Air pollution in Hong Kong has reached its highest level yet, according to the city’s government. The pollution index at more than half of Hong Kong’s monitoring stations reached a level 10+ — the most serious measurement on the scale. The 10+ recordings were found in the city’s main business and entertainment districts of Central…
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Upon Entering Prison, Real Housewife Teresa Giudice Surrenders Her Freedom — And Hair Extensions
The fever pitch of celebrity culture in the age of social media has had dramatic, far-reaching effects on our society as a whole. One of the many repercussions of pop culture’s diffusion into everyday life? The rise of hair extensions as a way for women to get the same long, full-bodied tresses of the stars.But…
New Study Shows High Testosterone Can Treat Prostate Cancer
Researchers from the University of Washington and Johns Hopkin University have found evidence which suggests hormone replacement therapy can reduce cancer cell growth for patients with prostate cancer. Dr. Michael Schweizer of the University of Washington School of Medicine led a team of medical researchers in a trial which focused on hormone therapy for prostate…
One Out of Five Hysterectomies in U.S. May Have Been Unnecessary
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 the 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…
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…
Severity of H3N2 Flu Strain Becomes Clear as the Flu Reaches Epidemic Levels in the U.S.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that anywhere between 5% and 20% of Americans get some strain of the flu each year, causing anywhere from 4,000 to 50,000 deaths; even in its best years, the flu is one of the most dangerous illnesses in the country. Health experts had predicted that the…
Sony Employees File 6 Lawsuits Claiming Studio Left Personal Information Vulnerable
Sony has been hit with six class-action suits thus far in response to a massive data breach in late November, all filed by employees claiming that the movie studio was negligent in its protection of personal data. “For decades, Defendant failed, and continues to fail, to take the reasonably necessary actions to provide a sufficient…
Right Under Their Nose: Los Angeles Scientists Work With Citizens to Document Urban Wildlife
Metropolitan areas such as Los Angeles are often referred to as concrete jungles. However, these urban jungles may be home to more wilderness and wildlife than previously thought.Biologists are just now beginning to comprehend the amount of wildlife hidden in plain view in Los Angeles’s vast sprawl of urban and suburban areas. Residents of the…
Wisconsin DOT Proposes Annual Fee on Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
Wisconsin may join five other states that charge the owners of electric and hybrid cars fees to make up for lost revenue in gasoline taxes, if a budget proposal submitted by the Department of Transportation in November passes next year. But advocates of green cars “feel these fees do more to target certain drivers than…