Day August 17, 2015

This post was originally featured on kyleabryant.com As we cranked away at 12,000?, the air became thinner and thinner. The trees disappeared. Summer ice fields clung to vertical mountain peaks. I felt like I was riding across the moon. I…

Off the heels of Breastfeeding Awareness Week, the importance of breast feeding has not been lost on most new moms. From optimal nutrition to emotional connectivity, most new moms look forward to breastfeeding their newborns. What many new moms are…

Today, U.S. District Judge Edward J. McManus for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against Iowa Select Herbs LLC, a manufacturer and distributor of drugs and dietary supplements, and…

The NSW Sentencing Council is considering proposals to change the laws designed to address alcohol-related violence, including whether people who commit crimes while intoxicated should always be treated as more culpable when being sentenced. Like many attention-grabbing quick fixes to…

i Daniel Craig plays James Bond in the film Casino Royale. Dramatis, a computer program, can detect suspense from this scene and rates it even higher as the plot thickens. MGM/United Artists/Sony/The Kobal Collection hide caption itoggle caption MGM/United Artists/Sony/The…

Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment is getting a thorough reading in Wyoming, which is the country’s top coal-producing state. The letter presents a moral framework for approaching issues such as global climate change, but it’s a difficult subject for…

In 2012, Allen Frances, MD, professor emeritus and former chair of the department of psychiatry at Duke University, cautioned that “Internet Addiction” could be the next new fad diagnosis, complete with “an exuberant trumpeting …

The death toll in New York’s outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease has risen to eight, out of a total of 97 cases of infection, city authorities said Wednesday.

(HealthDay)—A collaborative care model, the Critical Care Recovery Center (CCRC), represents an innovative prototype aimed to improve the quality of life of intensive care unit (ICU) survivors, according to a report published …

(HealthDay)—For patients with metastatic melanoma treated with mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) inhibitors, gender, serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), BRAF genotype, and primary melanoma ulceration status are independent …

Teens with parents or caregivers in the military may be more likely to drink, smoke, and carry weapons than other kids, a U.S. study suggests.  Researchers also found that adolescents with close ties to the military were more apt to…

 (Matjaz Slanic) A 2011 mandate requiring high school field hockey players to wear protective eyewear reduced eye injuries due to hits from balls and sticks, according to a new study.  The mandate from the National Federation of State High School…

March 2002: This file photo shows a deer tick under a microscope in the entomology lab at the University of Rhode Island in South Kingstown, R.I. (AP) WASHINGTON –  Lyme disease conjures memories of checking for ticks at camp and fretting…

Doctors know smoking can increase the risk for certain common inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), but many patients haven’t gotten the message, a new study suggests. Out of 239 patients with two common types of IBD – Crohn’s disease and ulcerative…

Sweden’s health authority is urging nearly 2,000 scouts returning from a gathering in Japan to get medical treatment after a suspected outbreak of meningitis.  The Swedish Public Health Agency on Monday said one Swedish participant was likely to have contracted…

Monday August 17 2015 95% of the purses studied had bacterial consumption “More than 90 per cent of purses have bacteria on them, and women are the worst offenders,” the Mail Online reports. A study found purses could be a…

 (Photo courtesy MyFoxAtlanta.com) Georgia resident Barbara Currier is hypoglycemic, a condition that is marked by a deficiency of glucose in the bloodstream, so if her blood sugar drops unexpectedly, she will pass out. But Currier’s Border Collie Blitz is trained to…

In this March 15, 2015 photo, retired U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Marshall Powell sits at the dining room table and pauses while talking about his emotionally traumatic experiences serving as a military nurse in northern Iraq in 2007, during…

svanhorn via Getty Images In 2013, 2,000 firms gave employees fitness trackers, according to BBC. In 2014, that number went up to 10,000. The oil and gas company BP has given out over 24,000 fitness trackers to its staff, and…

MADRID (Reuters) – Jewish groups protested on Monday after a Spanish reggae festival canceled a concert by an American Jewish musician when he failed to reply to a demand to clarify his position on Palestinian statehood. Matisyahu, who fuses reggae,…

