$BTC, $BTCUSD Online criminals hawking lethal substances like fentanyl are demanding payments in Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum and Monero, according to a new White House report. The report, intended to raise awareness about the fentanyl crisis, describes cryptocurrencies as one of the “predominant funding mechanisms associated with fentanyl trafficking.” Cryptocurrencies apparently feature heavily in the 2 main […]
Electric scooters have rolled into more than 100 cities worldwide, and many of the people riding them have ended up in the emergency room with serious injuries, still others have been killed. With Summer officially here, the numbers will grow. Cities are continuing to grapple with how to manage the 2-wheeled vehicles that riders adore […]
A tornado roared into southeast Alabama and has killed at least 23 people and injured several others Sunday, part of a severe storm system that caused catastrophic damage and unleashed other tornadoes around the Southeast. “Unfortunately our toll, as far as fatalities, does stand at 23 at the current time,” Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones […]
The Best Foods for Healthy Lungs Anthocyanins Protect Lung Health Flavonoids are a group of polyphenols, phytonutrients found in most fruits and vegetables. There are more than 6,000 unique flavonoids, but as a group, they’re most well-known for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects and have been found to lower the risk of many chronic conditions […]
Tropical Storm Florence, The Aftermath and Beyond Sunday, the flooding from Tropical Storm Florence spread across the Carolinas, with roads to Wilmington cut off by the epic deluge and muddy river water swamping entire neighborhoods miles inland. “The risk to life is rising with the angry waters,” Governor Roy Cooper declared as the storm’s death […]
Over 1000 Homes Destroyed in California Wildfires A huge wildfire in Northern California has torched more than 1,000 homes in and around the city of Redding, authorities said Wednesday as some evacuees were allowed to return home and new blazes exploded in what has become an endless Summer of flame in the Golden State. “Whatever […]
American’s Dying from Drinking and Obesity is Alarming Since Y 2009, a growing number of Americans have died from liver disease and liver cancer. The increase among those 25- to 34 anni is especially troubling because the deaths are due to cirrhosis, a disease caused by excessive drinking of alcohol, the authors of a new […]
Now, an Egg a Day May Reduce Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke Since the 1960’s, experts warned that eating eggs raises levels of unhealthy cholesterol. But a study released Tuesday said an egg a day may actually reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke. Its authors claimed that Chinese adults who ate an […]
Subdue Stress Without Rx Drugs Try them, they work, and with the money you save at the drug store, you can buy Real food and have lots of money to spare. Most of us are keenly aware of the opioid epidemic in the US, but now as the opioid prescriptions decline physicians are Rx’ing benzos […]
Treating Pain Without Drugs Americans consume 99% of the hydrocodone sold worldwide and 81% of all oxycodone — approximately 30X more than medically necessary for the population size of the US Between Y 2002 and 2015, opioids killed an estimated 202,600 Americans Overdose cases increased by more than 30% across the US between July 2016 […]
Lingering US Flu Qutbreak Worst Since 2003 One of the worst Flu outbreaks in the United States since Y 2003 worsened last week and will likely linger for several weeks, causing more deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday. Another 10 children were reported to have died of the Flu in […]
US Naval Tragedies at Sea Due to Obama’s Military Downsizing The 2 deadly collisions between Navy destroyer ships and cargo ships in the last 3 months are certainly influenced by the fact that the Navy is still operating at a high level with smaller crews who have had less training. The USS John S. McCain’s […]
FDA Asked a Drug-maker to Remove Opioid Painkiller from Market $ENDP US regulators want a narcotic painkiller involved in the opioid epidemic off the market amid data showing people continue to abuse it. The US Food and Drug Administration has asked Endo Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ENDP) to stop selling its reformulated, extended-release painkiller, Opana ER, after concluding […]
Pentagon Report: Airstrikes Against ISIS Result in Few Civilian Casualties Less than 1 percent of the 18,000 US-led coalition airstrikes on the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria have led to reports of possible civilian deaths, that according to a monthly Pentagon report. And just a small fraction involved confirmed deaths of civilians were […]
There is an Uptick in US Flu Related Deaths this Season Flu activity continues to rise across the United States and there has been an uptick in the number of deaths in the last week, federal health officials reported. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says it’s still not too late to […]
New Zealand Tsunami: Families flee aftermath of major 7.8 Killer Earthquake An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 has struck near Christchurch, New Zealand, killing 2 people and triggering a Tsunami warning for part of the east coast. The quake struck 57 miles north-northeast of the city just after midnight local time on Monday and […]
Chicago Marks the “Deadliest” July in 10 Years After marking through the deadliest May in 21 years, Chicago again closed a deadliest July in 10 years, 65 people were killed. This has pushed the number of homicides in the city by July this year to nearly 400. The total number for all of last year […]
Hundreds of ISIS Terrorists ‘Fanning’ Out Across the EU and US $AAPL Hundreds of terrorists will fan out across Western Europe and the US, if allowed, to carry out terrorists attacks on a wider scale as ISIS is defeated in Syria, FBI Director James Comey warned. “At some point there’s going to be a ‘Terrorist […]
Extreme Heat in US Caused Many Preventable Deaths in 2016 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that extreme heat causes 658 deaths in the US on average each year. This is more than those in tornadoes, hurricanes, floods and lightning combined. Many, if not all, of these deaths are preventable. Occupational Safety […]
America is Plagued by Spike in Opioid Painkiller Deaths A record 47,055 people died from drug overdoses in the US in Y 2014, according to the latest figures from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The number is up 7% from Y 2013, spurred by large increases in heroin and opioid painkiller […]
“Red Flag” Warnings in Massive California Wildfire Hundreds of firefighters were struggling Saturday to contain a massive wildfire that has so far killed 2 people and burned at least 100 homes and ravaging lakeside communities in Central California. The Erskine Fire broke out Thursday afternoon in the foothills of Kern County about 42 miles northeast […]
Smoke from Massive Ft. McMurray Wildfire Headed to California Cooling temperatures and light rain have officials optimistic they have reached a turning point on getting a handle on a massive wildfire that has devastated parts of Canada’s Oil sands town of Ft McMurray. The huge smoke plume continues to drift into the United States, with […]
