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12/23/2024 10:24:46 am

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Respiratory Disease in Kids

Rare Respiratory Virus Epidemic Amongst Children in Ten US States

Although sample tests have not yet produced a definite cause of the disease, the epidemic is believed to be from the human enterovirus 68.

Breast Cancer Survivor

Researchers Close In On Possible Treatment For Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Scientists studied whether or not the addition of the drugs carboplatin and/or bevacizumab to the usual treatments given to triple-breast cancer patients would result in better outcomes. Over 440 women across the United States joined the clinical trial.

Blood Donation

Blood Loses Elasticity The Longer It Is Stored

Although stored blood continued to look like and flow like newly-harvested blood, the longer the blood is placed in storage, the less it carried oxygen into the miniscule microcapillaries of the body.

Toyota Cars

Toyota Promises Safer Cars, But Drivers Still Needed

Toyota executives promised last Thursday that by 2017, cars manufactured across the United States will have collision-prevention technology installed in its systems. The technology will be available in both mainstream and luxury vehicles.

OKCupid

OKCupid Founder Writes Book About Social Transparency Online

Christian Rudder, CEO of OKCupid and the one who has revealed that the site experiments on human beings, has recently published a book on why social media data is important to his company, as well as other social media sites. The book is entitled "Dataclysm: Who We Are When We Think No One's Looking".

Lady Gaga With Taylor Kinney in Garth Brooks Concert and NY Fashion Week

You wouldn't really think the two would make a pair - but their recently uploaded Instagram photo will certainly make you go "awww".

Drew Carey

Drew Carey Offers $10,000 Reward For Capture of ALS Ice Bucket Pranksters

The comedian-host is offering a $10,000 reward for anyone who can help police find the pranksters involved in dumping a bucket of urine and feces on a 14-year old autistic boy in Ohio. The said prank was disguised as part of the Ice Bucket Challenge to bring awareness to ALS.

Archer Fish Adjust for Distance when Spit-Shooting at Prey (VIDEO)

Scientists concluded the fish knows how to manipulate the dynamics of a water jet.

Coffee

Caffeine In Coffee Is A Genetic Quirk

Scientists studied the species Coffea canephora, also known as the Robusta variety.

Obesity

Obesity in Texas on the Rise Again

A good number of obese Texans will more likely acquire a variety of diseases if they don't lose weight.

Sock eating Great Dane

Vet Finds 43 Socks in Dog's Stomach

The dog was probably eating socks for a while and its owners, who had several children, probably didn't think too much of missing pairs of socks.

Depression

Death By Suicide Occurs Every 40 Seconds

The World Health Organization (WHO) shared in its first global suicide-prevention report that one person in some part of the world commits suicide every 40 seconds.

E-Cigarette Smoking Saves Lives

Experts Say E-Cigarettes Save Lives

Despite claims by the World Health Organization (WHO) and some medical experts and physicians, some health experts from the University College London (UCL) believe that electronic cigarettes can actually save 6,000 lives for every one million smokers.

Entertainer David Cassidy is shown after his arrest in St. Lucie County, Florida November 3, 2010 in this handout photo released to Reuters November 4, 2010.

David Cassidy Pleads Guilty to DWI In New York

Sentencing recommendations include 50 hours of community service and the installation of alcohol interlock ignition systems in the vehicles he owns in New York and Florida.

Game of Thrones characters Bran Stark and Hodor will not be returning for season five of the show

Here's Why Bran and Hodor Won't Be On 'Game of Thrones' Next Season

Kristian Nairn has confirmed their absence on the show next season. "We [Hodor and Bran] have a season off and we have a year's hiatus, solely because I imagine our storyline is up to the end of the books," he shared.

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