Original illustration by Jake Reeves. I have been on a musical journey since I was four years old — a journey that ended precipitously in my late 20s with life-altering consequences, and several dramatic episodes playing out along the way.…

No one ever thinks they will be the one to hear those words. I can assure you I did not.   And as with most cases where one’s life is forever changed without a moment’s notice, it often follows the somewhat…

By Megha Rajagopalan TIANJIN, China (Reuters) – Hundreds of residents displaced by huge explosions last week in the Chinese port of Tianjin demanded compensation on Monday, as authorities worked to complete a sweep of the blast site for dangerous chemicals.…

Troubling questions about multiracial congregations’ potential to address racial inequality are raised by a new national study done by researchers at Baylor University, the University of Southern California and the University of Chicago. The study — “United by Faith? Race/Ethnicity,…

One afternoon in Dublin, I found myself running through the airport, convinced I was about to miss a flight for the first time in my life. My anxiety surged at the sight of a long security line, but luckily an…

Broken tools, ancient sporting equipment, creaky old furniture — the garage is the ultimate magnet for clutter. Who even knows what’s hiding in those boxes way in back? If you’ve got a garage full of junk, follow professional organizer Jill…

Eternity in an Instant via Getty Images One Sunday afternoon, my 8-year-old daughter and I decided to spend the day exploring. We started with a ferry ride to the city, then wandered up to our favorite little tween clothing and…

As the daughter of a famous actor and a beautiful socialite, Jane Fonda grew up accustomed to all that came along with celebrity — both the public interest and scrutiny. Many were fascinated by her father and mother, Henry Fonda…

Let’s say you have a bad cold. You look for something to help you with the symptoms, stopping by your local drugstore or perhaps browsing online. There are many brands to choose from. You see something that promises gentle and…

The efficacy of two different WNV DNA vaccines in falcons was determined by a) assessing their tolerance, safety and potency to elicit specific antibody responses and b) by challenging the vaccinated and control birds with a semi-lethal WNV NY99 dose.…

i Can playing the Project Evo game really improve the brain’s ability to deal with distractions? Its manufacturer thinks so. Courtesy of Akili hide caption itoggle caption Courtesy of Akili Can playing the Project Evo game really improve the brain’s…

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Promoting breastfeeding could lead to a substantial reduction in common infections and even deaths that are more common in Indigenous infants than non-Indigenous infants, a new study suggests. Indigenous infants in Canada experience gastrointestinal infection, lower respiratory infection (such as…

Image: Wikipedia. Promoting breastfeeding could lead to a substantial reduction in common infections and even deaths that are more common in Indigenous infants than non-Indigenous infants, a new study suggests. Indigenous infants in Canada experience gastrointestinal infection, lower respiratory infection…

By Luciana Lopez NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton has told the AFL-CIO she wants to improve Social Security benefits for women and lower-income seniors, offering a glimpse of the Democratic presidential front-runner’s thinking on a topic she has rarely…

By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India and the European Union are taking steps to end a trade row sparked by an EU ban on Indian pharmaceutical products that New Delhi responded to by cancelling talks on a free…

IMAGE: Working at the Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve on the eastern shore of Baldwin County’s Mobile Bay, researchers installed adjustable enclosures near the shoreline, using them to simulate low,… view more Credit: Dr. Eric Sparks, Mississippi State University TUSCALOOSA,…

Niger has stepped up the fight against breast and cervical cancer, using screening and public awareness campaigns to reverse a scourge affecting more and more women in the prime of life. “The situation in Niger is very alarming,” said oncologist…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With a rise nationally in fatal heroin overdoses, the White House on Monday will announce a plan pairing law enforcement officials with public health workers in an effort to emphasize treatment rather than prosecution of addicts, the…

The protein and amino acid supplement market is big business. Bars, shakes, giant tubs of powder and specialist amino acid supplements dominate supplement shelves. But the decision to use them is based more on slick marketing claims than anything else;…