LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- If you're heading to the airport or hitting the highways on Friday or Saturday, you'll have plenty of company, as the holiday travel rush kicks into high gear.Nationwide, AAA expects 91.1 million people to travel 50 miles or more for the holidays.
Some 11.4 million Californians will travel during the end-of-the-year holidays, a 4.1 percent increase compared to last year.
"One size fits all" is never a suitable strategy for addressing concurrent Middle East crises. Nearing the first anniversary of the beginning of upheavals across the Arab world, there is no doubt that the complexity of each country requires a tailored approach.
What seems to have worked in Libya—a mix of domestic opposition to strongman Muammar Qaddafi and international support to force his overthrow—is not applicable to other Arab countries in turmoil, certainly not Syria.
Researchers made a major advance in the decades-old effort to use gene therapy to treat the bleeding disorder hemophilia B, reporting that six patients in a study started to make more of a crucial blood-clotting factor that prevents severe bleeding episodes.
Encouraging news.
Older athletes may never beat 20-year-olds in a 100-meter sprint, but a new, small study suggests that, in at least one way, they are just as efficient runners.
The study, published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, examined a measure called running economy, which gauges how efficiently the body uses oxygen at a certain pace. Across the three age groupings of the study's 51 participants (18 to 39, 49 to 59, 60 and older), running economy was about the same.
The term "lifestyle disorder" had to be invented to describe hypertension. Almost no aspect of daily life -- diet, sleep, exercise, work and stress -- can be implicated. Your blood pressure responds to these things quite sensitively. This implies an optimistic attitude, because for many sufferers, a change in lifestyle serves as good prevention. But optimism is lost if lifestyle changes are not kept up for a lifetime. For millions of patients, the arrival of high blood pressure as they get older comes at a stage when prevention may be too little, too late.
South Fulton, Tennessee city officials decided some time ago to charge a $76 fee per year for residents to receive fire services. Vicky Bell didn’t pay. So recently, fire fighters responded to her area to protect neighboring homes of those who did pay the fee, but did nothing while Vicky’s trailer burned to the ground. Mayor David Crocker stated that if fire fighters did respond to those who failed to pay the fee, there would be no incentive for other residents to pay. He added that fire fighters will intervene if a resident’s life is in danger.
Wow!
(NaturalNews) Americans and Brazilians, who are more exposed to fluoride than other populations, have a desperate need for more iodine. Taking iodine in its Nascent form would be the best way of increasing iodine levels in the safest and most effective way possible for adults and children whose thyroids are already compromised by fluoride and other halogens. I will write much more about this in another essay. Today I want to bring the good news that many towns and cities across America are starting to pull the plug on water fluoridation.
(NaturalNews) If you read the ingredients label on a loaf of bread, you will usually find an ingredient listed there as L-cysteine. This is a non-essential amino acid added to many baked goods as a dough conditioner in order to speed industrial processing. It's usually not added directly to flour intended for home use, but you'll find it throughout commercial breads such as pizza dough, bread rolls and pastries.
This sounds disgusting!
Drinking two or more cups of coffee a day may lower women's risk of developing endometrial cancer, American researchers found.
Scientists at the Harvard School of Public Health analyzed the effect of coffee intake on 67,470 women and found that 672 developed endometrial cancers, which affect the lining of the uterus, over a 26-year period.
ANTHEM, Ariz. - It’s an extra special thanksgiving for one valley family. Just 7 months ago -- their 13-year-old son was given a heart transplant.
Thursday, that teenage boy walked five kilometers (3.1 miles) in the Anthem Turkey Trot.
As Bennet Nordstrom crosses the finish line, he's thankful to be alive.
This story is so cool!!!
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords helped serve a Thanksgiving meal to service members and retirees at a military base in her hometown of Tucson, Ariz.
Giffords arrived in the dining hall at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base at midday Thursday wearing a ball cap and an apron with her nickname of "Gabby" sewn on the front. She was accompanied by her retired astronaut husband, Mark Kelly, who also donned an apron.
What a lady!
The researchers studying a degenerative brain disease in former athletes plan to test about 100 retired NFL players to try to learn how to diagnose the condition during life.
For now, the only way to confirm Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy is by examining brains after death. The Boston University center that has analyzed the brains of more than 70 former athletes is starting a three-year study of living patients. The Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy at BU's School of Medicine also will recruit 50 retired elite athletes from non-contact sports as a comparison group, co-director Robert Stern told The Associated Press on Thursday.
(Wall Street Journal) - A new analysis of US federal data provides a dismal picture of children's cardiovascular health that suggests the current generation of teenagers could be at risk of increased heart disease.
