Doctors Warn of Heart Risk From Some Breast Cancer Therapies
Save your life but harm your heart? Health experts are sounding a warning as potential side effects of a growing number of breast cancer treatments come to light. In its
Read MoreAudiobook of Actors Reading Martin Luther King out April 3
Wanda Sykes, Gabourey Sidibe and Danny Glover will be among the readers for an audio edition of speeches and essays by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. “The Radical King”
Read MoreIce-Sculpting Champion Carves Up Competition
To say winter gets really cold in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul in the midwestern, American state of Minnesota is an understatement. On this day, with temperatures
Read MoreBeyonce Photo Captures Grandmother’s Star-Struck Reaction
A Massachusetts grandmother worried that no one would believe her story of meeting Beyonce before the Grammys — until a picture of her star-struck reaction appeared on the singer’s Instagram
Read MoreКМДА: рівень захворюваності на грип та ГРВІ серед школярів Києва зріс на 25%
Рівень захворюваності на грип та гостру респіраторну вірусну інфекцію cеред школярів Києва зріс на 25 відсотків, повідомив перший заступник голови Київської міської державної адміністрації Микола Поворозник. «Наразі у місті захворюваність
Read MoreWill a Major Sporting Event Help Spread Flu?
American-style football’s championship game, the Super Bowl, is being held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Sunday. It’s the biggest football event of the year. Millions of people will watch it on TV,
Read MoreМВС: посвідчення водія в Україні торік отримали понад 3600 іноземців, найбільше – росіяни
Упродовж 2017 року 3620 іноземних громадян отримали в Україні посвідчення водія, повідомили у прес-службі Головного сервісного центру МВС України «Щорічно запит на отримання посвідчення водія в Україні є у декількох
Read MoreДСНС попереджає про підйом рівнів води у річках
У Держслужбі з надзвичайних ситуацій України повідомили про підйом рівнів води у річках, зокрема на річках басейну Прип’яті та у верхів’ї Днiстровського водосховища. «1-4 лютого на річках басейну Прип’яті продовжуватимуться
Read MoreUS Environment Agency Puts Clean-Water Rule on Hold
The Environmental Protection Agency is putting a two-year hold on an Obama-era clean-water rule to give the Trump administration more time to come up with a replacement. The EPA decision,
Read MoreUS Officials: No Specific Threats to Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
The United States says it is not aware of any specific threats to the Winter Olympics in South Korea next month, despite nuclear tensions with neighboring North Korea. Senior
Read MoreUSA Gymnastics: All Directors Have Resigned After Abuse Scandal
USA Gymnastics, the sport’s U.S. governing body, said Wednesday that all its remaining directors have resigned following revelations that the longtime team doctor had sexually abused numerous athletes under his
Read MoreЧехія готується прийняти на роботу до 20 тисяч громадян України
Уряд Чехії 31 січня ухвалив рішення, яке дозволить вже цього року прийняти на роботу до 20 тисяч українців, удвічі більше, ніж було досі. Як йдеться в ухваленому документі, у відповідності
Read MoreUniversity Researchers Face Increasing Obstacles in Applying for Grants
Vaccines. Popular sports drinks. Computers. They share one quality: They were invented by researchers working at a college or university. Victoria McGovern says research leads to greater discovery and better
Read MoreConnected Thermometer Tracks Spread, Intensity of Flu
This year’s flu season in the U.S. is the worst in 15 years and health officials predict there are weeks of sickness ahead. One company’s “smart thermometer” is tracking how
Read MoreУ Facebook заборонили рекламувати криптовалюту
Соціальна мережа Facebook заборонила розміщувати на своїй платформі рекламу криптовалюти, первинного розміщення монет і бінарних опціонів. В офіційному блозі Facebook вказано, що цей крок спрямований проти оголошень про фінансові послуги,
Read MoreRare Picasso Painting Starts Tour Before Next Month’s Auction
A rare Picasso painting will be auctioned off in London next month. The 1937 work titled “Femme au beret et a la robe quadrillee” (Woman in beret and checked dress),
Read MoreBeirut Guide Gives Walking Tours of City’s History and His Own
Tour guide Ronnie Chatah, 36, is once again doing what he loves after a four-year hiatus – telling the stories that have shaped Beirut’s history from ancient to modern times.
