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Medical Marijuana Could Be Used to Treat Depression, New Study Suggests
Medical marijuana may be able to help treat depression, a new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience suggests. Neuroscientists from the University of Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions studied the effects of endocannabinoids — chemical compounds in the brain that activate the same receptors as marijuana’s active compound, THC — on rats, and found…
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Small Outdoor Projects Predicted To Have the Biggest Return on Investment in Home Remodeling Trends for 2015
When it comes to home remodeling trends, there’s one thing that should always be at the front of your mind: Will the return on investment be worth the cost of this particular project? According to the 17th annual Remodeling Cost vs. Value Report for 2015, it’s clear that smaller outdoor projects are most likely to…
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IBM’s Response to Shifting Topography of Tech Industry and Digital Business
Monolithic tech company IBM recently unveiled its new z13 mainframe system, which is designed to provide real-time encryption on all mobile transactions, and is the first system to be able to process as many as 2.5 billion transactions per day. The “z13 system culminates a $1 billion investment, five years of development, exploits innovation of…
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Innovative, Home Improvement Startup Raises $65 Million
The U.S. home improvement industry is extremely lucrative — worth about $57.2 billion in total — so it should come as no surprise that an innovative start-up connecting homeowners to home service professionals would be able to garner a ton of fundraising. What is surprising, though, is just how much it was able to get.…
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Gender-Neutral Restrooms Required by New Law in West Hollywood
Laws are sometimes pretty hard to understand, considering the fact that they’re written in Legal English, which uses a different grammatical structure and often lacks punctuation. However, the message of one new law in West Hollywood is loud and clear: all single-stall restrooms in businesses and public places must be gender-neutral, and can’t restrict usage…
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Honda Hit With $70 Million Fine by US Safety Regulators Over Reporting Failures
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced Jan. 8 that it has fined Honda a total of $70 million for the automaker’s failure to report deaths and injuries associated with its vehicles, as well as underreporting warranty claims and customer complaints. “Honda and all of the automakers have a safety responsibility they must live up to…
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How One Model Died Having the Cosmetic Surgery She’d Won in a Beauty Pageant
When 19-year-old Ecuadorian model Catherine Cando won the Reina de Durán (“Queen of Durán”) pageant in October, she also won a new car, a smart tablet and a free cosmetic surgery procedure. But the surgery, a liposuction procedure, was ultimately the prize that took Cando’s life. According to a January 13 Vice article, Cando died…
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A Former Translator Becomes One of Baghdad’s First Tattoo Artists
In the United States, tattoos are often more than a form of personal decoration: an estimated 29% of tattooed Americans surveyed said their tattoos made them feel rebellious, a sensation that is corroborated by the contempt many people still feel towards this type of body modification. A similar attitude towards tattoos reportedly exists in Iraq,…
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New Study Reveals One in Five Women Who Had Hysterectomies May Not Have Needed the Procedure
The hysterectomy is one of the most common medical procedures amongst women. More than 400,000 hysterectomies are performed in the U.S. each year. In fact, one in three women will have undergone one by the age of 60. By removing the women’s uterus or womb, hysterectomies successfully treat fibroids, endometriosis, uterine prolapse, vaginal bleeding, chronic…
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How the Online Marketing Profession Will Change in 2015
The internet is a constantly shifting entity, and the people who use it for marketing must adapt constantly to keep up with the changes. Though pay-per-click and search engine optimization specialists have led the path in the past, a shift to social media and content marketing is set to change the balance of power. According…