The study, which examined children between 12 and 19 years old in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found that the adolescents performed poorly overall on a set of seven criteria set by the American Heart Association (AHA) for ideal cardiovascular health.
More exercise would probably help!
The holiday shopping season is looking pretty bleak for retailers. Best Buy (BBY) recently announced that it plans to hire fewer holiday workers this year, and now new data from the consumer research group NPD suggests that Best Buy won't be the only retailer stuck in a holiday sales rut.
'Tis the Season for a little less cheer!
Back in 2009, when Teresa Yeast's husband was laid off from the job he had held for 17 years, she began searching for ways to earn some money. But with two disabled children to care for, she knew she couldn't work outside the home.One day Yeast (pictured, right), 45, noticed an ad in an area newspaper looking for people to work from home creating tiny pins shaped like angels out of beads and ribbon. When the same ad for Darling Angel Pins appeared in her local paper in Platea, Pa., she decided to investigate.
Beware of Scammers!
A manicure is a cosmetic beauty treatment for the finger nails and hands. A manicure can take care of just the hands, only the fingernails, or both the hands and nails. An ordinary manicure usually consists of filing and shaping of the finger nails and the applying of polish.
As part of the manicure, treatments for the hands and fingers ordinarily incorporate soaking in a softening compound and application of hand cream. The word “manicure” originates from the Latin manus, which means “hand, and cura which means “care”.
Learn about a Day Spa San Antonio manicure.
PHOENIX (AP) — NFL owners chose Arizona on Tuesday to host the Super Bowl for what will be the second time in seven years, a signal that the state will now be in the regular rotation to host football's biggest spectacle and that its tough immigration laws are having a waning impact on attracting visitors.
Here is good news for Glendale, Arizona.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A new ban signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown prohibiting the open carry of handguns in public could lead to an unintended proliferation of rifles and other long guns in public if gun enthusiasts continue to fight for their Second Amendment rights.
This is not good news. What do you think?
Matthew Stafford's second touchdown pass put Detroit ahead in the third quarter and Jahvid Best's 88-yard run later in the half gave the Lions a double-digit lead in a 24-13 win over the Chicago Bears on Monday night.
This was a good game!
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan cross-section of Congress seems to agree that China manipulates its currency in ways that make it harder for many American manufacturers to compete. Where they cannot find alignment is on how best to address that problem, while maintaining America’s relationship with its biggest lender and a major trading partner.
Here is an interesting story.
A day spa manicure is an aesthetic beauty treatment for one’s fingernails and hands. A manicure can take care of just the hands, just the nails, or both the hands and nails. A standard manicure usually consists of filing for shaping and forming of the nails, then the application of a liquid polish.
Here is a good article about a day spa manicure.
An elaborate Iranian-backed plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States was disrupted by FBI and DEA agents, officials said Tuesday.Members of an elite Iranian security force planned to detonate a bomb at a busy Washington restaurant, killing Adel Al-Jubeir, the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the U.S. and possibly over 100 bystanders, according to documents filed in New York federal court.
The number of deaths caused by Colorado-grown cantaloupes tainted with listeria has risen to 21, according to information released Friday, with 109 people infected across 24 states.
How do you know where your cantelope came from?
For the first time, scientists have used cloning techniques — inserting genetic material from adult cells into unfertilized human eggs — to create embryonic stem cells.The advance, reported Wednesday in the journal Nature, moves scientists one step closer to their goal of developing therapies to treat maladies including diabetes, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, researchers said.
Here is some really encouraging news!
Reflexology is an additional method of massage. Similar to shiatsu, it is the physical act of implementing pressure towards your feet and hands employing precise thumb, finger and hand strategies without the utilization of lotion, creams or oils. It is based upon a method of zones and reflex areas which reflect a person’s physiology on both the feet in addition to hands which usually,theoretically result in remarkable outcomes on the entire body.
Here is an interesting new article I found while net surfing.
Steven P. Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple who helped usher in the era of personal computers and then led a cultural transformation in the way music, movies and mobile communications were experienced in the digital age, died Wednesday. He was 56.
What a great man and a huge loss!
Online college courses have made higher education possible for untold numbers of working adults who cannot enroll in traditional classes and need flexibility to receive instruction at home. But online courses are also particularly vulnerable to student aid fraud, a growing problem that federal officials must move quickly to control.
A report from the Department of Education’s Office of the Inspector General says that since 2005 it has opened 100 investigations and is evaluating 49 additional complaints, including one that could potentially involve as many as 10,000 participants.
What do you think?
