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A Third Person Has Died After Taking Synthetic Weed Linked to Uncontrollable Bleeding

Symptoms have included bleeding from the eyes, ears, and gum, along with coughing or urinating blood

Health Ed Cara Apr 10 '18

FDA Limits Sales of Controversial Birth Control Implant Essure

On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration announced it would take added steps to protect women from a controversial birth control implant known as Essure. From now on, women will only be able to obtain the permanent implant after their doctor sits down with them to discuss its risks and they sign a document saying…

Health Ed Cara Apr 10 '18

Here’s the Full Bomb Threat Complaint Against Former Silicon Valley Star T.J. Miller

Comedian, actor, and widely disliked guy T.J. Miller has been charged with allegedly calling in a fake bomb threat aboard an Amtrak train. And according to the federal complaint obtained by Gizmodo, law enforcement officials are claiming he made the threat in a drunken attempt to get back at a fellow passenger. Earlier today, the…

Tech News Ed Cara Apr 10 '18

Experts Want to Redefine Alzheimer’s Disease So They Can Study It Better

Experts in the field of Alzheimer’s disease are on the verge of redefining the devastating neurodegenerative disorder. And though the changes aren’t meant to influence how the 5 million Americans currently living with Alzheimer’s are cared after by their doctors and families, they are poised to shape the future of research into the disease for…

Health Ed Cara Apr 10 '18

World’s Hottest Pepper Sends Man to the ER With Thunderclap Headaches

For one brave man, eating one of the hottest peppers in the world came with an unexpected side effect: Days of splitting headaches that prompted a trip to the emergency room. The unusual case, detailed in The BMJ on Monday, began immediately after the 34-year-old man took part in a chili pepper eating contest. He…

Health Ed Cara Apr 9 '18

If You Haven’t Gotten Your Flu Shot Yet, Fine, You Win

If you’ve shirked your societal responsibility by not getting vaccinated against influenza and managed to avoid getting sick, congrats! You’re probably out of the woods now. The latest surveillance report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates this especially severe flu season is finally winding down. For the week ending March 31, the…

Health Ed Cara Apr 6 '18

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The Outbreak of Severe Bleeding Caused by Synthetic Weed Has Now Spread Beyond Illinois

Health officials are now calling the condition “synthetic cannabinoid-associated coagulopathy”

Health Ed Cara Apr 6 '18

Facebook Decides to Back Off Creepy Hospital Data-Sharing Project for Some Reason

In what might be the shortest time yet for an Onion headline to nearly mirror reality, Facebook has backed off plans to share sensitive info about your inner life with doctors and hospitals. And all it took was the company being embroiled in a cataclysmic data-sharing scandal. As first reported by CNBC on Thursday, Facebook’s…

Social Media Ed Cara Apr 5 '18

A California Family Won a $1.6 Million Lawsuit Over Their Bed Bug Infestation From Hell

A California family plagued by bed bugs for months has come away with some solace: On Wednesday, a civil court jury ordered their former landlords to pay them $1.6 million over the ordeal. In 2012, Liliana Martinez and her husband alleged in their complaint, their apartment complex in Inglewood, California became infested with bed bugs.…

Tech News Ed Cara Apr 5 '18

The Opioid Epidemic Is So Bad, the Surgeon General Wants You to Carry an Overdose Antidote

Amidst the worsening opioid crisis—which killed more than 42,000 Americans in 2016 and even shortened US life expectancy—the federal head of public health has come out with a plea to the public: Learn how to use naloxone, the nasal spray that can reverse an opioid overdose, and carry around as much of it as you…

Health Ed Cara Apr 5 '18

Hold Up, Maybe Our Brains Actually Can Grow Back Neurons

A new study published Thursday in Cell Stem Cell is set to further stoke the debate over whether our brain can actually grow back neurons as we age. The research found that people, even into their golden years, are regenerating their stock of neurons right up until the point of death—seemingly contradicting the results of…

Health Ed Cara Apr 5 '18

Teen Monitoring Apps Don’t Work and Just Make Teens Hate Their Parents, Study Finds

So-called parental control apps on smartphones might suck at actually protecting kids from iffy stuff on the internet, new preliminary research from the University of Central Florida suggests. And unsurprisingly, they also seem to drive a wedge between teens and parents. Researchers first surveyed over 200 pairs of parents and teens (ages 13 to 17)…

Health Ed Cara Apr 5 '18

The NIH’s Cozy Relationship With Big Alcohol Is Bad for Science

The National Institutes of Health is facing more allegations that it’s in Big Alcohol’s corner. Not only has the agency been accused of begging the alcohol industry for money—using a sales pitch that implied their results would likely be favorable to the industry, according to a March report from the New York Times—but, according to…

Health Ed Cara Apr 4 '18

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At Least Two People Are Dead After Smoking Synthetic Weed That Causes Bleeding From the Eyes and Ears

Some patients have had evidence of brodifacoum, a common pesticide used in rat poison, in their system.

