Clock starts for voters to reject new California tobacco age
California state Sen. Ed Hernandez urges lawmakers to approve his bill to raise the smoking age from 18 to 21 in this March 10 photo. (Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press) By Alison Noon | AP May 5 at 2:16 AM SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California has become the second state in the nation to raise the legal age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21, starting the clock for opponents to ask voters for a reversal this November. Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature on Wednesday means, beginning June 9, it will be a c..>> view originalBlue Bell issues another ice cream recall
Ice cream maker Blue Bell Creameries has issued another recall, this time for pints mistakenly packaged as the wrong flavor of ice cream. Blue Bell recalled all of its products everywhere after a large listeria outbreak in 2015. The company said it is now recalling select shipments Rocky Road ice cream pints made in Brenham because they may actually contain the company's Cookies n' Cream flavor. The Cookies 'n Cream flavor contains the undeclared allergens soy and wheat. No illnesses have been..>> view originalHepatitis C deaths hit all-time high in United States
"Not everyone is getting tested and diagnosed, people don't get referred to care as fully as they should, and then they are not being placed on treatment," said Dr. John Ward, director of CDC's division of viral hepatitis. At the same time, surveillance data analyzed by the CDC shows an alarming uptick in new cases of hepatitis C, mainly among those with a history of using injectable drugs. From 2010 to 2014, new cases of hepatitis C infection more than doubled. Because hepatitis C has few notic..>> view originalBacteria-Infected Mosquitoes Could Slow Spread of Zika Virus
Photo A wasp egg infected with Wolbachia, a microbe that researchers say protects mosquitoes from the Zika virus. Credit Merijn Salverda and Richard Stouthamer/Science Source If there is ever a contest for Least Appreciated Creature on Earth, first prize should go to a microbe called Wolbachia.The bacterium infects millions of invertebrate species, including spiders, shrimps and parasitic worms, as well as 60 percent of all insect species. Once in residence, Wolbachia c..>> view originalMusic|Prince's Addiction and an Intervention Too Late
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WASHINGTON — Getting stitched up by Dr. Robot may one day be reality: Scientists have created a robotic system that did just that in living animals without a real doctor pulling the strings. Much like engineers are designing self-driving cars, Wednesday's research is part of a move toward autonomous surgical robots, removing the surgeon's hands from certain tasks that a machine might perform all by itself. No, doctors wouldn't leave the bedside — they're supposed to supervise, plus they'd hand..>> view originalFrozen Food Fears: 4 Things To Know About The Listeria Recall
The CDC has announced an outbreak of deadly Listeria monocytogenes bacteria --- and frozen vegetables and fruits are believed to be the cause. iStockphoto hide caption toggle caption iStockphoto The CDC has announced an outbreak of deadly Listeria monocytogenes bacteria --- and frozen vegetables and fruits are believed to be the cause. ..>> view originalHumans Paid for Bigger Brains With Gas-Guzzling Bodies
Evolution works on a strict energy budget. Each adaptation burns through a certain number of calories, and each individual can only acquire so many calories in the course of a day. You can’t have flapping wings and a huge body and venom and fast legs and a big brain. If you want to expand some departments, you need to make cuts in others. That’s why, for example, animals that reproduce faster tend to die earlier. They divert energy towards making new bodies, and away from maintaining their own...>> view original
Thursday, May 5, 2016
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