An Italian court has overturned the conviction of 24-year-old American Amanda Knox. Knox was found not guilty of killing her British roommate, 21-year-old Meredith Kercher, in 2007, and will be freed from jail.
Knox collapsed in tears after the verdict overturning her 2009 conviction was read out.
It's about time they overturned this conviction!
Reflexology Is An Alternate Method Of Massage
Reflexology is an alternate style of therapeutic massage. Similar to shiatsu, it is the physical act of using pressure towards your hands and feet making use of particular thumb, finger and hand techniques without the use of cream.
Here is an interesting article about an alternate massage technique called reflexology.
Three American physicists were awarded the Nobel Prize in physics early Tuesday morning for their discovery that the expansion of the universe is accelerating.
Brian Schmidt of Australian National University in Weston Creek, Australia; Adam Riess of Johns Hopkins University and the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore; and Saul Perlmutter of UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are sharing this year's prize for discovering that the universe is moving faster and faster outward -- movement likely powered by the mysterious "dark energy" that fills about 70% of the universe.
Saying “Now is not my time,” Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey announced on Tuesday that he would not seek the Republican nomination for the presidency.
This may be good news for some people!
British scientists may soon be able to develop a pill to ease or wipe away the stress of painful memories, according to a study published Tuesday.
By examining the nerve cells in the brain that are responsible for learning and remembering -- known as "mushroom spines" -- researchers from the University of Leicester , in central England, discovered that it was possible to alter what is remembered.
They identified a particular protein called lipocalin-2 that the brain produces in response to stress. In tests on mice, those genetically engineered without this protein were found to be less "outgoing" and preferred to "hide in the dark."
This may be exciting news for many people.
Enjoy A Relaxing Massage
After you work all week at your high stress job, you should visit your local Day Spa Phoenix and enjoy a relaxing massage. When you make your spa appointment, be sure you get there early, change into a robe and start winding down. Do not arrive there late or you will just become more stressed, sending your blood pressure sky high.
I always look forward to getting my weekly massage!
The Most Effective Method for Learning a Language Alone
Interested in learning a new language but don't have anyone to practice with? Multi-lingual writer Dave MacLeod explains the most effective method he's come up with for learning a new language using the free, open-source, and cross-platform audio application Audacity.
This could help many people.
As her mother's Alzheimer's worsened over eight long years, so did Doreen Alfaro's bills: The walker, then the wheelchair, then the hospital bed, then the diapers — and the caregivers hired for more and more hours a day so Alfaro could go to work and her elderly father could get some rest.
Alfaro and her husband sold their California house to raise money for her mother's final at-home care. Six years later, the 58-year-old Alfaro wonders if she eventually develops Alzheimer's, too, "what happens to my care? Where will I go?"
Everyone should have an interest in this.
NANUET, N.Y. - A 290-pound New York man is steaming mad at the White Castle fast-food chain, which he claims repeatedly broke promises to make the booths in his local eatery bigger, the New York Post reported Sunday.
Martin Kessman, 64, filed a lawsuit against the fast-food giant last week in Manhattan federal court, claiming that the uncomfortable booths violate the civil rights of fat people.
This has to be a joke!
Two advisory panels to the Food and Drug Administration on Friday recommended increasing the cautionary language on the product labels of bone-building drugs taken by more than five million women in the United States.
Fears about Europe’s deteriorating finances intensified on Sunday as new doubts about the health of French banks, as well as Germany’s willingness to help Greece avert default, left investors bracing for another global stock market downturn this week.
The Drug Enforcement Administration says it will temporarily outlaw possession and sale of three synthetic stimulants as dangerous chemicals that pose an imminent hazard to public health.
Sometimes packaged as bath salts or plant food and marketed under names such as "Purple Wave," "Vanilla Sky" and "Bliss," the stimulants are especially popular among teens and young adults and are perceived as mimics of cocaine, LSD and methamphetamine.
The DEA says users have reported disorientation, extreme paranoia and violent episodes after ingesting the chemicals. They are sold on the Internet and in head shops and other retail outlets.
PHOENIX - In today's era of high-dollar pro sports, many people think that fans are getting left behind. But not a couple of Arizona Cardinals fans who were featured at Sunday's game.After going through a very tough time, they received the trip of a lifetime -- thanks to the Cardinals and to team president Michael Bidwill.
As the number of children born through artificial insemination increases, many young people are discovering they have several or even dozens of half siblings in the world, reports today’s Science Times.
Now, there is growing concern among parents, donors and medical experts about potential negative consequences of having so many children fathered by the same donors, including the possibility that genes for rare diseases could be spread more widely through the population. Some experts are even calling attention to the increased odds of accidental incest between half sisters and half brothers, who often live close to one another.
