Medical
Man helping Texas rebuild post-Harvey dies from flesh-eating bacteria
The 31-year-old Galveston man was hospitalized on October 10 for a "seriously infected" wound on his upper left arm and died six days later, the Galveston County Health District said in a news release Monday. His death follows that of Nancy Reed , a 77-year-old woman in Houston who died in September after suffering from necrotizing fasciitis related to Hurricane Harvey floodwaters. [Full Article...]
Grey Bruce flu shot clinic
Director of Nursing Karen Brown says it's hard to predict the severity of each flu season. A walk-in flu clinic for the entire family hosted by the Ingham County Health Department on South Cedar Street in Lansing. The mist is free for anyone 2- to 18-years old, but may come with a fee for anyone else. "The more people that have obtained the flu shot that you're around, the less likely you are go... [Full Article...]
CRISPRy bacon ! Genetically modified leaner low-fat pigs
If a low fat bacon sandwich sounds like the stuff of hangover dreams, then a recent development by scientists in China could be right up your street. But that's exactly what Chinese scientists have created using new genetic engineering techniques. [Full Article...]
Is NXP Semiconductors NV (NASDAQ:NXPI) a Long Term Growth Play?
The firm has "Hold" rating given on Friday, August 25 by Canaccord Genuity. The company's EPS growth for the following year is valued at 12.78%, indicating an EPS value of 39.30% for the past 5 years, and an EPS value of 21.92% for the coming five years. [Full Article...]
Sana Iqbal, cross-country woman biker and activist, dies in auto crash
According to media reports, Sana and Abdul Nadeem were heading home in Tolichowki area when it collided with a divider on the Outer Ring Road at 3:30 am. The police admitted that Sana had lodged a complaint and the couple was counseled after that. Sana succumbed to her injuries, while Nadeem survived. Every day was a torture for her. [Full Article...]
MI hospitals cancel elective surgeries after water main break
The break of a 48-inch (122-centimeter) line on Monday evening in Farmington Hills that serves customers in western portions of Oakland County prompted the advisory, said the Great Lakes Water Authority , a regional water agency that serves the area. [Full Article...]
Bear's giant tongue is removed by vets
By June 2017, an worldwide team of experts was called in to address the deteriorating situation, a team that included animal welfare expert and veterinary surgeon Heather Bacon of the University of Edinburgh's Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Caroline Nelson, a veterinary nurse at the Animals Asia Bear Rescue Centre in Vietnam, and Romain Pizzi from Wildlife Surgery global. [Full Article...]
Kaepernick Signs $1M Book Deal
One World has also published books by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Jay-Z. Jackson has previously said One World will "help us re-imagine our politics, culture, and interior lives, without the filter of the dominant culture". Kaepernick, whose national anthem protest a year ago sparked a wave of protests across the league, has reportedly been working out and hoping for another shot in the NFL . [Full Article...]