeks or even months after an abdomina...
Cancer Side Effect of Laparoscopy Surgery
Laparoscopy Cancer Side Effects
Laparoscopy is a medical procedure that removes unwanted tissue through a long, thin, flexible tube called a laparoscope with a fiber-optic camera at its end. Laparascopy is often touted as a faster, safer, less invasive al...
Happier Than a Pig in SH*T?
Picture it: A lake the size of four football fields filled with pig feces and urine. That’s the scene outside of thousands of factory farms across the United States. As shown in this spy drone video, the world’s largest pork producer, Smithfield Foods factory,...
Your Brand New Volkswagen May Catch Fire
Nearly 38,000 Volkswagens are being recalled because they are at risk of catching on fire. The problem stems from a fault in the fuel rail. If gas were to leak through a defective sealing cap into the engine, all it would take is one spark to ignite a fire.
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