Google has set out to complete a science project aimed at showing what a perfectly healthy human body should be. The project, called Baseline Study, was created by Google X, the search giant’s research section, and involves collecting medical data from volunteers to build a large database of records, according to The Verge. The first round of data will be …
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Preliminary hearing in Loretta Saunders death adjourns, Report
It will be a week before the couple charged in the killing of Saint Mary’s University student Loretta Saunders find out if they will stand trial on charges of first-degree murder. Blake Leggette, 26, and Victoria Henneberry, 28, were charged with Saunders’ killing on Feb. 27, two weeks after the 26-year-old Inuk woman disappeared from her Halifax apartment.
Read More »Jennette McCurdy : Actress Says She’s ‘Not a Role Model’
Jennette McCurdy got candid with her fans on Reddit about having celebrities as role models for young fans on Thursday afternoon (July 24).
Read More »Chelsea Clinton celebrates baby shower with Hillary Clinton, Report
Hillary Clinton recently threw a baby shower for her daughter, Chelsea Clinton, who is expecting her first child with husband Marc Mezvinsky.
Read More »Khloe Kardashian talks sex life with French Montana (Video)
French Montana and new girlfriend Khloe Kardashian officially break the silence about their relationship this week, appearing on the Angie Martinez show on Power 105. “Khloe cool as hell, man. It was Puff. Puff was the one that put us together. I was like Puff –I forgot how it went,” he explained. “It was me, Gabby, Ross, Puff, Meek. Everybody …
Read More »Body of female found in wooded area in Armada (Video)
Authorities continue to investigate after a 14-year-old girl was found dead in a wooded area of Armada. April Dawn Millsap’s body was found Thursday in a drainage ditch in the area of Fulton and Depot roads.
Read More »Smartphone app tracks how gut bacteria affect health, Study
For anyone who’s ever wondered whether microbes living within the digestive system live parallel lives to their human hosts, the answer is yes — and we know this because of smartphones.
Read More »Earth survived near-miss from 2012 solar storm, Report
On July 23, 2012, a gigantic geomagnetic storm erupted from the Sun’s surface. Had it been directed at Earth, it would have been the worst solar event ever in modern history, causing severe power outages that could cripple a electric-driven society. Luckily, that massive eruption was directed away from Earth and dissipated safely into outer space.
Read More »BC : Taxis allowed to charge $75 vomit fee
Having too much to drink and losing your lunch in a taxi can now cost you more than your dignity; you could be hit with a clean-up fee. The general rule has actually always been in place, but Carolyn Bauer with the Vancouver Taxi Association says there is now a set $75 fee.
Read More »Health minister calls for proposals to tackle prescription drug abuse
Health Minister Rona Ambrose wants ideas to improve the way potentially addictive drugs are prescribed. Prescription drugs are now the third-most commonly abused substance among Canadian youth, after alcohol and marijuana. Ambrose says better practices are needed to “address the increasing problem of prescription drug abuse in Canada.”
Read More »Police : Body found in NE pond deemed a homicide
Police have identified a man found dead in a northeast Calgary pond earlier this week and declared his death the city’s latest homicide. Colton James Crowshoe, 18, was found floating in a small pond near 16 Ave. and Stoney Tr. N.E. on Thursday.
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