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What Are Brain Tapeworms? Find Out How They Are Causing Cysts And Eating Holes In Human Brains
In a recent study, researchers found that 20-foot-long tapeworms could be eating holes in your brain without you even knowing. Brain tapeworms, a parasitic infection of the nervous system, can leave their victims paralyzed, epileptic, or worse, according to Theodore Nash, a doctor at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD.
How to run the bank of mum and dad
Kids are expensive. There are plenty of surveys and statistics out there that shock us all by totting up the total cost of raising a child. According to insurer LV=, getting a child to the age of 21 will ...
The Stats on Statins: Should Healthy Adults Over 50 Take Them?
Everyone over 50 should take statins to lower their cholesterol, an editorial argued last week in The Lancet . The piece based its recommendation on a meta-analysis of 27 clinical trials published in the same issue that concluded statins significantly reduce the risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular events in healthy people without posing substantial risks. Subsequent articles heralding ...
Kickstarted: my conversation with Kickstarter co-founder Perry Chen
Kickstarter is not just a startup-- it's part of an important shift away from the industrial manufacturing era & toward the maker economy. In this wide-ranging interview, founder Perry Chen talks about ...
Ellen Cantarow: How Rural America Got Fracked
Food or frac-sand: it's a decision of vital importance across the country, but one most Americans don't even realize is being made -- largely by multinational corporations and dwindling numbers of yeoman farmers in what some in this country would call "the real America."
Why don't most Americans take all their vacation time?
FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: With Memorial Day weekend - and the unofficial start to summer - just around the corner, many Americans have no vacation time in sight. A recent study shows 57% of working Americans had unused vacation time at the end of last year. And most of them had about 11 days left [...]
Elanco president: Food productivity falling behind population growth; Urgent action required
WASHINGTON, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In advance of the G8 summit, Elanco president Jeff Simmons today warns global leaders that food productivity is not keeping pace with food demand now and in the ...
Debt advice live
The credit crunch, rising unemployment and high inflation have put the squeeze on household budgets, pushing many into debt. Our reporters are live with three debt organisations to show how easy it is to get help with financial problems Introduction Recent years have seen advice charities reporting rising numbers of people contacting them for help. The credit crunch, rising unemployment and high ...
Start Planning For 2013 Kentucky Derby Now
The Kentucky Derby, coupled with the Kentucky Oaks, is two full days of fun, excitement, history in the making, tradition, fancy dress, hats, drinks, food and simply an experience without compare. I loved everything about the Derby weekend - it is a true must-do, Bucket List event. Today I'll talk about how to do it right.
Baptist Press Stories for May. 22 2012 --------------------------------------- Joplin's devastation becomes family's ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: A year ago, an EF-5 tornado devastated the city of Joplin, Mo. These stories from The Pathway, newsjournal of the Missouri Baptist Convention, relay the hope that is emerging from the tornado's sweeping heartbreak and tumult.
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