A COMMONLY used insecticide is responsible for destroying honey bee colonies in the wintertime, a study shows. Researchers say they have found a link between hive health and dietary exposure to clothianidin, one of the developed world’s most popular pesticides. Colony collapse disorder (CCD) is a disease affecting bees which results in them abandoning their hives and eventually dying.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has denied a citizen’s petition from Bayer to add “primary” prevention of heart attacks and strokes to aspirin labeling.

The variant comes from the KLOTHO gene; its ability to improve learning and memory may not necessarily be associated with aging, a Cell Press news release reported. The variant works by increasing the amount of Klotho in the bloodstream and brain. Klotho does occur in aging mice, but it is seen in young animals as well.

Hillary and Bill Clinton were seen walking around Oxford earlier today. It is believed that the Clintons were in the city for the graduation of their daughter, Chelsea Clinton, with a DPhil tomorrow. Chelsea Clinton is thought to have previously studied a postgraduate degree at Oxford in 2001, completing an MPhil in International Relations in 2003.

Ecuador’s government is asking the United States Agency for International Development to leave the South American country by the end of September. Ecuador’s request is spelled out in a letter obtained by The Associated Press. The Nov. 26 missive is signed by Gabriela Rosero of Ecuador’s international cooperation agency and said, “USAID must not execute any new activity,” nor widen …

A hot-air balloon caught fire while in the air and crashed near Richmond on Friday night. The balloon caught fire shortly before 8 p.m., near Meadow Event Park. The inaugural Mid-Atlantic Balloon Festival was scheduled for today and Sunday at the park. On Friday night, teams of balloons were also to take off and return, according to the festival website.

One man is dead and and another has been taken to hospital in stable condition after a two vehicle crash in the southeast. It happened just before 6:00 this morning on eastbound Glenmore Trail at 68th St. S.E. One of the vehicles rolled.

For people with mental illnesses, taking prescribed medications can greatly change their moods, behaviors and actions. In a new study, researchers analyzed the relationship between taking antipsychotic medications or mood stabilizers and rate of violent crimes. They found that when people with psychiatric illnesses are good about their medications, they become around 50 percent less likely to commit a violent …

“Under the Skin” is a movie that poses questions, but seldom provides answers. It makes you ask: Why is Scarlett Johansson — as a predatory alien named Laura — luring young men to their deaths? What happens to their bodies? Who is that guy on the motorcycle who fixes her mistakes? Is he an alien, too? And so on. “Under …

The fitness instructor is about to start pushups, but first she has to move her walker out of the way. The exercisers at this apartment complex are all over 75 and their leader, Hildegard Gigl, will turn 99 in June. “I’m getting older, but I’m not getting old,” said Gigl, whose half-hour class includes pushups against a wall and weightlifting …

In 2012, 4628 workers were killed on the job, which made an average of 13 deaths a day, according to a new report from the AFL-CIO. An estimated additional 50,000 workers died from occupational diseases, or an average of 137 deaths a day. All told, an estimated 150 workers died each day last year due to working conditions.