A study recently published in the journal PLOS ONE warns that e-cigarettes are gateway into smoking for teens and young adults. Researchers estimate that the use of the electronic devices could shed 1.5 million years of life when users take up smoking. Researchers also warn that e-cigs do more harm than good in the long […]
United Airlines: Flight Attendant Had No Idea She Placed a Dog in Overhead Bin
In a second statement following the death of a French bulldog on an internal flight, United Airlines said that the flight attendant who placed a carrier in an overhead bin had no idea a dog was in it. The airline apologized for the incident twice in less than a week. The company acknowledged that the […]
Canadian Doctors Want Recent Pay Raise Canceled
A group of Canadian doctors, medical students, and residents in Quebec is protesting a recent pay raise as they want the extra resources to be given to their less fortunate peers in the medical field i.e. nurses or poor patients. The doctors have signed a petition and posted a letter expressing their view on the […]
Parents Brought to Trial for Naming Baby Inappropriate Name
A French couple landed in court for giving their baby girl an unusual name. The judge ruled that the name could harm the girl as she grows up and should be changed. France has very strict rules when it comes to baby names and parents have been often banned from giving their kids unusual names. […]
Lesbian Catholic School Teacher Fired after Getting Married
A lesbian catholic school teacher lost her job after marrying another woman last weekend. Jocelyn Morffi was fired by the Miami-based Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School for breaking the school’s policies she had agreed to when she joined the school’s staff. Morffi complained on Facebook Friday about being fired for marrying “the love of […]
U.S. Doctors Making Big Money Off Opioid Prescriptions
CNN recently found that pharmaceutical companies that make opioids give big money to doctors to boost the number of opioid prescriptions and recommend opioid-based painkillers. According to CNN, a team of Harvard researchers found that drug companies gave U.S. doctors millions of dollars to recommend the drugs, counsel, and talk about opioids. Some doctors received […]
Kosovo-Serbia Feud Slows Down Millions of Digital Clocks in EU
A political feud between Kosovo and Serbia has slowed down millions of digital clocks on the Old Continent. European digital alarm clocks are currently ‘close to six minutes’ behind, according to recent estimates. So, what has happened? Kosovo, which went on a separate way from Serbia in 2008, used more power than it generated. It […]
79-Year-Olds Who Exercise Hard As Healthy as 30-Year-Olds Who Don’t (Study)
A new study suggests that 79-year-old cyclists can keep their bodies as healthy as those of 30-year-olds who do not exercise at all. Researchers found similar immune and muscle functions in the two groups. In the study, scientists tested the immune response and muscles of elderly cyclists and compared the results to the bodies of […]
Aging Brains Do Not Produce New Nerve Cells
A new study challenges 60 years’ worth of research suggesting that aging brains churn out new nerve cells. Researchers found that the human brain stops producing neurons in the hippocampus in early teen years. The revelations are significant since the hippocampus is the center of memories, which means that the brain’s regenerative abilities are not […]
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