National Sandwich Day 2016: Best freebies, deals you can grab
There are plenty of deals and even some freebies on National Sandwich Day.Mark McCarter John Montagu probably had no idea what he was doing back in 1762 when he asked for a slice of meat stuffed between some bread. But as Montagu – also known as the 4th Earl of Sandwich – quickly discovered, there's something quite delicious about the food creation that now bears his name. We celebrate the sandwich in all its forms today during National Sandwich Day. And for all you sandwich lovers, there are ..>> view originalFather shares photo of daughter near end of cancer battle to raise awareness
On Oct. 27, doctors at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital informed 4-year-old Jessica Whelan’s parents that she would only have weeks left to live. Her father, a photographer, snapped a photo showing his child suffering from the pain caused by neuroblastoma and shared it on Facebook, pleading with followers to raise more awareness for pediatric cancers. “This is the hardest photograph I have ever made, it is in fact my own four-year-old daughter,” dad Andy Whelan wrote in the Oct. 29 post. “..>> view originalWhy vote for both death penalty propositions? Because anything would be better than the system we have now
Two diametrically opposed death penalty measures are on the California ballot and voters must choose between them. Or must they?Call me nuts, but they could choose both. Then one might just pass. If both passed, the one with the most votes would become law.Either of them passing would be a lot better than if neither did. One would end California’s busted death penalty. The other would mend it, or try to. The absolute worst thing would be if neither proposal passed. Then California would remain..>> view originalNew CNN / ORC polls suggest new strength for Trump in Nevada, Clinton rise in Florida
Clinton holds a 4-point edge among likely voters in the historically blue-tilting Pennsylvania, and Trump tops Clinton by 5 with voters in red-leaning Arizona. Though both states tilt in the same direction as their 2012 results, the leaders' margins are tighter than their predecessors' final leads were in each state.Florida appears to be as tight a contest as ever, with Clinton at 49% among likely voters and Trump at 47%. That's an apparent shift in Clinton's direction since the last CNN/ORC pol..>> view originalProstate Surgery Rates Fall After Screening Advice, Study Finds
Fewer U.S. men got prostate biopsies and surgery after new recommendations steered most men away from routine prostate cancer screening, researchers reported Wednesday. Their findings add to a growing body of research that's adding to the debate about prostate cancer screening and often leaving men and their doctors more confused than informed. At issue is whether screening the general population of men for their second leading cause of cancer death does more harm than good. The latest rep..>> view originalNutella maker tells FDA, 'We're not just for dessert anymore'
U.S. consumers are putting more of their Nutella on toast and less on ice cream, and now the federal government may change its view of the smearable treat.The Food and Drug Administration is looking into reducing Nutella’s serving size to one tablespoon from two because Americans are now using the chocolate-hazelnut spread on bread in the morning, instead of mostly dolloping it on their desserts. That would effectively cut in half the fat and calories consumers see on the label. Advertisement ..>> view originalZika Makes Mouse Testicles Smaller, Raises Questions About Male Fertility In Humans
Listen: Zika damages mouse testicles and has implications for human male fertility South Floridians have one more reason to avoid the Zika virus—and this one’s especially for the men out there: New research using mouse models shows the Zika virus can shrink testicles. “We started looking at the placental barrier and seeing if the virus could cross there,” says Dr. Jen Govero, a scientist who worked on the study at Washington University in St. Louis. Govero says part of what makes Zika unus..>> view originalWhat does study backlash mean for future of male birth control?
For years, available contraception methods have generally made this a woman's responsibility.But researchers report they may be getting closer to changing the calculation, according to findings published last week in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. They offered evidence that a new hormonal injection can stop men from producing sperm.The problem: Three years in, the researchers agreed to terminate the study early, citing potential side effects. That revelation is drawing som..>> view originalNew Alzheimer's Drug Clears Milestone in Human Clinical Trial
On Monday Pres. Barack Obama proclaimed November “National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month.” The administration’s ambitious goal is to prevent and treat Alzheimer's by 2025. Although there are currently no approved therapies that slow or stop progression of the disease, several approaches are showing promise. In a study published today in Science Translational Medicine, a team from Merck Research Laboratories reports results of early human and animal trials of a drug called verubecestat, whi..>> view original
Thursday, November 17, 2016
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