Posts By Kristen Hovet
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1.8KHealth NewsRisk Of Dying From Major Diseases Rises With Prolonged TV Viewing
A study published recently by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine has linked TV viewing to a greater risk of dying from eight out of...
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2.4KHealth NewsIntestinal Bacteria Play Important Role In Avoiding Obesity And Type 2 Diabetes
A study published in Molecular Systems Biology on October 16 elucidates the importance of balanced gut bacteria in avoiding the development of various diseases and...
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2.0KEnvironmental NewsVolcanic Eruptions Impact Water Levels In The World’s Rivers
Researchers from the University of Edinburgh’s School of GeoSciences recently published the first study of its kind in Nature Geoscience, documenting changes to...
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2.9KEnvironmental NewsUnderground Fire May Ignite Radioactive Waste In Missouri Landfill
West Lake Landfill, located in Bridgeton, Missouri, was officially listed as an EPA Superfund site in 1990 due to its high concentration...
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2.8KPolitics NewsUS And Eleven Other Nations Reach Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
Trade ministers from twelve countries announced on Monday morning that they had successfully negotiated the historic Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. The agreement, which...
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2.3KHealth NewsICD-10 Released: Medical Diagnostic Coding System Updated
According to a recently updated set of medical diagnostic codes called the ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition), there are now...
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2.5KGaming NewsNew Narrative-Driven Minecraft Game To Hit Stores This Month
“The Order of the Stone,” episode 1 of the new Minecraft Story Mode series, is set to hit stores on October 27,...
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2.1KEnvironmental NewsNew Zealand Marine Sanctuary Loved By Conservationists, Loathed By Fishing Industry
New Zealand’s Prime Minister, John Key, announced on Monday at the United Nations General Assembly that the new Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary will...
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2.1KHealth NewsHeart Attacks And Diabetes Linked To Sugary Drinks
In a meta-analysis conducted by the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health and published in the Journal of the American...
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2.1KMedicine NewsAspirin Doubles Survival Rates In Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients
According to a new study presented at the 2015 European Cancer Congress in Vienna, patients who have already been diagnosed with gastrointestinal...
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2.2KHealth NewsViroCap Tests For Every Virus That Infects Humans And Animals
Researchers at the Washington School of Medicine in St. Louis have created a test that detects all viruses in humans and animals. This...
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1.8KHealth NewsBacteria In Amber-Preserved Flea May Be Bubonic Plague Strain
A 20 to 45 million year old flea encased in amber has been discovered in a Dominican Republic amber mine between Puerto...
