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09/24/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

The big 2010 oil spill killed aquatic life and ecosystems; now it’s killing the cleanup crew

The dispersants used during the cleanup of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill have made the cleanup workers sick. This was the conclusion that federal scientists came to in their study that was published in Environmental Health Perspectives. The report is a part of the ongoing Gulf Long-term Follow-up (GuLF) study being spearheaded by the […]

07/26/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Is your insect repellent made from toxic ingredients?

As people emerge from their homes to enjoy the sunny weather, so too do the various insects creep out of the figurative and literal woodwork. It seems that summer just wouldn’t be summer without mosquitoes, ants, and flies skulking about. These bugs are the bane of every outdoor barbecue and woodsy jaunt, as well as […]

06/25/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Cholesterol-lowering drugs may accelerate onset of Parkinson’s disease, according to researchers

Statins are a type of cholesterol-lowering drug typically prescribed to patients at risk of cardiovascular disease. Although they may provide relief from heart conditions, the same can’t be said of their effects on the brain. A recent study by researchers from the Penn State College of Medicine has presented a troubling fact about these drugs: […]

06/07/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

American Airlines forgets double amputee’s wheelchair, has him kicked off the plane for being “a drunk”

When law enforcement officers entered an American Airlines plane to escort one of the passengers off the craft, they expected an extremely intoxicated individual. Michael Mennella greeted them instead. The shaky hobble that American Airline personnel took as a sign of Mennella’s inebriation was actually the result of him being a double amputee with no […]

05/26/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

California’s biggest bee heist solved: Central Valley man caught, thousands of beehives recovered

Last April 28, Pavel Tveretinov was arrested at a Fresno County orchard for allegedly possessing stolen property. The 51-year old Russian-Ukrainian is believed to be the man behind California’s largest case of bee thievery, wherein hundreds of beehives disappeared from a Sutter County nursery. At the time of his arrest, authorities stated that Tveretinov was […]

05/22/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Qantas Flight 72 pilot speaks out: The computer “went psycho”

Captain Kevin Sullivan was a US Navy pilot before he became a commercial pilot for Qantas Airway. Though once known as the first US Navy exchange pilot to join the Royal Australian Air Force in 1983, he has since become more recognized as the captain of Qantas Flight 72 — an airliner involved in a […]

05/13/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Welsh patient discharged from hospital… after almost four years

Conservative Assembly Member Darren Miller commented that: “No patient should have to wait almost four years to be discharged from hospital.” Yet that’s exactly what happened to one patient who had only been declared fit for discharge after 1,338 days had passed. The patient, whose name has not been disclosed, was noted for having a […]

05/10/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Fukushima wildfire revives worries over airborne radiation from “difficult-to-return zone”

On the evening of April 29, a wildfire broke out in a mountain forest near the now-disabled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant. In a report by the Mainichi.jp, the publication stated that the fire started on the 448-meter high Mount Juman in Namie, a town in the Fukushima Prefecture. In response to the prefecture […]

05/07/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Toxic tradition: Birthday cakes can contain toxic ingredients

Celebrating your birthday with a cake is a beloved tradition that goes back several centuries. If you can’t bake a cake, then you can simply buy one from your favorite bakery or grocery. Birthday cakes these days come in all shapes, sizes, and colors, leaving you spoiled for choice. Nearly all birthday cakes look good, […]

05/03/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Were Neanderthals in California the first Americans?

An intriguing new study has presented evidence that the first-known Americans may have arrived earlier than originally believed. However, they weren’t members of Homo sapiens, the progenitor species of all modern humans. According to the research published in the journal Nature, the earliest inhabitants of the North American continent were Neanderthals that landed more than […]

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