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Why Baby Boomers Might Be the Force Behind Legalizing Marijuana
One of the main arguments against legalization of marijuana has always been centered around the health and safety of children and teens — but according to new research, it seems that teens aren’t too concerned with using marijuana recreationally, nor are they making up the majority of pot smokers who flock to the states that…
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New Shingles Vaccine Could Provide the First Effective Barrier Against the Virus
“Having the chickenpox as a child is good,” they say. “It means your risk of contracting the pox again is very low — and you probably don’t even remember how bad it was!” What they don’t tell you, however, is that if you’ve contracted the chickenpox, you’re at risk for contracting the shingles virus for…
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Staggering Amount of Women in the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand Drink During Pregnancies
Most women know they’re not supposed to drink while they’re pregnant. Yet, alcohol is the number one drug problem in the United States, and about one in 13 pregnant women reportedly abuse alcohol. As bad as that sounds, things are far worse in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. According to a University…
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Endangered Snake Beats Skin Cancer
Skin cancer is all too prevalent among humans — considering the fact that an estimated one in five people in the U.S. will develop the disease in their lifetime — but snakes? According to officials at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, MedVet Medical and Cancer Centers for Pets has given a state-endangered plains garter snake…
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Man Who Killed Two Others in Red Light Crash Sentenced
A Maryland man has finally been sentenced this week for his involvement in a 2013 crash which left one person in a coma, four injured and two dead. Courtney Everett, the victim who had been left in a coma, woke up two months after the crash, and has finally seen some justice for her sister…
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Free Internet Is Coming to Low-Income Areas Thanks to President Obama
There are about 4.49 billion web pages on the Internet — but one in four people in the United States can’t access a single one at home. Worse, less than half of the poorest households in the U.S. have home internet access, according to a new report from the White House Council of Economic Advisers.…
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Manhattan Law Firm Allegedly Faked Dozens of Structured Settlement Approvals
On Tuesday, July 14, Stone Street Capital, LLC sued a Manhattan law firm, from which it had sought court approvals for structured settlements, for allegedly giving 76 falsified judicial orders. According to InsuranceJournal.com, the Maryland-based company, which buys the rights to structured settlements from consumers in exchange for lump-sum payments, first hired Paris and Chaikin…
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Fat Cartoon Characters Influence Children to Overeat, New Study Finds
Preventing childhood obesity is a key part in combatting the obesity epidemic currently plaguing the United States, as overweight adolescents have a 70% chance of becoming overweight or obese adults. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that there are several different factors that cause childhood obesity, such as the advertisements of less healthy…
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Marlene Sanders, a Pioneer in TV Journalism, Has Passed Away
A pioneer in TV journalism has passed away at the age of 84. Marlene Sanders, who lost her fight to cancer on July 14, is being remembered as one of the first female broadcast journalists. The death was announced on Facebook by her son Jeffrey Toobin, who is a legal analyst for CNN and a…
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DEA Raids Advanced Urgent Care Clinics in PA
The federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has partnered with local law enforcement to investigate an urgent care center in Berks County, according to WFMZ 69 News and the Times Tribune. The Advanced Urgent Care facility on Mulberry Street was the focus of the DEA’s latest search. Local news reports state that it is “part of…