Pediatricians Link Background Checks For Ammunition To Lower Teen Gun Deaths
Science 2.0 In 2015, 4,528 "children" - the mean age was 18, pediatricians presenting at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2018 annual meeting today counted children as anyone under age 21 - died from firearm-related injuries. Eighty-seven percent were male and 44 ... |
Newsweek |
What is HTLV-1? Ancient 'Cousin' of HIV Spreading 'Off the Charts'
Newsweek Residents in Australia's Northern Territory are being affected by an ancient virus that can lead to leukemia and lymphoma. The rate of infection of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1, or HTLV-1, is surpassing 40 percent among adults in remote areas of ... Doctors raise alarm about ancient virus: 'Prevalence is off the charts' in Australia How A Virus Called HTLV-1 From 1500-Year-Old Mummies Infected 40 Percent of Adults In Rural Australia HIV Cousin Hits 40% of Adults in Some Parts of Australia |
Fox News |
Eye cancer misdiagnosed as migraine left giant hole in man's face
Fox News Eye cancer misdiagnosed as migraine ate a giant hole in a father of four's face. Doctors told Danny Hunt, 58, he was suffering from migraines before it was discovered he had a severe form of cancer in his eye. Hunt's right eye was removed along with ... |
NBCNews.com |
Weed the people? Companies relax drug-testing policies in bid to attract more workers
NBCNews.com Near-full employment and changing attitudes about cannabis are prompting some companies to drop pre-employment drug screenings for marijuana, experts in human resources say. “It is happening,” said Brian Kropp, group vice president at Gartner's HR ... |
Scope (blog) |
Is climate change fueling the spread of Lyme disease? A podcast
Scope (blog) “There is little doubt that warming is moving Lyme disease around the planet,” said investigative journalist Mary Beth Pfeiffer, who recently discussed the science and controversy surrounding Lyme disease with Paul Costello, chief communications ... |