Daily Archives: August 7, 2014

Global Warming? Death Valley Shatters Cool Temperature Record | Heartlander Magazine

James M. Taylor James M. Taylor is managing editor of Environment & Climate News, a national monthly… (read full bio) EMAIL Share on linkedin Print Email Global warming – er, that is, global climate disruption – claimed another victim Sunday as Death Valley shattered its all-time record for coolest August 3 high temperature in history.… Read More »

Rare Gene Mutation PALB2 Increases Breast Cancer Risk

0 comments Text Size – + Print E-mail Kathleen Lees k.lees@scienceworldreport.com First Posted: Aug 06, 2014 06:09 PM EDT Breast Cancer As breast cancer remains the most common cancer in women worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, it’s estimated that 508,000 women died from it in 2011, alone . (Photo : Flickr) via Rare… Read More »

Feds Stop Public Disclosure of Many Hospital Errors : News : Headlines & Global News

The federal government this month has silently stopped publicly reporting incidents such as hospitals leaving foreign objects in patients’ bodies, and other life-threatening mistakes, USA Today reports. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) denied it was making the change last year. Share This Story CMS removed the data on eight avoidable “hospital acquired… Read More »

Vitamin D and Dementia: A Very Close Tie

Older patients with very low levels of vitamin D have about a 122% increased risk for dementia compared with those with higher levels, according to a large, prospective, population-based study. The study provides “robust evidence” of the link between vitamin D and cognition and adds important new information to the association, said study author David… Read More »

Pros Outweigh Cons for Regular Aspirin

The cardiovascular, cancer, and survival benefits of regular aspirin use outweigh the harms for average-risk adults, according to a comprehensive review. The relative risk reduction was between 7% for women and 9% for men for myocardial infarction, stroke, and cancer combined over a 10-year period. Long-term, regular aspirin use was associated with a 4% reduction… Read More »

Nine West’s Marketing Campaign Sells ‘STARTER Husband Hunting’ Shoes “Come Fuck Me Pumps”

  “Starter Husband Hunting” comes complete with mini-pep talk and related imagery. For “Starter Husband Hunting,” the well-shoed model is posing in front of a bullseye with some arrows (Cupid’s bow?) and the accompanying text says: Go get ‘em, tiger. Whether you’re looking for Mr. Right or Mr. Right Now… we got a shoe for… Read More »