Health Ed Cara Apr 3 '18

Senator Dianne Feinstein Proposes Bill to Get Hormone-Disrupting Phthalates Out of Food Packaging

Noted GMG fave Senator Feinstein (D-CA) is set to wage a new crusade in a wake of a sobering study published this week: She wants to get hormone-disrupting chemicals known as phthalates out of our food packaging. As reported by Gizmodo, the study found that people who mostly dined out the day before had phthalate…

Tech News Ed Cara Mar 30 '18

People Are Bleeding From Their Eyes and Ears After Smoking Synthetic Pot in Illinois

At least 22 people in the state have developed severe bleeding soon after taking synthetic cannabinoid products.

Health Ed Cara Mar 30 '18

Starbucks Must Tell Customers Its Coffee Contains a Cancer-Causing Ingredient, But Don’t Panic

Earlier Wednesday, a California Superior Court judge issued a proposed ruling that’s bound to stress out lots of java drinkers—even if it probably shouldn’t. Companies like Starbucks will have to tell customers that their coffee can potentially cause cancer. The case was first brought before the Los Angeles County Superior Court in 2010 by the…

Tech News Ed Cara Mar 29 '18

Deaths From Synthetic Opioids Doubled from 2015 to 2016

In 2016, 63,632 people in the US died from a drug overdose, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has concluded. And many more of those deaths were caused by potent opioids obtained on the streets than in years past. The CDC tally is a slight downgrade from a preliminary estimate…

Health Ed Cara Mar 29 '18

The Era of Super Gonorrhea Is Here

A dreaded superbug nightmare has become reality. A UK man is believed to have the first confirmed case of gonorrhea highly resistant to the only two front-line drugs available against it. On Thursday, Public Health England announced that its lab had detected the case. The anonymous patient is a heterosexual man who visited a doctor…

Health Ed Cara Mar 29 '18

Thousands of UK Teens Will Help Settle a Vaccine Debate Over Meningitis

Scientists in the UK are looking to recruit thousands of teens (presumably with attitude) to help them settle a debate over whether vaccines for a certain type of meningitis should be in wider use. The nationally funded study, coined the Teenagers against Meningitis, or TEAM, trial, will corral 24,000 teenagers from ages 16 to 18…

Health Ed Cara Mar 29 '18

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A Third Person Has Died After Taking Synthetic Weed Linked to Uncontrollable Bleeding

FDA Limits Sales of Controversial Birth Control Implant Essure

Here’s the Full Bomb Threat Complaint Against Former Silicon Valley Star T.J. Miller

Experts Want to Redefine Alzheimer’s Disease So They Can Study It Better

World’s Hottest Pepper Sends Man to the ER With Thunderclap Headaches

If You Haven’t Gotten Your Flu Shot Yet, Fine, You Win

The Outbreak of Severe Bleeding Caused by Synthetic Weed Has Now Spread Beyond Illinois

Facebook Decides to Back Off Creepy Hospital Data-Sharing Project for Some Reason

A California Family Won a $1.6 Million Lawsuit Over Their Bed Bug Infestation From Hell

The Opioid Epidemic Is So Bad, the Surgeon General Wants You to Carry an Overdose Antidote

Hold Up, Maybe Our Brains Actually Can Grow Back Neurons

Teen Monitoring Apps Don’t Work and Just Make Teens Hate Their Parents, Study Finds

The NIH’s Cozy Relationship With Big Alcohol Is Bad for Science

At Least Two People Are Dead After Smoking Synthetic Weed That Causes Bleeding From the Eyes and Ears

Senator Dianne Feinstein Proposes Bill to Get Hormone-Disrupting Phthalates Out of Food Packaging

People Are Bleeding From Their Eyes and Ears After Smoking Synthetic Pot in Illinois

Starbucks Must Tell Customers Its Coffee Contains a Cancer-Causing Ingredient, But Don’t Panic

Deaths From Synthetic Opioids Doubled from 2015 to 2016

The Era of Super Gonorrhea Is Here

Thousands of UK Teens Will Help Settle a Vaccine Debate Over Meningitis

Google DeepMind Gets Into Gaming, Purchases Stake in the Company Behind EVE Online

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