Read about some negative consequences of children born through artificial insemination.
THE 5 percent of Americans with the highest incomes now account for 37 percent of all consumer purchases, according to the latest research from Moody’s Analytics. That should come as no surprise. Our society has become more and more unequal.
When so much income goes to the top, the middle class doesn’t have enough purchasing power to keep the economy going without sinking ever more deeply into debt — which, as we’ve seen, ends badly.
HOUSTON — Firefighters struggled to gain control of fast-moving wildfires that consumed tens of thousands of acres of drought-stricken areas of Texas on Monday, as high winds spurred flames that have killed a mother and her child, destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes and forced Gov. Rick Perry to cut short a presidential campaign trip to South Carolina and return to the state.
Read about the devastating fires in Texas.
What Are Some Benefits of Massage Therapy?
Massage treatment has been practiced for centuries. There are many different modes of massage therapy which are used by practitioners to aid in healing by increasing blood flow, relieving tension, and stimulating nerves. Additional benefits of massage therapy include stretching and loosening muscles and connective tissue which helps to maintain elasticity. The list of massage therapy benefits is long. Read on further to discover additional massage therapy benefits.
Here is an interesting article about the benefits of massage therapy.
New Orleans' upgraded levee and pump system may have kept that city safe from flooding amid Tropical Storm Lee's drenching, but the victory was bittersweet for residents of nearby communities.
Timothy Kerner, mayor of the town of Jean Lafitte, was forced to watch as winds pushed Bayou Barataria about 5 feet higher than normal -- with devastating results. Jean Lafitte, along with Crown Point and Barataria, were under water on Sunday, as much as 6 to 7 feet deep in some places.
PHOENIX (AP) - State and federal data shows Hispanic women in Arizona are having children at a significantly lower rate than in past decades, which could slow overall population growth if the trend continues.
The decline in the Hispanic birthrate from 2000 to 2010 already has demographers contemplating scaled-back projections for the state's future population
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The south steps of Arizona State's football stadium became a shrine in the days after Pat Tillman's death, covered in flags and flowers, signs and mementos.
Tributes to the NFL star-turned-soldier continued to pop up across the country in the weeks and months that followed — stadiums, street signs, awards, even children named in his honor.
A true American hero!
The power of a caffeine-filled coffee fix may be all in the mind, British researchers said Friday.
A study by the University of East London found that self-confessed coffee addicts who were given a decaffeinated placebo performed better in reaction time tests than caffeine-consuming participants.
What Stress Actually Does to You and What You Can Do About It
Stress is an unpleasant fact of life. We all experience it for various reasons, and we all try to come up with ways of coping with it—some with more success than others. So what exactly is stress doing to your mind (and body) when you're staring down a deadline? And what can you do to power through it?
Find out what we all can do about stress.
Hitchcock Woods blends history with nature for perfect urban forest
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Henry Thoreau would have loved Hitchcock Woods. This 2,100-acre longleaf pine forest is a nature lover’s retreat in the middle of downtown Aiken. With more than 70 miles of sandy trails, it’s easy to get off on your own and enjoy the quiet and solitude of the wilderness.
This is a place I would like to visit.
PHOENIX - It's FINALLY the end of August, and what a hot month it has been.
August 2011 will go down as the hottest August in Phoenix history, and maybe our warmest month ever.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The threat of losing your home is stressful enough to make you ill, it stands to reason. Now two economists have measured just how unhealthy the foreclosure crisis has been in some of the hardest-hit areas of the US, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
Beginning Oct. 1, California counties will have to house those convicted of non-violent, non-serious, non-sex offender crimes in county jails, rather than sending them to state prisons.
Sure, taking time away from your job puts pressure on your work and your wallet. And as Americans, we seem to be particularly susceptible to a work-at-all-costs mindset: A study conducted by the Families and Work Institute found that nearly half of U.S. employees don’t take all of their vacation days. But consider this the next time you’re thinking of counting beans on a Saturday: Recent research shows that vacations -- even a day trip to the nearest beach or museum -- are essential to a healthy brain.
Burbank - Wildlife officials and Burbank police today warned residents to be on the lookout for mountain lions. Big cats are known to prowl the Verdugo Mountains, and a mountain lion sighting near the Oakmont County Club in the 900 block of Country Club Drive was reported about 9 p.m. Monday, police said. It was at least the fifth sighting of a big cat this summer in the Burbank-Glendale area.
An effort to ban plastic foam containers is gaining traction in California's state Legislature.
