'My teenage daughter is terrified in adult unit'

Sat, 08/24/2019 - 04:39

bbc.co.uk - A mother has said her teenage daughter is "terrified" of the adult men in the secure psychiatric care unit where she is being treated. Gillian, not her real name, told the BBC her 17-year…

Category: Health

Study: 78% College Students with Gender Issues May Have Mental Issues

Sat, 08/24/2019 - 00:03

breitbart.com - Researchers affiliated with the Boston University School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School, and University of Michigan School of Public Health, conducted the expansive study,…

Category: Science

'First vape death in the US' recorded in Illinois

Fri, 08/23/2019 - 23:49

bbc.com - A patient has died after developing a severe respiratory disease due to vaping in the first such death in the US, say health officials. The US state of Illinois' health agency said the…

Category: Science

When the Public Feared That Library Books Could Spread Deadly Diseases

Fri, 08/23/2019 - 17:43

smithsonianmag.com - On September 12, 1895, a Nebraskan named Jessie Allan died of tuberculosis. Such deaths were a common occurrence at the turn of the 20th century, but Allan’s case of “consumption…

Category: Leisure

CDC flags one death and nearly 200 cases of lung illnesses in U.S, possibly tied to vaping - Reuters

Fri, 08/23/2019 - 16:28

reuters.com - (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday it had identified 193 potential cases of severe lung illness tied to vaping in 22 states as of Aug. 22,…

Category: Science

The world before vaccines is a world we can’t afford to forget

Fri, 08/23/2019 - 15:49

nationalgeographic.com - Like most American children of my generation, I lined up with my classmates in the mid-1950s to get the first vaccine for polio, then causing 15,000 cases of paralysis and 1,…

Category: Science

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Treated for Tumor on Pancreas

Fri, 08/23/2019 - 15:44

nbcphiladelphia.com - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has completed radiation therapy for a cancerous tumor on her pancreas and there is no evidence of the disease remaining, the Supreme Court said…

Category: Science

The False Promise of Fish Oil Supplements

Fri, 08/23/2019 - 12:58

blogs.scientificamerican.com - Every 38 seconds, someone in the U.S. dies from cardiovascular disease. Even more worrisome: deaths from cardiovascular disease have been rising dramatically since 2011…

Category: Science

Kaduna varsity inducts first set of 27 pharmacists - Vanguard News

Fri, 08/23/2019 - 12:53

vanguardngr.com - The Kaduna State University (KASU) and the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) on Friday inducted the first set of pharmacists, seven years after establishment of the Faculty of…

Category: Science

After brutal attack by guards on woman at Florida’s Lowell prison, a probe is begun

Fri, 08/23/2019 - 12:14

miamiherald.com - A 51-year-old inmate at the nation’s largest women’s prison was gravely injured this week in what was described as a violent assault by staff, including a lieutenant. According to…

Category: Crime