North Carolina product Dustin Ackley was a pretty big thing a few years ago, a top dozen prospect in 2010 and 2011 and the second overall pick in his draft class. And maybe he'll be a pretty big thing for our fake teams in the final five weeks of the year.
Mind you, Ackley's star had a notable...
The very first 'European Restart a Heart Day'-to teach members of the public how to help restart the heart of someone who has suffered a cardiac arrest-will be held this autumn, organised by the European Resuscitation Council (ERC). The initiative, which takes place on October 16, is aimed...
The Catholic Church is not exactly known for its friskiness in the bedroom (though to be fair, what religion is?), with the image of a "typical" church-goer being a fearful, reluctant lover or just plain anti-sex. However, according to a hilariously biased recent study, this is the exact...
New research reveals that transplantation of partial livers from deceased adult and teen donors has become less risky for infants and young children, helping to save these young lives.
Findings published online in Liver Transplantation, a journal of the American Association for the Study of...
Patients with increasing accumulations of coronary artery calcium were more than six times more likely to suffer from a heart attack or die from heart disease than patients who didn't have increasing accumulations, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of...
FDA is one step closer to implementation of graphic warnings on cigarette packs World Lung Foundation (WLF) today welcomed a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a challenge by the tobacco industry against the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. This federal law gives...
An analysis of obituaries in the New York Times suggests that the cost of achieving fame as a performer or in sport may be a shorter life. The Australian-based researchers, who analyzed one thousand obituaries, write about their findings in a paper published online in QJM: An International...
At this point, most of the NBA is on Twitter. It's a wild world of training updates, questions as to which movies they should go see, and explanations of their Call of Duty prowess. Every so often, though, you also get a picture into the more interesting aspects of NBA life. This feature is your...
At this point, most of the NBA is on Twitter. It's a wild world of training updates, questions as to which movies they should go see, and explanations of their Call of Duty prowess. Every so often, though, you also get a picture into the more interesting aspects of NBA life. This feature is your...
After raising alcoholic drink prices by 10%, alcohol-related deaths in Canada dropped by nearly one third, researchers from the University of Victoria's Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia reported in the journal Addiction. The authors explained that between 2002 and 2009, the...
Some people are out there using Vine for pretty dumb things. Others are capturing more interesting six-second snippets their actually interesting lives, or making stop-motion videos. And you can creep on all of them, one after the other, in a constant fire-hose of anonymous, random video with...
I have a year and a half old boa constrictor and some people suggest the more you handle it, the shorter the snakes life span? I know snakes don't like handling they just tolerate it.. But will my snake really have a shorter life? I handle him once maybe twice a day (apart from after feeding and...
Unshockingly, this group lives an average of 2.8 years longer than their fellow countrymen. Want to know who's got the secrets for a dose from the Fountain of Youth? More »
Which Group Lives Longer Than The Average Life Expectancy? (Somehow, I’m Unsurprised) is a post from Blisstree -...
Setting minimum prices for alcohol increases health and economic benefits, say international experts, who met for a seminar on alcohol pricing and public health. The meeting - sponsored by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), the Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia...
An international team of researchers looked at the role of personality by studying 298 gorillas in North American zoos and sanctuaries for over 18 years. The gorillas' personalities were assessed by keepers, volunteers, researchers and caretakers who knew the gorillas well. Their personality was...
At this point, most of the NBA is on Twitter. It's a wild world of training updates, questions as to which movies they should go see, and explanations of their Call of Duty prowess. Every so often, though, you also get a picture into the more interesting aspects of NBA life. This feature is your...
There are 'insufficient specialists' to serve the UK's multidisciplinary lung cancer teams (LCMDTs) - and some healthcare professionals still hold a 'pessimistic and outdated' view of what can be achieved for patients - says a new, national report published today (20 November) by leading lung...
High cigarette prices, smoke-free air laws, marketing restrictions and other measures, all part of Brazil's strong tobacco control policies, are credited for a 50 percent reduction in smoking prevalence between 1989 and 2010. The reduction contributed to an estimated 420,000 lives saved during...
...during the year. Her gross rental inc? Sherry rents her vacation home for 6 months and lives in it for 6 months during the year. Her gross rental income during the year is $4,000. Total real estate taxes for the home are $950, and interest on the home mortgage is $3000. Annual utilities and...