Simi Valley is often rated one of the safest cities in America. But safety is only one of its attributes.
At the top of that list is the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Library at 40 Presidential Dr. It was renovated earlier this year, making it perhaps the best in the country.
Two star attractions at the library are a replica of the Oval Office when Ronald Reagan was president and Air Force One - the exact 707 that was used not only for President Reagan, but for every president from Richard Nixon on up to the George H.W. Bush.
What do the heart-wrenching war epic "Saving Private Ryan" and the hilarious "There's Something About Mary" have in common?
Almost nothing, except they were both in a University of Maryland study about how movies like these affect your heart.
Then they vanished into the great unknown, never to be seen again. The end.
Injured players can tend to do that in September, particularly on teams that aren't exactly in the thick of the pennant race. They just sort of never come back.
Belly fat comes in two different forms. One is slightly annoying and fairly harmless. It is the layer of fat directly under the skin called subcutaneous fat. Think of it as a layer of fat between the surface of the skin and on top of your abdominal organs.
The villainous other type of fat is called visceral abdominal fat, or VAT for short. It's associated with cancer and heart disease and a slew of other miserable age-related diseases. This layer of fat is beneath the organs and is what gives one that very rotund look of a potbelly. People with VAT can be more prone to disease because of the more serious nature of problems associated with visceral fat.
Two friends with similar backgrounds both drink heavily while in their 20s, but one eventually cuts down and moves on, while the other's drinking progresses into full-blown alcoholism. While science is still unable to distinguish between these two individuals before they start drinking, recent advances in addiction research show promise in explaining why some people can engage in potentially addictive activities in moderation while others cannot.
ROME -- The United Nations warned Monday of a possible resurgence of the deadly bird flu virus, saying wild bird migrations had brought it back to previously virus-free countries and that a mutant strain was spreading in Asia.
This is no longer a name recognition contest; this is the real deal. Rick Perry appeals to conservative voters and he is electable both in the caucus/primary process and in the general. But he faces a problem: will he peak too soon?
This is interesting.
Storm’s Worst Deluge Swamped the Mountains in the NortheastIn the end, the storm made more waves in the mountains than it did along the shore.
Before Hurricane Irene’s arrival, there were fears of devastating storm surges along the Eastern Seaboard, from North Carolina to New England. But while its winds did lead to surges that produced tidal flooding, the worst floods were inland, especially in upstate New York and Vermont.
Prevention: Evidence of Heart Benefits From Chocolate
An analysis of studies including more than 100,000 subjects has found that high levels of chocolate consumption are associated with a significant reduction in the risk of certain cardiovascular disorders.via nytimes.com
CHESTER, Vt. — While most eyes warily watched the shoreline during Hurricane Irene’s grinding ride up the East Coast, it was inland — sometimes hundreds of miles inland — where the most serious damage actually occurred. And the major culprit was not wind, but water.
Read about all the flooding in the Northeast U.S.
PHOENIX (AP) - An 86-year-old Arizona man whose eye socket was impaled with a pair of pruning shears said Tuesday he experienced excruciating pain during the ordeal and feels lucky to be alive.
Deep Tissue Massage For Neck And Back Pain
If you are looking for relief of chronic or acute stress-caused muscle pain, Deep Tissue Massage is an excellent non-toxic and drug-free method to achieve good results.
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For pediatricians, one of the most challenging conversations with parents is about autism, writes Dr. Perri Klass in this week’s “18 and Under” column.
Last month something extraordinary happened at teaching hospitals around the country: Young interns worked for 16 hours straight — and then they went home to sleep. After decades of debate and over the opposition of nearly every major medical organization and 79 percent of residency-program directors, new rules went into effect that abolished 30-hour overnight shifts for first-year residents. Sanity, it seemed to people who had long been fighting for a change, had finally won out.
Here is a good article about sleep deprived doctors.
Major retailers, including Whole Foods Market, Nordstrom, Gap Inc. (which owns Old Navy and Banana Republic), Anthropologie, Patagonia, Sears and Kmart, have begun offering electronic versions of receipts, either e-mailed or uploaded to password-protected Web sites. And more and more customers, the retailers report, are opting for paperless.
Many shoppers are joining the paperless receipt age.
Male túngara frogs gather in shallow pools of water at night and let out long mating calls. Females visit these pools, listen to a few calls and then quickly pick mates. It’s a bit like speed dating.
Here is more interesting news about frogs.
PHOENIX (AP) - When a scorpion stings someone in the most serious of cases, its venom acts as a nerve poison.
Severe pain throbs at the sting site and sometimes spreads.
