Experts with the CDC released the top five things that kill two-thirds of United States residents Thursday afternoon. Five things kill more people in the United States than anything else: Heart disease, cancer, lung disease such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis, stroke and unintentional injuries such as those on roads or caused by medication overdoses.

An illuminated sign hangs in front of the new Seven Dwarfs Mine Train attraction at Fantasyland inside Disney’s Magic Kingdom. A board that is rope tied to the sign displays “Mine Opens Soon!”, with the other side displaying “We’re Dig, Dig, Digging For You!”. The opening of the new Seven Dwarfs Mine Train attraction could be just days away as …

A group of anti-gentrification and transit activist filed suit today in San Francisco Superior Court hoping to kill the City-approved “Commuter Shuttle Pilot Program,” otherwise known as Muni’s Google Bus Compromise, which was approved in January. They cite “devastating impacts on our neighborhoods” and Mayor Lee’s “double standard [of] rules for the tech industry and another set of rules for …

The WHO has added its voice to a booming choir warning of the global threat posed by antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial resistance extends to bacteria, fungi, parasites and viruses. The UN health agency says that the future is now for global resistance, in a report released yesterday. People who catch drug-resistant infections are at greater risk of dying and place a …

The high school senior accepted to all eight Ivy League universities has made The Decision. In a LeBron-like move, Kwasi Enin held a press conference at his Long Island high school to announce he’s taking his talents to New Haven. Looks like Cleveland got robbed again.

A NOAA-led research team discovered that increased ocean acidity is dissolving the shells of tiny marine snails off the West Coast, according to a new paper published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Researchers estimate that the percentage of these affected pteropods has doubled in the continental shelf waters since the pre-industrial era, and is expected to triple by …

Sleep apnea sufferers have a new option to address hard-to-treat nighttime breathing problems after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a first-of-kind device that keeps airways open by zapping them with an electrical current The FDA approved the pacemaker-like device from Inspire Medical Systems for sleep apnea patients who have trouble with the current standard of care, involving machines …

Sleeping more than 8 hours and less than 6 and the lack of cognitive stimulation such as reading favours the development of cognitive impairment in people over 65. This is the main conclusion of a study carried out by researchers from the Department of Pharmacy at the University CEU Cardenal Herrera and pharmacists in the Valencian Region (Spain). The paper …

Pippa Middleton has been accused by French royal watcher Stephane Bern of wearing a “false bottom” during the royal wedding to steal the show from big sister Kate, the future Duchess of Cambridge during an interview on French TV.

Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, has announced that he is stepping down later this year. Flynn has run the Defense Department’s intelligence agency for almost two years and was slated to be in the post for an additional year. He will continue to head the agency until the early fall. Known as an innovator …

A Tennessee bill that punishes women who give birth to drug-addicted babies was signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Bill Haslam. Sullivan County District Attorney Gen. Barry Staubus championed the bill and testified in front of the Tennessee Senate regarding the problem of drug-addicted babies. He has seen the results of pregnant mothers abusing drugs firsthand, as Sullivan County accounts …