As the value of medical imaging as a lifesaving tool has increased in recent years, so has patients’ radiation exposure from these procedures. The American Heart Association (AHA) released a statement about heart imaging in an effort to reduce unneeded radiation exposure.
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Antibiotic Use Before Age 2 May Raise Obesity Risk, New Study
Children who are given broad-spectrum antibiotics before the age of 2 may face a slightly higher risk of becoming obese during childhood, new research suggests
Read More »Researchers Find Evidence of Battle between Two Triassic Predators
The evidence comes from a team of U.S. scientists who found remnants of a prehistoric clash in a slab of rock at the Chinle Formation in New Mexico. The battle, which occurred in the Triassic period about 210 million years ago, involved a semi-aquatic crocodile-like dinosaur called phytosaur and a large reptile called rauisuchid, and ended with the tooth of …
Read More »CRTC walks away from Netflix confrontation, Report
The CRTC has told Netflix and Google that it will ignore their submissions at hearings into the future of television in Canada after the companies refused to supply data backing their claims.
Read More »Justin Trudeau accepts Sun News Network apology
Sun Media made an on-air apology to federal Liberal leader Justin Trudeau on Monday over a controversial rant the network admits should never have aired.
Read More »GoPro Introduces New Cameras (Video)
GoPro Introduces New Cameras For Thrill Seekers, Unique Persepectives.
Read More »Mount Saint Helens eruption imminent, Report
Mount Saint Helens is showing signs of reawakening as a preamble to erupting, reports the USGS ten years after the last sign of volcanic activity. Mount Saint Helens last erupted ten years ago, after recharging for about 19 years. Ewert says that’s a typical timeframe for a volcano to build itself back up. Some volcanoes, however, can sit quietly for …
Read More »Brooklyn Honderich : Missing girl, 2, found safe near Woodstock
A 2 year old girl who wandered from a farm in Norwich, near Woodstock has been found. Brooklyn Honderich went missing around 7 last night, but was found safe and sound around 10 this morning on the edge of a corn field.
Read More »U.S. Troops to Stay in Afghanistan (Video)
The U.S. and Afghanistan will sign a deal to allow thousands of American troops to remain overseas after the official combat mission concludes at the end of the year.
Read More »Little Luca’s fight to survive after near-drowning, Report
Luca Gennuso suffered severe brain damage when he stopped breathing for 27 minutes the day he almost drowned. The lack of oxygen deteriorated the neurological centre in charge of his movement, sight and hearing. Now, his family has turned to oxygen treatments as part of his extensive therapy program.
Read More »Best Birth Control for Teens: Implants, IUDs, Report
Teen girls who have sex should use IUDs or hormonal implants — long-acting birth control methods that are effective, safe and easy to use, the nation’s most influential pediatricians’ group recommends.
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