Scorpion bites are common in desert communities.
NEW YORK -- More people without any documented psychiatric condition are taking antidepressants, according to a study published Thursday, and some of them are likely receiving little benefit.
Bill O'Reilly took some Republicans to task on his Thursday show, saying that they needed to stop their "craziness," tone down their "hateful rhetoric" and pass a debt ceiling increase.
What if mosquitoes could die from eating? It's something that researchers at the University of Arizona in Tucson are looking into.
A team of biochemists has discovered that mosquitoes die soon after consuming a blood meal if certain proteins are experimentally disrupted.
Here is some potentially great news for those of us who enjoy the outdoors!
PHOENIX - At first, Mario Arreola thought he had a bad stomach ache and that rest and fruit juice would help him feel better, but as it turns out, his problem was much more serious.
You could say the 18-year-old has at least three lives.
He survived a brain tumor when he was 2 and just recently, he underwent emergency heart surgery.
Here is a "feel good" story!
The human brain creates its own version of reality, and the world we see around us is mostly make-believe, according to a top British scientist.
Professor Bruce Hood will explore the limits of the human mind in a series of prestigious lectures for the Royal Institution of Great Britain, the oldest independent research body in the world, it was announced Friday.
I am not so sure about this... what do you think?
BETHESDA, Md. -- The "happy hormone" serotonin could hold the key to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), US researchers claimed.
Scientists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Md., said Thursday that the chemical is the key to breathing and body-temperature control -- thought to be the two main factors that can trigger SIDS, the leading cause of death in babies between the ages of one month and one year.
This is worth your time... read on.
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Peter Key knew something was strange when the water levels in his tropical fish tank began to go down last summer. Then the washing machine took 40 minutes to fill, and the toilets would not flush.
Have you heard of storing water in underground water banks?
WASHINGTON (AP) - A lawsuit that had threatened to end the Obama administration's funding of embryonic stem cell research was thrown out Wednesday, allowing the U.S. to continue supporting a search for cures to deadly diseases over protests that the work relies on destroyed human embryos.
What do you think about stem cell research and U.S. Gov't funding for the research?
Phoenix Cooler than New York City
PHOENIX - Many east coast cities broke high temperature records on Thursday, including the Big Apple. It was the "Baked Apple" -- 104 -- the hottest day since 1977.
Wow, New York City was hotter than Phoenix today!
PAYSON, Ariz. (AP) — Wildlife officials are warning people not to eat certain fish caught in a 50-mile stretch of the Tonto Creek in Gila County.
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality said they recently tested samples of fish caught in the area and that they contained elevated levels of mercury.
I think these warnings are common throughout the United States.
The heat wave now scorching large swaths of the United States is expected to continue through much of the weekend.
Reports state that as many as 22 people had died because of the heat as of Wednesday.
The National Weather Service reported Thursday that "the dangerous heat wave continues across much of the central and eastern United States, with excessive heat and humidity expected to expand into the Ohio Valley and East Coast states for the remainder of the week."
Do you know what to do to stay safe in extreme heat conditions? Read on to find out how to protect yourself and preserve your good health.
Hot stone massage therapy is not new but it has recently become one of the “in things to do” in Day Spas worldwide- especially in the Western World, including Day Spas Phoenix.
Have you ever heard of hot stone therapy? What a wonderful way to relax and rejuvenate!
PET scans to diagnose Alzheimer's disease will be available someday soon, according to accumulating research showing the scans can accurately diagnose the disease.In two studies published Monday, researchers demonstrated advances in shaping the scanning tools for routine use someday.
There is very important research and good news in the early detection of Alzheimer's disease.
Do tea, coffee drinkers have lower 'superbug' risk?
A barista prepares a coffee drink in in Bogota, Colombia. (Fredy Builes / Reuters)
I drink a lot of coffee... Does that mean I have a lower risk? Read on...
Potatoes have taken a mashing lately, being blamed over other foods for people's long-term weight gain and possibly being limited in favor of other vegetables for school lunches.The very crop seen as essential to feed the hungry in developing countries is maligned in U.S. nutrition circles because it's often a fast-food side dish or boat for butter, sour cream, cheese and bacon bits.
I enjoy eating potatoes no matter how they are prepared and cooked!
Being top baboon can be very stressful
A study shows that alpha male baboons experience as much stress as the lowest-ranked members of their troop.
Two male baboons prepare to do battle. Fighting off underlings, pursuing females and maintaining one's social status appear to be more stressful for alpha male baboons than researchers had anticipated. (Jeanne Altermann / Science / July 15, 2011)
I never thought about stress in baboons! This article reveals a lot of interesting facts and findings.
