A California Brown Pelican whose entire pouch was cut with a sharp object like a knife is in stable condition at International Bird Rescue’s (IBR) bird hospital in San Pedro. The bird was found at 5400 Ocean Boulevard in Long Beach on April 16th by Animal Control. A reward of $2,500 is being offered for for information leading to the …

Akamai Technologies, a provider of cloud services for delivering, optimising and securing online content and business applications, has released its Fourth Quarter, 2013 State of the Internet Report.

A Queensland research breakthrough could relieve the suffering of millions of chemotherapy patients around the world. Science and Innovation Minister Ian Walker said Associate Professor Ingrid Winkler from Mater Research had discovered how to flick a biological switch that allowed the immune system to be better protected during the onslaught of chemo.

Clara’s Big Ride rolled into Corner Brook this morning. Six-time Olympian Clara Hughes is biking in areas across the country, hoping to cycle some 12,000 km in just over 100 days to continue the conversation on mental health. Hughes rolled into the west coast city this morning to a large, and welcoming crowd. She says biking in Canada in what …

Nationally representative Canadian data on the prevalence of child abuse and its relation with mental disorders are lacking. We used contemporary, nationally representative data to examine the prevalence of 3 types of child abuse (physical abuse, sexual abuse and exposure to intimate partner violence) and their association with 14 men tal conditions, including suicidal ideation and suicide attempts.

The Canadian government said that humpback whales are no longer an “endangered ” but ” special concern” by the ” significant” increase in copies, but environmental groups said the decision has been taken to facilitate the expansion of the oil sector. The Canadian government published its recommendation on Saturday, although its existence was not known until today, to lower the …

Scientists at the medical school of Harvard University in the U.S. proved that monkeys are capable of performing mathematical operations of addition, the digital portal The Verge reported today. The team led by the neurobiologist Margaret Livingstone taught three Rhesus macaque to identify the symbols that represent the numbers from zero to 25, and then these monkeys were trained to …

Importance  False-positive mammograms, a common occurrence in breast cancer screening programs, represent a potential screening harm that is currently being evaluated by the US Preventive Services Task Force. Objective  To measure the effect of false-positive mammograms on quality of life by measuring personal anxiety, health utility, and attitudes toward future screening.

7 cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, have been confirmed in the Helena area as of Tuesday afternoon. According to Karen Wandel, communicable disease nursing supervisor at the Lewis and Clark City-County Health Department, the cases began appearing during the second week of April.

A FDA advisory panel recommended that the administration not approve a new pain drug called Moxduo that combines morphine and oxycodone. The panel voted 14 to zero against the approval of the drug. QRXPharma developed the combination pill with a goal to decrease dangerous side effects of prescription painkillers, such as breathing problems and vomiting. But the panel agreed that …

Mum Helen Clements and her two children have spoken of how they had to flee their burning car in the middle of the lion enclosure at a wildlife park. The 43-year-old, daughter Charlie, 12, and son George, nine, were enjoying a trip to Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire, when smoke started to emerge from their vehicle.