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15Feb

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3 Healthy Alternatives To Your Favorite Party Snacks

Football season may have officially ended, but you don't have to wait until Memorial Day to plan your next party. You can celebrate the release of your favorite TV show, the first day of spring, or throw a surprise party for an underappreciated friend. When you do, remember that you have options beyond the standard chicken wings, fried foods, and microwaveable meals! According to the National Chicken Council, Americans will eat as many as 1.35 billion chicken wings over the course of a single Super Bowl weekend. That's enough chicken wings to circle the earth three times. And that's not all. Americans are estimated to eat 4.3 burgers a month, or a one burger a week. While this may not be a problem for those who exercise regularly, it can be problematic for the rest of us (and especially ...

13Feb

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Nebraska Attempts to Fight Drunk Driving with New Bilingual Billboard Ads

Drunk driving is a serious issue that exists all across the country. Nebraska has decided that enough is enough. The state has chosen its busiest city, Omaha, to be the guinea pig for its newest billboard campaign. Why billboards? Billboards are actually very successful at conveying a message to drivers while they are on the road. In fact, 71% of people, drivers and passengers, look up at the messages that are on roadside billboards, and this includes traditional billboards and digital messages. The Nebraska Department of Transportation reported that over 4,300 crashes occurred in Douglas County alone in 2016, and 286 of them were caused by alcohol-related issues. Unfortunately, these crashes killed approximately 10,500 people that year. This new billboard campaign is aiming to crea...

9Feb

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United States Agricultural Trade Continues to Skyrocket

The United States relies on its agricultural exports rather heavily. In fact, agricultural exports bring in about $139.8 billion in value to the United States every year. While many Americans don't realize it, Mexico is actually a major market for U.S. agricultural exports. Southwestern states like Texas have large agricultural industries, and exports from these states to Mexico are growing fast. In fact, between 1997 and 2016, agricultural exports to Mexico more than doubled from $4.5 billion to $17.8 billion. According to Agri Life Today, one-third of all farm income in the United States comes from exports. Dr. Luis Ribera, director of the Center for North American Studies in College Station, reports on this issue. "Mexico is the No. 1 market for corn, rice and wheat, also...

Combination Therapy Could Drastically Improve Glioblastoma Survival Rates

6Feb

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Combination Therapy Could Drastically Improve Glioblastoma Survival Rates

Glioblastomas currently account for approximately 15% of all primary brain tumors. Annually, these deadly tumors affect 74,000 people across the globe. Unfortunately, there hasn't been much positive research in terms of preventing imminent death but a new focus in combination therapy could actually improve survival rates among glioblastoma patients. According to The Brain Tumour Charity, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital are launching a phase I clinical trial in order to test the combination therapy of using both hydroxyurea and temozolomide (TMZ) treatments. Though using TMZ treatment will improve the survival rate for those with a glioblastoma tumor, 90% of the patients who receive only TMZ treatments will still succumb to the deadly disease within five years. ...

30Jan

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OSHA Fines Four Gas Companies Following Explosion Death

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined four Colorado-based companies for infractions that lead to an explosion last May which injured three workers and killed one. The four energy firms were fined a total of $70,711 for allowing accumulated vapors in a crude oil tank pipeline to explode while the affected employees were busy merging two batteries owned by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation. Oscar Lopez Velasquez of Greeley, Colorado died in the explosion. His three coworkers were rushed to the hospital with third-degree burns. OSHA's investigation found three separate hazardous violations including inadequate inspection of the worksite, failure to isolate vapors, and introducing flames into an area that had exposed flammable gas. In the wake of t...

Third Annual Event Provides Free Dental Care to Thousands of Locals

30Jan

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Third Annual Event Provides Free Dental Care to Thousands of Locals

Updated 1/5/21 Your smile is one of the first features people see when you meet them. Imagine not being able to receive dental treatment because it is not in your budget. Fortunately, through a benevolent event called the Mid-South Mission of Mercy, individuals are provided with affordable teeth care - super affordable because it is FREE! All dental services include an array of procedures; geared towards improving the patient's quality of life. Too many older people suffer from oral health issues, as they are most likely on a fixed income and Medicare does not cover dental problems, so more than likely, they will not bother to go see a dental practitioner. This neglect can lead to ill-fitting dentures, tooth loss, and gum infections. Since participants of Mid-South Mission of Mercy ...

26Jan

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#JusticeForPizzaGirl: A Social Media Rally for a Righteous Cause?

Usually, in stories like this, you hear about something incredibly stupid some poor digital soul said, did, or posted on social media that got them fired from their job. Today, a single inappropriate Tweet or Facebook post can result in a digital mob and public shaming that results in an unceremonious firing. In this case, social media rallied behind an employee who got fired over something that has people a bit conflicted. Earlier in December, a mother gave her two sons--ages 12 and 15--her credit card (brave woman) to order a pizza online. The boys ordered from Pizza Hut and in the special requests field, they naturally asked for a joke written on the inside of the pizza box (a popular request for delivery food). You can faintly hear the two lads giggling to each other as they confirm...

25Jan

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Sugar Rotting Drastic Numbers of Teeth Among UK Children

Recent data shows that throughout England and Wales, 170 children and teenagers are having operations to remove teeth that have been rotted by sugar every day. According to an analysis of NHS statistics by the Local Government Association, there were 42,911 multiple tooth extraction operations on patients below the age of 18 during 2016 and 2017. Dental health officials said ministers should be ashamed of these figures and that the sugar addiction in the area is out of control. These cases are being handled in hospitals because they get to the point of being too complex for a dentist to safely handle. “These statistics are a badge of dishonour for health ministers, who have failed to confront a wholly preventable disease,” stated Mick Armstrong, British Dental Association (BDA)...

Global Coal Industry Reacts to International Changes

25Jan

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Global Coal Industry Reacts to International Changes

There is a lot of uncertainty within the global coal industry -- with major differences in certain countries. The coal industry in the United States has been an integral part of the country's economy but has seen some significant changes in recent years. In 2015, for example, coal-fired power plants supplied roughly 33% of all the electric power utilized across the United States. According to Business Insider, an independent energy agency rejected the current administration's plan to support coal-fired power plants, despite President Donald Trump's continued bolstering of the struggling coal sector. Robert Murray, CEO of Murray Energy Corp., called the action by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) a "bureaucratic cop-out." "While FERC commissioners sit on th...

Vacationers React to Hawaiian Missile Alert

25Jan

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Vacationers React to Hawaiian Missile Alert

An emergency missile alert accidentally went out to everyone in Hawaii over the weekend, causing a panic across the island for nearly 40 minutes. Hawaiians weren't the only ones trying to figure out what was going on during those frightful moments, as Hawaii is constantly one of the most popular vacation destinations in the world. Roughly 52% of global survey respondents expect to vacation at the beach at some point over the next 12 months, and many plan to visit O’ahu, the third largest and most populated of the Hawaiian Islands. Yet, some of those vacationers might think twice about visiting Hawaii after all that confusion. The emergency alert message read: "BALLISTIC MISSLE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL." Terrifying. One f...