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Researchers Working On Vaccine For the Common Cold

March 21, 2019 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: April 1, 2019

Researchers at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh believe that a cure for human metapneumovirus (MPV), one of the leading causes of the common cold and other respiratory diseases, may be in our near future. Researchers are working on a vaccine… [read]

Democratic Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Comes Out Against Circumcision

March 21, 2019 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: April 1, 2019

Andrew Yang is the Democratic presidential candidate best known for his Universal Basic Income (UBI) platform. Andrew is a successful entrepreneur who says that the country elected Donald Trump in large part because so many workers are being left behind… [read]

Gene-Edited Oil is Being Used in Restaurants

March 17, 2019 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: April 1, 2019

The CEO of agriculture company Calyxt has confirmed that their gene-edited soybean oil is currently at use at locations in the Midwest. Although he was unable to name the locations using the product for competitive reasons, this marks the first… [read]

Amazon Removed Anti-Vax Documentaries

March 12, 2019 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: March 12, 2019

Last weekBuzzfeed News reports that Amazon “appears to have removed” anti-vaccination documentaries like Vaxxed from Amazon Prime. On the first of this month, California Rep. Adam Schiff published an open letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos asking that Amazon remove… [read]

FDA Has Removed Restrictions on Genetically Modified Salmon

March 12, 2019 by Michael Edwards

Genetically modified fish will soon be sold in the United States. The Food and Drug Administration lifted the import restriction on AquaBounty’s genetically engineered salmon eggs on Friday, March 8th. In late 2015 the FDA approved AquaBounty’s genetically modified salmon,… [read]

Hospital Linens Are Testing Positive For Mold

March 7, 2019 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: April 1, 2019

A study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases examined freshly- laundered hospital linens, and found that more than 10 percent of sheets received by a fifth of hospitals studied tested positive for Mucorales, a fungus responsible for potentially serious infections. Cases… [read]

Tylenol Side Effects You Should Know About

March 6, 2019 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: April 1, 2019

You have probably heard that Acetaminophen may damage the liver. But a recent study showed that Acetaminophen may also damage the heart, the gastrointestinal bleeding, and the kidneys. The study also shows increased mortality for those who take Acetaminophen as… [read]