As many as one in five women who have received hysterectomies in the United States may not have needed the surgery, according to a new study published in theĀ American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.Each year, over 400,000 American women receive a hysterectomy. The procedure, which removes the uterus, is used to treat or prevent certain…
Day: January 12, 2015
Census Bureau May Stop Tracking Marriage and Divorce Rates: What Does That Mean for Americans?
The United States Census Bureau has proposed a radical change that could alter the way Americans think about marriage and divorce.The organization, which collects population and socioeconomic data across the country, has suggested putting an end to tracking marriage and divorce rates on their American Community Survey.Experts, however, have said this would be unwise of…
New Technology for Old Machinery — How Forklifts Are Being Adapted for the 21st Century
For decades, the forklifts responsible for lifting and transporting materials in warehouses everywhere have run on technology that is both harmful to people and the environment — and anything but energy-efficient. That’s finally starting to change, thanks to the help of innovators like Lester Erlston, who has applied new technologies to the tried-and-true forklift in…