Hometown U.S.A.: Mercury, Nev.
Tourists revisit the Cold War at Nevada Test Site
Nevada's former atomic bomb testing site is open nowadays to visitors, who sign up by the thousands each year months in advance to tour the radioactive ghost town
Would you like to visit Mercury, Nevada?
PHOENIX - We hear a lot of complaints about security screeners groping airline passengers.
But now, a Colorado woman is accused of putting her hands on a TSA agent at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix.
Court records show 61-year-old Yukari Mihamae grabbed the left breast of the female agent Thursday at the Terminal 4 checkpoint.
Say it wasn't so!
Kids as young as three already have stereotypical beliefs about body size, according to preliminary data from an Australian study cited by the Herald Sun Thursday.
A La Trobe University study suggests that some children have preconceived ideas about how big or small they should be by the time they turn five.
This is a good read.
Indraneil DasAn adult female Borneo rainbow toad, also known as the Sambas stream toad (Ansonia latidisca), which is about only two inches long.
Fieldiana ZoologyBefore the rediscovery of the Borneo rainbow toad this summer, this sketch was the only image of the mysterious creature.
The Borneo rainbow toad, with its long spindly legs, looks a bit like an Abstract Expressionist canvas splattered in bright green, purple and red. But when this amphibian was last seen, in 1924, the painter Jackson Pollock was just 12, and the only image of the mysterious creature was a black-and-white sketch.
These toads have not been seen for 8 decades. Wow!
Six cases of Legionnaires' Disease have been reported among guests of the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, reports the Associated Press.Tests of the water in several hotel guest rooms between June 21 and July 4 revealed elevated levels of the bacteria Legionella.
It may be a good idea to bring your own water.
Over the last decade, interest in the science of meditation has skyrocketed. We now know more than ever before about just how meditation affects our minds and bodies. Increased research has led to a plethora of fascinating discoveries: Take, for instance, the fact that meditation can prevent heart disease. Or that it reduces stress.
Meditation is good for everyone!
With time running short to keep the NFL's preseason intact, owners and players got into another long round of labor talks Thursday, trying to break the impasse that has kept the league shut down for four months.
It seems like both sides are greedy.
GILBERT, Ariz. - A new anti-venin for scorpion stings is about to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration, but a hospital in Gilbert has used it for years.
How can this be?
At a White House ceremony this afternoon, Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry, an Army Ranger, became only the second living recipient of the Medal of Honor for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Petry lost his right hand while throwing a live grenade away from his fellow soldiers.
Here is a true American Hero!
Here's a scientific discovery that might take the sting out of your next summer sunburn: Researchers at Kings College in London have identified the specific molecule produced in the skin that makes that red burn so tender and sore.
Find out exactly what causes sunburn pain.
The federal Bureau of Reclamation wants to catch and kill trout in the Grand Canyon if the numbers of endangered native fish in the Colorado River decline.
Here is sad news for trout fishermen!
Where To Buy Beading Beads
Do you remember the days when the internet was in its infancy and it was difficult to find honest, reputable websites to buy products online?
Here are some good considerations to keep in mind when shopping online.
Do You Run The Right Way?How old were you when you learned to run? Do you even remember learning to run? Are you "good" at it?
Asthma Sufferers Hit Hard by Dusty Air
Updated: Friday, 08 Jul 2011, 12:36 PM MST
Published : Thursday, 07 Jul 2011, 5:44 PM MSTMESA - All the dust in the air from this week's dust storm is causing serious problems for people with asthma and other respiratory issues.
Tomatoes have long been hailed for their health-boosting properties but now it seems they may also help ward off the dreaded aging process.
Besides the health benefits of tomatoes, they also taste really good!
This could be bad news for people living in Arizona: it's possible to get depressed by sunny weather.
Seasonal Affective Disorder usually affects people in the winter, when it's cold and the sun rarely comes out.
Seasonal Affective Disorder can affect people in sunny weather.
Syrian forces killed 28 civilians during Friday's massive anti-regime rallies and in shelling of villages in the northwestern province of Idlib, human rights activists said Saturday.
State television meanwhile reported that president Bashar al Assad sacked the governor of Hama, a day after half a million protesters flooded the central city demanding the ouster of their embattled leader.
There is lots of unrest in Syria!
Fighting For America's Middle Class, Netroots Nation 2011
Here is an interesting article about fighting for America's middle class.
What if nutritionists came up with a miracle cure for childhood malnutrition? A protein-rich substance that doesn’t require refrigeration? One that is free and is available even in remote towns like this one in Niger where babies routinely die of hunger-related causes?
