Medical
Worms removed from eye of OR woman
After a week of eye irritation, she pulled a worm from her eye. Female "face flies" usually feed on the secretions of the eyes. The parasitic infection is seen in cattle and spread by flies. "We immediately thought it could be Thelazia californiensis because that is the only species that was known to infect humans in the USA", said lead author Richard Bradbury, a member of the CDC's Division o... [Full Article...]
Effect of School-Based Intervention on Preventing Childhood Obesity
Compared with those who said they eat quickly, those who eat at a normal speed were 29 per cent less likely to meet the Japanese definition of obese . "The control of eating speed may therefore be a possible means of regulating body weight and preventing obesity, which in turn reduces the risk of developing non-communicable diseases". [Full Article...]
Christy Clark wades into pipeline dispute
On Tuesday, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley announced her province was banning wine imports from B.C., effective immediately. In response, Horgan said he won't be escalating the conflict. "These jobs employ real people with families whose livelihoods depend on them", Moe said in a statement posted to Facebook Thursday. "I'm not taking any lessons from former premier Clark". [Full Article...]
Dog lovers meet the breeds ahead of Westminster Dog Show
Either way, the 2018 Westminster Kennel Club dog show will air on FS1 ( Fox Sports 1 ) from 8 to 11 p.m. on Monday, February 12 and Tuesday, February 13. "We work so hard just to be able to enter Westminster this past year, and just enjoying the day, and it's such a great sport, and the dogs aren't in it for the ribbons, they're just in it to be with us, so it's fun", said a third. [Full Article...]
Deadly Flu Season In Full Swing, Up To 4000 Weekly Deaths Recorded
It would make sense to see "a lot" of influenza deaths in the coming weeks, Schuchat said, based on the fact that many people are in the hospital. According to the report, influenza activity was widespread in 48 states and Puerto Rico for the week ending February 3, the same as last week. [Full Article...]
Dutchman Sven Kramer storms to Winter Olympic 5000 metres hat-trick
Bloemen said he didn't know if he had beaten Pedersen when he crossed the finish line. "I'm looking forward already to the next distance", Kramer said. Sven Kramer set three Olympic records after winning the 5000m with a time of 6:09.76. The Olympic 10,000 metres is set for February 15 with the team pursuit February 21. [Full Article...]
Premier League commentary on talkSPORT February 11, 2018
We said before the game that this is massive for us and that after Old Trafford we had the hard fixtures behind us. "He has a cut over his knee". "We have to see what he looks like in the upcoming days - how long he will be sidelined". Huddersfield Town manager David Wagner hopes that his side can climb up the Premier League table after picking up a "huge" victory over Bournemouth on Su... [Full Article...]
Weight Gainer - Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (BKD)
The stock increased 1.20% or $0.72 during the last trading session, reaching $60.96. Analysts have given a rating of 1.80 on company shares on a consensus basis. Brookdale Senior Living earned a coverage optimism score of 0.14 on Accern's scale. The PEG ratio is used to determine a stock's value while taking the company's earnings growth into account, and is considered to provide a more complet... [Full Article...]