A first attempt at gene therapy for a disease that leaves babies unable to move, swallow and, eventually, breathe has extended the tots’ lives, and some began to roll over, …
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Tsunami Prone Nations Learn from Disasters to Prevent Future Ones
“Like a monster, it destroys everything.” That’s how one school girl from a Pacific Island nation described a tsunami. On Dec. 26, 2004, a magnitude-9.1 earthquake in Indonesia set off …
your ads here!Trump Opioid Panel Wants Drug Courts, Training for Doctors
President Donald Trump’s commission on the opioid crisis called Wednesday for more drug courts, more training for doctors and penalties for insurers that dodge covering addiction treatment. The panel’s …
your ads here!With Masks and Flair, Indian Dance Aims to Spur Audiences to Climate Action
Plenty of words have been written and spoken about climate change. But residents of Kolkata and other Indian cities are being given the opportunity to get to grips with the …
your ads here!Jordan Faces Looming Water Crisis
A recent report by the World Health Organization and the World Bank says climate change and pollution are damaging the health of millions every year. Add to that the increasing …
your ads here!Report: China’s Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei to Set Up Anti-pollution Body
The smog-prone northern Chinese region of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei will set up a joint environmental protection agency in an effort to coordinate the region’s war on pollution, the official China Securities Journal …
your ads here!California Governor Heads to Europe for Climate Talks
California Governor Jerry Brown is continuing his international fight against climate change with an 11-day trip to Europe starting Saturday that includes stops at the Vatican and a U.N. conference …
your ads here!Pruitt to Put New Members on EPA Science Panels
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday he intends to replace the outside experts that advise him on science and public health issues with new board members holding …
your ads here!WMO: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Highest in 800,000 Years
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reports greenhouse gas emissions in Earth’s atmosphere have reached the highest level ever in 800,000 years. The figure was made public at the launch in …
your ads here!Sounds of Predators Let Baboons Know There’s No Free Lunch
Once they find them, wild animals tend to stick around human neighborhoods. That’s because of the free food buffet we tend to leave lying around, in our trash and gardens. …
your ads here!Climate Change Affects Coastal Communities and Beyond
At least one in 10 people globally lives near the coast in a low-lying area. As the population increases and sea level rises, their homes are increasingly being threatened. The …
your ads here!Why Fear Is Fun for Some, Crippling for Others
The latest movie adaptation of Steven King’s terrifying book “IT” brought in a record $123 million in its opening weekend. But in real life, there’s nothing fun about being scared, …
your ads here!UN Expert: Anti-gay Sex Laws Wane; Rights ‘Crucible’ Endures
Laws criminalizing consensual gay sex have been scrapped in about 25 countries in the last 20 years, but more than 70 nations still have such prohibitions, a U.N. expert said …
your ads here!Trump Administration Proposes Health Care Benefit Changes
The Trump administration Friday proposed new health insurance regulations that could affect basic benefits required by the Affordable Care Act, but not for a couple of years. Loosening “Obamacare” benefit …
your ads here!Midwest Health Care Provider Cuts Opioid Prescriptions
A major health care system serving the upper Midwest said this week that the number of opioid pills it prescribes has fallen by almost a quarter as it works to …
your ads here!Sessions: War on Opioids Is ‘Winnable’
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday welcomed President Donald Trump’s declaration of the opioid epidemic as a public health emergency, saying he agreed with Trump that the war on …
your ads here!Kenyan Wins $100,000 Grant for Device to Help Expectant Mothers
A Kenyan university student has won a $100,000 research grant for an idea aimed at decreasing maternal and infant deaths among cattle-raising families on the Kenya-Ethiopia border. Dahabo Adi Galgalo …
your ads here!Patients Turning to Alternative Pain Treatments Amid America’s Opioid Crisis
In 2015, 92 million Americans used prescription opioids to alleviate or manage pain, with 11.5 million reporting they misused them. Now more than ever, patients are seeking alternative treatments to …
your ads here!Drug Court a Lifeline in Battle Against Opioid Addiction
Paul Coles’ journey to becoming one of the 2.5 million Americans addicted to prescription opioids began with painkillers prescribed for injuries suffered during an IED attack in Iraq. The physical …
your ads here!Drug Court Judge Throws Lifeline to Those Addicted to Opioids
American drug courts are taking a public health approach to help those addicted to prescription opioids and heroin. The goal is long-term recovery and allowing people to have their felony …
your ads here!Migrants Stranded on Greek Isles Facing Mental Health Crisis
More than 10,000 mainly Syrian refugees who escaped fighting in their country are living on five Greek islands. About 2,500 of them are crowded into camps on the island of …
your ads here!Experts Say Measles Victims Dropped Below 100,000 in 2016
The World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the rate of deaths from measles has dropped 84 percent since the beginning of a …
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