Impossible, you say? Actually, this miracle cure already exists. It’s breast milk.
Here is a miracle cure for world malnutrition.
Former Vice President Al Gore sharply criticized President Obama as lacking leadership on climate change in a magazine essay published online Wednesday, saying his policies had been little more effective than those of President George W. Bush.
The NBA and the players' union held talks Tuesday in New York as the owners presented a new proposal in the hope that a new collective bargaining agreement can be reached before the current deal expires June 30.
There is something about summertime that make you want to roll down the windows and enjoy the warm summer breeze; however, a new study about driving linked to skin cancer may make you think twice before rolling down that window again.
Your left side is more at risk than your right side!
For the first time, minorities make up a majority of babies in the U.S., part of a sweeping race change and growing age divide between mostly white, older Americans and predominantly minority youths that could reshape government policies.
There are lots of changes coming!
And as the temperatures continue to heat up, doctors say they can't stress enough just how important it is to wear sunscreen -- especially children.
Children actually get three times more sun exposure than adults, and doctors say it only takes one severe sunburn to double a child's risk of developing skin cancer.
Don't forget your sunscreen!
Pillows at home and in hospitals have been overlooked as breeding grounds for infectious germs -- including superbugs -- according to a UK study, cited by The (London) Times on Wednesday.
The study revealed that after two years of use, more than than one third of a pillow's weight is made up of living and dead dust mites, dust mite feces, dead skin and bacteria.
Wow! I think I will buy a new pillow every year! What about you?
NEW YORK -- Scientists say they've found cells in the hearts of mice that can make new muscle after a heart attack, raising hopes that doctors can one day help the human heart repair itself.
In an embryo the cells help build the heart, but in adulthood they generally go dormant, said researcher Paul Riley of the Institute of Child Health in London. The new study found a way to reactivate them, he said.
This is encouraging news.
Women Handle Combat Stress As Well As Men, Study Shows
I don't think there should have been any doubt.
(NewsCore) - BOSTON -- A common asthma drug may hold the key to tackling obesity, The (Sydney) Sunday Telegraph reported, citing Australian research presented at a medical conference in Boston, Mass. on Saturday.
Researchers at Melbourne's Garvan Institute of Medical Research found the drug formoterol, used to treat asthma and lung diseases, increases metabolism and fat burning in adults who are at rest.
A drug used to treat asthma may also be beneficial in fighting obesity.
(NewsCore) - LONDON -- Ballet can help people with Parkinson's disease overcome their symptoms, UK researchers have claimed, The (London) Daily Telegraph reported Saturday.
A study carried out by the English National Opera saw 24 people with the degenerative brain disease take part in classes where they learnt the steps to "Romeo and Juliet."
A study in the UK reveals that ballet may help relieve Parkinson's symptoms.
CHICAGO (AP) - Two novel drugs produced unprecedented gains in survival in separate studies of people with melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, doctors reported Sunday.
A new study reveals two new drugs to help fight skin cancer.
Tasty Treat Can Ward Off Skin Cancer
Updated: Thursday, 02 Jun 2011, 9:39 AM MST
Published : Thursday, 02 Jun 2011, 9:39 AM MSTA tasty summer treat may boost your ability to fight skin cancer.
Diane Ryan has more on the health benefits of watermelons.
More good health information.
THURSDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) -- People who seek treatment in an emergency department after a recent hospitalization are more than twice as likely to be readmitted to the hospital as those who had not been hospitalized, a new study has found.
The finding suggests that emergency departments can help reduce the readmission rate for hospital patients, according to the researchers, who were to present the study Friday at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine's annual meeting in Boston.
Some important health news.
Spelling Champ Wins After 20 RoundsSukanya Roy, 14, of Wilkes-Barre, Penn., correctly spelled 'cymotrichous' to outlast a talented field of 13 finalists & win the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Congratulations to Sukanya Roy!
Computer Games Put Children at Risk of Joint Pain, Experts Warn
When it comes to ragweed, Phoenix ranks number one in the country. That's the conclusion of a new study by Quest Diagnostics , one of the country's largest labs.
It is no wonder my allergies have been affected recently.
Interested in learning a new language but don't have anyone to practice with? Multi-lingual writer Dave MacLeod explains the most effective method he's come up with for learning a new language using the free, open-source, and cross-platform audio application 
Stress is an unpleasant fact of life. We all experience it for various reasons, and we all try to come up with ways of coping with it—some with more success than others. So what exactly is stress doing to your mind (and body) when you're staring down a deadline? And what can you do to power through it? 
