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Remember when we were kids? Father’s Day gifts were…maybe the least practical gifts of them all. I remember buying my father bright neon shirts emblazoned with the words “World’s Best Dad.” Did he ever wear them? Perhaps not? I can’t remember. One year, though, I did make him a dried macaroni frame. Also super practical, right? Well, now that you’re […]
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Privacy, please! Pregnant Meghan McCain plans to leave her baby-to-be out of the spotlight “as much as possible.” The View cohost, 35, wrote via Twitter on Thursday, May 28: “People keep asking and requesting I show pics & details of my pregnancy. Given that people write on photos I put up of my family they are glad my Dad, [John […]
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(HealthDay)—For many Americans, the cost of lifesaving insulin is simply too high, leading as many as one in four to ration the drug, experts testifying before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce said this week. The meeting focused primarily on defining the problem and exploring potential solutions, such as lowering the list prices of insulin and increasing transparency so […]
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“This is a virus transmitted by mosquitoes that circulates between birds. It can attack the nervous system of certain birds, such as blackbirds, and cause significant mortality. It was first observed in southern Africa, in Swaziland, in 1959,” says Serafin Gutierrez, a virology researcher with CIRAD”S ASTRE research unit. The virus, called Usutu, belongs to the genus Flavivirus, which includes […]
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Father’s Day might bring back memories from your childhood — carefully planning/crafting/sloppily glueing together gifts like ties, goofy T-shirts, ball caps, coffee mugs and dried macaroni frames for your dad. But now that you’re helping your own kid pick out a sweet Dad’s Day gift, maybe you’re looking for something a little more modern and useful? Sure, a personalized tee […]
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A quick and robust blood test that can detect liver damage before symptoms appear has been designed and verified using clinical samples by a team from UCL and University of Massachusetts. The researchers say the test could address a huge need for early detection of liver disease as it distinguishes between samples taken from healthy individuals and those with varying […]
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