Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Keeping pets safe during fireworks holidays and other top stories.

  • Keeping pets safe during fireworks holidays

    × Keeping pets safe during fireworks holidays MEMPHIS, Tenn. — We love a holiday, but our pets don’t always share our excitement. Brittany Gilliam, regional manager of Hollywood Feed, had some advice to keep your furry friend safe on the Fourth of July, but it’s also applicable for holidays like New Year’s Eve. 1. Keep pets indoors and in a safe room or a crate. 2. Don’t take pets with you to a fireworks display. 3. Block outside lights and sounds by lowering blinds and turning on the TV at..
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  • Next anti-porn bill? Measure would let Utahns sue makers of X-rated movies

    Next anti-porn bill? Measure would let Utahns sue makers of X-rated movies
    "Right now porn is available without any warnings and labeling, without any protections online," Weiler said. "This would just open the valve for a cause of action. Let these attorneys go after these cases." If the Legislature passes his proposal, he said, he expects courts to initially reject claims that pornography causes real harm. "But I think, eventually, the tide will turn," he said. Weiler ties his push against such material to the court cases that proved cigarettes caused cancer, and h..
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  • Time to rethink the failed war on drugs

    Time to rethink the failed war on drugs
    America finds itself in the midst of what some call an “epidemic,” as tens of thousands of people are losing their lives every year due to overdosing on illicit or prescription drugs, while many more are using, misusing and potentially growing dependent or addicted to such drugs. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 50,000 Americans lost their lives last year to drug overdoses, more than 33,000 of which were attributable to prescription and illicit opioids, whi..
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  • Zika Fears, Opioid Abuse Crisis Top Health News for 2016

    Zika Fears, Opioid Abuse Crisis Top Health News for 2016
    THURSDAY, Dec. 29, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- When news reports first began to emerge of mysterious, severe birth defects in Brazilian newborns, few could have imagined these isolated tragedies would explode into the leading health news story of 2016: the Zika virus.Soon, those few Brazilian cases of microcephaly -- babies born with abnormally small heads and underdeveloped brains -- grew to become thousands. Doctors quickly made the link between maternal infection with mosquito-borne Zika in pre..
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  • Mouse Study: Inactivity in Obesity May be Tied to Dopamine Receptors

    Mouse Study: Inactivity in Obesity May be Tied to Dopamine Receptors
    Just in time for New Year’s resolutions, a new study has revealed why so many of us seem to have a hard time sticking to a workout routine — and it’s not just about extra weight. The findings, published in the journal Cell Metabolism, show that in obese mice, physical inactivity results from altered dopamine receptors rather than excess body fat.“We know that physical activity is linked to overall good health, but not much is known about why people or animals with obesity are less active,” said ..
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  • A broken heart can indeed stop beating

    A broken heart can indeed stop beating
    The death of actress Debbie Reynolds - a day after her daughter Carrie Fisher died - has led to talk that she died from grief. In Singapore, doctors said they have seen patients with "broken-heart syndrome".PHOTO: NYTIMES. Published. 10 hours ago.
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  • Five of the best ways to stop smoking in 2017

    Five of the best ways to stop smoking in 2017
    This New Year's Day millions of smokers around the world will resolve to stop smoking. But numerous studies suggest that at least half will fail within a few weeks. As such, smoking-related diseases and complications remain a global epidemic, with the Center for Disease Control reminding us that worldwide "tobacco use causes nearly six million deaths per year, and current trends show that tobacco use will cause more than eight million deaths annually by 2030".So what can wannabe quitters do to ..
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  • New York City issues first US 'intersex' birth certificate

    New York City issues first US 'intersex' birth certificate
    A city agency corrected a birth certificate for Sara Kelly Keenan, 55. She was born intersex and says "gender issues came up almost immediately." × New York City issues first US ‘intersex’ birth certificate A city agency corrected a birth certificate for Sara Kelly Keenan, 55. She was born intersex and says "gender issues came up almost immediately." NEW YORK — For the first time in the United States, New York City issued a birth certificate reading “intersex” in the gender field. ..
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  • CRISPR Has An Off Switch: Researchers Identify Anti-CRISPR Proteins To Inactivate Gene Editing System

    CRISPR Has An Off Switch: Researchers Identify Anti-CRISPR Proteins To Inactivate Gene Editing System
    There's a way to turn off CRISPR-Cas9 and researchers uncovered it by going over the same bacteria and viruses that led to the gene-editing system's development in the first place. In a study published in the journal Cell, researchers detailed identifying anti-CRISPR proteins produced by bacterial viruses, coming up with a technique that will benefit CRISPR by making clinical and research applications of the gene-editing system safer and more accurate. Many are throwing their hopes behind CRISP..
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  • California's Gigantic Medical-Marijuana Industry Could Be Devastated by an Unlikely Source

    California's Gigantic Medical-Marijuana Industry Could Be Devastated by an Unlikely Source
    Image source: Getty Images. If you support the legalization of marijuana, 2016 didn't give you much to complain about. Last year, residents in four states approved recreational-marijuana ballot initiatives, doubling the total from the end of 2015, while five new states put medical-cannabis laws on their books. By year's end, 28 states and Washington, D.C., had legalized medical pot. And there's more where that came from. We saw two battleground states -- Pennsylvania and Ohio -- introduce and p..
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