Read MoreCuban Refugee Sets Cold War Stage in ‘Blind Date’
When U.S. President Ronald Reagan met Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev in Geneva, Switzerland, in November 1985, it was the start of a thaw in Cold War tensions that had dramatically
Read MoreJordan Peele Talks Oscars, ‘Get Out’ and Whoopi Goldberg
Jordan Peele has been dreaming of his Oscar moment since he was 13, but now that it’s happened, he can hardly believe it. The 38-year-old received Academy Award nominations last
Read MoreRefugees Ready to Go Green, Become ‘Innovation Hubs’
Many refugees would like to buy low-carbon stoves and lights but poor access in camps and a lack of funding is forcing them to rely on “dirty and expensive” fuels,
Read MoreGlobal Cancer Survival Rates Improve, But Wide Gaps Remain
Cancer patients’ survival prospects are improving, even for some of the deadliest types such as lung cancer, but there are huge disparities between countries, particularly for children, according to a
Read More5 Ideas Win $10,000 Each in Ohio Opioid Science Challenge
Virtual reality, neural feedback and digital therapy were among five ideas to help solve the U.S. opioid crisis that won a global technology challenge on Tuesday. Winners were selected from
Read MoreОдещині не вистачає 12 тисяч доз вакцини від кору – ОДА
Одеські області не вистачає 12 тисяч доз вакцини від кору, щоб забезпечити колективний імунітет на рівні 95%, повідомляє обласна державна адміністрація. За повідомленням, на даний час охоплення щепленнями від цієї
Read MoreНабрав чинності закон про медреформу – МОЗ
30 січня набрав чинності закон України «Про державні фінансові гарантії медичного обслуговування населення», повідомили у Міністерстві охорони здоров’я України. «Тепер є законні підстави ухвалити низку рішень, щоб вчасно реалізувати заявлений
Read MoreSomalis Train to Improve First Aid Response Skills
Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, has been rocked by explosions for years set off by Al-Shabab militants battling to overthrow the weak U.N.-backed government. The frequent bombings have killed or injured thousands
Read MoreShark Hunting Having an Indirect Impact on Fish Species
A recent estimate by researchers at the University of Miami suggests that 100 million sharks are killed every year. That overfishing is putting many species at risk of extinction. But
Read MoreUN Environment: China’s Plastic Trash Ban is Spur to Recycle
China’s crackdown on imports of plastic trash should be a signal for rich nations to increase recycling and cut down on non-essential products such as plastic drinking straws, the head
Read MoreNative Americans Applaud Removal of ‘Racist’ Sports Mascot
Native Americans took to social media Monday to celebrate the pending “death” of Chief Wahoo, the longtime logo of the Cleveland Indians baseball team which features a garish “Indian” caricature
Read MoreAt Long Last: Beckham’s MLS Team in Miami Is Born
David Beckham finally has his Major League Soccer team in Miami. Beckham and MLS announced Monday that the long-awaited franchise is now born. It took Beckham nearly four years to
Read MoreGrammy Awards TV Audience Drops Sharply, Nears Record Low
The U.S. television audience for Sunday’s Grammy Awards show on CBS Corp. fell by more than eight million viewers and could be one of the lowest audiences on record, early
Read MoreGlobal Public Health Threatened by Growing Antibiotic Resistance
New data from 22 high- and low-income countries show antibiotic resistance to a number of serious bacterial infections is growing at an alarming rate. The World Health Organization surveyed one-half
Read MoreNorth, South Korea Hit by Flu Outbreaks Ahead of Olympics
North and South Korea are reporting outbreaks of different strains of influenza, less than two weeks before thousands of visitors from around the world arrive for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter
Read MoreMusic and Politics Mixed at Grammys
Politics took the stage at the 60th annual Grammy awards this year, along with some great music. Hillary Clinton, who ran against Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential campaign, made
Read More«Вони боролись, щоб ми перемогли» – Порошенко про 100-річчя бою під Крутами
Президент України Петро Порошенко звернулися до українців з нагоди століття бою під Крутами. «Сторіччя минуло з того дня, коли відважні хлопці-герої дали бій переважаючим силам ворога та на декілька діб
Read MoreAlgorithm Based Sensors Provide Round the Clock Patient Monitoring
Researchers say that 20 percent of abdominal surgery patients will experience some kind of complication. And those complications can go unnoticed for hours between visits by an attending nurse. A
Read MoreGaga, Cardi B. Among Stars Wearing White Roses for Grammys
Stars, including Lady Gaga and Kelly Clarkson, turned out on the Grammys red carpet Sunday displaying white roses in solidarity with the Time’s Up and #MeToo movements against sexual misconduct
Read MoreIKEA Furniture Magnate Ingvar Kamprad Dies at 91
Ingvar Kamprad, who founded Sweden’s IKEA furniture brand and transformed it into a worldwide business empire, has died at the age of 91. Kamprad died Saturday of pneumonia in the
Read MoreEarly Diagnosis and Treatment Can Prevent Disability from Leprosy
To mark World Leprosy Day, the World Health Organization is calling for the eradication of this ancient disfiguring disease by combating the stigma and discrimination that discourages people from seeking
Read MoreBurkina Faso Music Honored at Grammys, but Artists Cry Foul
For musicians from the West African nation of Burkina Faso, a nomination for a Grammy Award should have been the crowning achievement of a musical career. Instead, musicians based in
Read MoreToothpaste Ingredient Could Fight Malaria, Research Shows
A common ingredient of toothpaste could be developed to fight drug-resistant strains of malaria. Scientists at Britain’s Cambridge University found that triclosan has the potential to interrupt the infection at
Read MoreAP Fact Check: Data Melt Trump’s Cooling, Ice Claims
President Donald Trump’s description of the climate on planet Earth doesn’t quite match what data show and scientists say. In an interview with Piers Morgan airing Sunday on Britain’s ITV
Read More‘Beetle Bailey’ Cartoonist Walker Dies at 94
Comic strip artist Mort Walker, a World War II veteran who satirized the Army and tickled millions of newspaper readers with the antics of the lazy private Beetle Bailey, died Saturday.
Read MoreWozniacki Bests Halep to Win Australian Open
Danish tennis star Caroline Wozniacki won her first grand slam title Saturday at the Australian Open in Melbourne, besting Romanian Simona Halep, 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-4. “I have to take a
Read MoreItaly Joins Growing Number of Nations Banning Microplastics
The world has another ally in the war against microplastics. Just before Christmas, the Italian government voted to ban the tiny beads that show up primarily in beauty products by
Read MoreГідрометцентр: в Україні очікується потепління, опади і туман у неділю
По всій Україні у неділю буде хмарно, вночі та вранці у північних, західних та центральних областях туман, повідомляє Український гідрометцентр. «Температура на Лівобережжі вночі 6-11 градусів морозу, вдень 2-7 градусів
Read MoreThe Iconic Building-Block of Our Childhoods Celebrates 60th Birthday
One of the world’s most famous toys turns 60 on Jan. 28. The Lego building block, a tool of innovation and cause of severe pain to anyone who’s ever stepped
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