Washington Post |
Therapy animals are everywhere. Proof that they help is not.
Washington Post A therapy-animal trend grips the United States. The San Francisco airport now deploys a pig to calm frazzled travelers. Universities nationwide bring dogs (and a donkey) onto campus to soothe students during finals. Llamas comfort hospital patients ... |
Houston Chronicle |
Pope reverses Vatican stand on British sick baby case
Houston Chronicle This is an undated hand out photo of Chris Gard and Connie Yates with their son Charlie Gard provided by the family, at Great Ormond Street Hospital, in London. The parents of terminally-ill baby boy Charlie Gard lost the final stage of their legal ... Telling parents they can't try to save their infant's life This terminally ill British infant will be allowed to die. But first, his parents will say goodbye. Parents Must Say Goodbye to 10-Month-Old Son After Courts Decide to End Life Support |
Washington Post |
Sudanese doctors urge measures against cholera outbreak
Washington Post CAIRO — Sudanese doctors and aid workers urged the government to declare a state of emergency over a cholera outbreak and delay the start of the school year, which began on Sunday, although authorities say the situation is under control. The disease ... |
Missouri scientists create technology to track buzzing bees
Clay Center Dispatch COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Researchers trying to track bee activity to find areas where the bee population is declining could soon be using an acoustic system developed by a research team that includes scientists from Missouri universities. Scientists ... |
SFGate |
Large study links key pesticide to weakened honeybee hives
SFGate WASHINGTON (AP) — A common and much-criticized pesticide dramatically weakens already vulnerable honeybee hives, according to a new massive field study in three European countries. For more than a decade, the populations of honeybees and other ... Pesticides are harming bees -- but not everywhere, major new study shows |