Science|What’s the Longest Humans Can Live? 115 Years, New Study Says – New York Times Leading figures in the debate greeted the new study with strong â and opposing â reactions. âIt all tells a very compelling story that thereâs some sort of limit,â said S. Jay Olshansky, a professor of public health at the […]
Botox and dermal filler training Works As Well As Nerve Stimulator for Incontinence – Study – NBCNews.com A sign protesting a North Carolina law restricting transgender bathroom access is seen in the bathroom stalls at a hotel in Durham, North Carolina on May 3, 2016. JONATHAN DRAKE / Reuters What we have learned from the […]
J&J warns diabetic patients: Insulin pump vulnerable to hacking – Reuters Johnson & Johnson is telling patients that it has learned of a security vulnerability in one of its insulin pumps that a hacker could exploit to overdose diabetic patients with insulin, though it describes the risk as low (read this article for […]
Nobel physics prize awarded to 3 for topology work – WHIO Updated: Tuesday, October 04, 2016 @ 6:58 AMPublished: Tuesday, October 04, 2016 @ 5:53 AMBy: The Associated Press Stockholm — British-born scientists David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz were awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for studies on exotic matter […]
With .1 billion in new funding, US health officials outline plan for fighting Zika – Los Angeles Times The nation’s top health officials on Monday laid out their plans for spending $ 1.1 billion in newly appropriated federal funds to combat the threat posed by the Zika virus. At the same time, they vented frustration […]
Yoshinori Ohsumi of Japan Wins Nobel Prize in Medicine – New York Times Photo Yoshinori Ohsumi of Japan used bakerâs yeast to identify genes essential for autophagy. Credit Akiko Matsushita/Kyodo News, via Associated Press Yoshinori Ohsumi, a Japanese cell biologist, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for his discoveries on […]
Reporter who quit on air to focus on marijuana advocacy faces decades in jail – Fox News A former Alaska television reporter who became a viral sensation in 2014 after quitting her job to advocate for the legal use of marijuana faces 54 years in prison for allegedly running an illegal marijuana shop. The Guardian […]
Thailand still golden for Chinese tourists despite Zika fears – Business Insider A city worker fumigates the area to control the spread of mosquitoes as a Buddhist monk looks on at a temple in Bangkok Thomson Reuters By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) – Confirmation that the Zika virus had caused microcephaly […]
Zika funding part of spending bill – Mohave Valley News After months of bickering, Congress agreed last week to allocate $ 1.1 billion toward curbing the spread of the Zika virus, a primarily mosquito-borne disease that has raised public health alarms. The package is part of a larger spending bill to keep the federal government […]
Zika illnesses are mild at worst in US teens, young children – The Ledger NEW YORK — A first look at U.S. teens and young children who were infected with Zika suggests the virus typically causes at worst only a mild illness. Zika infection during pregnancy can cause severe brain-related birth defects. But the report seems […]