The FDA has approved vorapaxar to reduce the risk for MI, stroke, CV-related death and coronary revascularization among patients who have previously experienced MI or peripheral artery disease, according to a press release. Read More »
Yemeni security forces have killed an al Qaeda terrorist wanted over a series of attacks in the country’s capital, state media reported Friday. Read More »
The Colorado Supreme Court is rejecting Aurora theater shooting defendant James Holmes’s request that he not have his sanity evaluated a second time. The court denied Holmes’s appeal Thursday. It also ruled that Holmes’s filing can’t be seen by the public. Holmes pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to killing 12 people and injuring 70. Prosecutors are seeking the ... Read More »
Wyoming has become the first state in the U.S. to reject the adoption of new scholastic science standards proposed by national education groups, for grades kindergarten through 12th. The Wyoming Board of Education decided recently that the Next Generation Science Standards need more review after questions were raised about how the standards address man-made global warming. Read More »
Stunned by the “coolest, scariest thing” she had ever seen, Photographer Janae Copelin caught a snapshot early this week of a rare weather marvel known as a firenado. The whirling “fire-devil” was spawned as a farmer burned off his field in Chillicothe, Missouri. A swirling rotation of smoke, gas and debris, a firenado is generated when an active fire is ... Read More »
Yawning chills your brain out. While previous studies suggest that yawning helps boost oxygen supply, the latest study reveal that yawning keeps the brain at optimal temperature and homeostasis by cooling the organ down. Read More »
Syrian rebels blew up a luxury hotel turned army base in the historic heart of Aleppo on Thursday after tunneling under the front line that divides the main northern city. State television gave no word on any casualties from the attack that leveled the famed Carlton Citadel Hotel just across the road from the city’s UNESCO-listed Citadel. But the Syrian ... Read More »
“Eczema may reduce risk of skin cancer: Condition means sufferers are more likely to shed skin containing cancerous cells,” reports the Mail Online. This headline follows a study which found that mice with a defect in their skin barrier were less likely to develop benign skin tumours. But the mice that did develop tumours were more likely to develop malignant ... Read More »
Veteran journalist Gao Yu has been detained by police over charges of leaking “state secrets” to foreign contacts in Beijing, Xinhua said today. Gao, 70, leaked a secret document to an overseas website in August last year, SCMP relays. She admitted to being “deeply remorseful” for her actions and was “willing to accept legal punishment”. Read More »
In last year’s This is The End, Seth Rogen’s character Seth Rogen describes gluten as a blanket term for things that are bad for you, from calories to fat. While this isn’t entirely accurate (it’s actually a composite wheat protein), the definition seems to work well enough for plenty of people as a solid reason to go gluten-free. Read More »
News reports now say that the Georgetown Police Department in Texas has withdrawn its allegation that a man arrested for fraud also may have been involved in the Target Corp. data breach from last December that compromised 40 million credit and debit card details and the personal information on 70 million customers. Read More »
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