New App Lets You Boycott Koch Brothers, Monsanto And More By Scanning Your Shopping Cart New App Lets You Boycott Koch Brothers, Monsanto And More By Scanning Your Shopping Cart

In her keynote speech at last year's annual Netroots Nation gathering, Darcy Burner pitched a seemingly simple idea to the thousands of bloggers and web developers in the audience. The former Microsoft programmer and congressional candidate proposed a smartphone app allowing shoppers to swipe bar codes to check whether right-wing billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch were behind a...

14. 5. 2013 13:57
Angelina Jolie: I had double mastectomy because of high breast cancer risk Angelina Jolie: I had double mastectomy because of high breast cancer risk

Angelina Jolie says she has undergone a preventive double mastectomy after being told that she had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer, along with a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer.In an article published in the opinion section of Tuesday's New York Times, Jolie said her decision was informed by her mother's long fight against cancer. Marcheline Bertrand died in 2007 at age 56.Jolie, an actress...

14. 5. 2013 7:04
Mom of 7 gets law degree to help special needs kids like her own Mom of 7 gets law degree to help special needs kids like her own

Being a law student is notoriously difficult— as is raising seven children, including three who have been diagnosed with autism. But this Sunday, when 40-year-old Jennifer Wood steps on stage to accept her degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology’s Chicago-Kent College of Law, she says everything she and her family have been through to get this point will have been worth it.For Wood,...

15. 5. 2013 20:45
Cannabis linked to prevention of diabetes Cannabis linked to prevention of diabetes

Smoking cannabis may prevent the development of diabetes, one of the most rapidly rising chronic disorders in the world.

15. 5. 2013 5:00
No. 1 swimming pool problem? It's number two! No. 1 swimming pool problem? It's number two!

People always worry about pee in the pool, but number two is the No. 1 problem, government health experts say. They found plenty of evidence that someone’s pooping in the pool.It’s not only disgusting, but it’s evidence that people are not following basic hygiene rules, says Michele Hlavsa, chief of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Healthy Swimming Program.“It is time to...

16. 5. 2013 18:26
More women opting for preventive mastectomy - but should they be? More women opting for preventive mastectomy - but should they be?

Angelina Jolie's surprising announcement that she'd had both breasts removed to reduce her risk of getting cancer has brought renewed attention to the controversial procedure.Rates of women who are opting for preventive mastectomies have increased by an estimated 50 percent in recent years, experts say. And surveys show they are happy with the decision.But many doctors are puzzled because the...

14. 5. 2013 17:23
Husband lost 280 pounds, runs half marathon Husband lost 280 pounds, runs half marathon

14. 5. 2013 13:00
Immunotherapy targets cancer cells with remarkable results Immunotherapy targets cancer cells with remarkable results

16. 5. 2013 0:31
Cloning technique produces human stem cells for the first time Cloning technique produces human stem cells for the first time

Researchers say they have finally managed to use cloning technology to make human embryos and grow stem cells from them in the hopes of making perfectly matched grow-your-own tissue transplants.They used a human egg cell and parts of a human skin cell to grow a very early human embryo, then transformed cells from this ball of cells into beating heart cells and skin cells. The process may...

15. 5. 2013 20:45
UN urges: Eat more insects! (Seriously) UN urges: Eat more insects! (Seriously)

By Frances D'Emilio, APROME - The latest weapon in the U.N.'s fight against hunger, global warming and pollution might be flying by you right now.Edible insects are being promoted as a low-fat, high-protein food for people, pets and livestock. According to the U.N., they come with appetizing side benefits: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and livestock pollution, creating jobs in developing...

13. 5. 2013 20:24
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