Conservationists are calling on California to shut down injection wells after a scathing San Francisco Chronicle report found the state has been letting oil companies drill and dump in protected,…
A Southern California day care has shut down because an infant therewho’s too young to get vaccinatedcontracted measles, another case in the re-emergence of the disease on the West Coast….
Besides medical reasons, exemptions to vaccination requirements fall into two general categories: religious exemptions and philosophical ones for those who find vaccines a violation of their personal or moral beliefs….
Take California, for example, where more than 90 people have already been infected with measles this year. Like many states, parents in California don’t have to vaccinate their children before…
But there are many who choosefor their own reasonsto disregard the recommendations to vaccinate and exercise their right to not do so. The controversy, then, comes when the anti-vaccination movement…
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The disease outbreak became apparent when visitors reported coming down with measles after visiting the park from December 15 to December 20. – Measles is a highly communicable respiratory disease…
Darn you, unattainable little white thingies falling from the sky! – H/T Laughing Squid
A winter storm is bringing its fury to the Northeast on Monday, causing the cancellation of flights, classes and major court cases a day after it dumped up to a…
Just because it’s cold out doesn’t mean the planet isn’t getting warmer. Read the whole story at Upworthy.com
If history is any guide, the handlers of groundhog Punxsutawney Phil likely will forecast six more weeks of winter. – Records going back to 1887 show Phil has predicted more…
Penny’s sister Shannon was found dead in her car at the bottom of a cliff more than five years ago, and her death was ruled a homicide. The case remains…
More than five years ago, 40-year-old Shannon was found dead in her car at the bottom of a cliff. Highway Patrol initially ruled her death as a tragic accident. Two…
A storm that gathered steam over the southern Rockies moved into the Midwest early Sunday and is expected to dump more than a foot of snow as it moves toward…
A storm gathering steam over the southern Rockies is expected to dump up to a foot of snow on parts of the Midwest and perhaps even more on Boston, which…
At the end of an ad set to air during Super Bowl XLIX, a scantily-clad supermodel takes a bite out of Carl’s Jr.’s new “All-Natural” hamburger. Bold letters flash across…
And the disease is taking an alarming turn. “The outbreak that started last November has some disturbing dimensions,” the WHO said this week. “The fleas that transmit this ancient disease…
Her son has been sick before, but this time it’s different: Last week Eli was at a Phoenix Children’s Hospital clinic with a woman who had the measles, which spreads…
The California Department of Public Health sent out the latest numbers Friday of confirmed cases since December and while the total is still small, the jump was a startling 54…
so slowly you didn’t even notice that it was happening. Your present and future don’t have to continue in drab shades of grey. – Like Dr. Phil | Follow Dr….
Your internal dialogue may be the loudest voice you hear most of your waking hours. It is the real-time, real-language conversation you have with yourself every moment of every day,…
However, this year is on track to be one of the worst for measles in more than a decade, and health officials say people who refuse to vaccinate their children…
Apparently there’s a little football game on this Sunday, but the dog lovers of the world will likely miss it all in favor of the television event that is Puppy…
Is there a rift in your family that is ripping your loved ones apart? Whether the incident happened decades ago or just last week, do you really want to lose…
“PBS NewsHour” led the way in coverage of climate change among U.S. nightly news programs in 2014 for the third year in a row, according to a new analysis. Progressive…
Every week, tens of thousands of cats and dogs are euthanized in U.S. shelters. That’s millions of healthy, adoptable animals that are put down each year. The Lucy Pet Foundation…
NFL players, like weekend warriors, save their biggest events for the weekends (with the exception of Monday and Thursday-night football, of course). Therefore, they need to be smart all week…
“You have vitamins and minerals that occur naturally in foods, and then you have people taking supplements, and then you have all these fortified foods,” said Mridul Datta, an assistant…
A mother, who describes her teen as out-of-control and violent, gets a wake-up call from Dr. Phil that she should think twice about the message her photos on Facebook send…
Ann and Mike describe their existence as parents to 16-year-old Kristi as a living nightmare. “I’m afraid of Kristi when she gets violent,” says Ann, pointing out that Kristi has…