Medical
This Guy Proposed to His Boyfriend in Front of a Tornado
The couple met because of storm chasing. It was a fascination of these storms that brought Krastel and his now-fiancé, Chris Scott, together, both following each other on Instagram prior to meeting in real life. And what a storm it was; the National Weather Service issued a tornado emergency warning for several Kansas counties, including the Kansas City area. [Full Article...]
WHO Stops Classifying Transgender People As Mentally Ill
The update to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) has reclassified gender identity disorder, or identifying as transgender, in terms of sexuality, not a "mental disorder". "Governments should swiftly reform national medical systems and laws that require this now officially outdated diagnosis", he added. Will the move be liberating for transgender people worldwide - particularly... [Full Article...]
Ultra-processed food studies raise alarm over vast health risks
The findings, which were published Wednesday in the British Medical Journal , also found that for every additional serving of ultra-processed food a person consumes beyond the four, the risk of death shoots up by 18 per cent. In the second study, researchers asked 19,899 Spanish university graduates with an average age of 38 years to complete a 136-item dietary questionnaire as part of the Segui... [Full Article...]
US holds CBD hearing as fans, sellers await legal clarity
In 2018, however, the Farm Bill , legalized hemp products, clearing the way for CBD lotions , pills, edibles and oil to hit the market. It's commonly found in all types of cannabis, but only hemp-derived CBD is federally legal (thanks to President Trump signing the Farm Bill into law last fall). [Full Article...]
Man bitten by bat hiding in iPad case
When he looked down, he discovered he had been bitten by a bat . In an effort to keep the bat from flying around his home, Syvertson said he quickly pressed down on the cover, wedging the creature tightly between his iPad, and released it outdoors. [Full Article...]
New video surfaces of crushed climbers dangerously jam-packed on Mount Everest
Eleven people have already died in this year's climb on both the Nepali and Tibetan sides, mostly due to exhaustion. A record 381 permits costing $11,000 each were issued by Nepal for the climbing season this year, leading to concerns that safety was being compromised for the sake of tourism in recent years. [Full Article...]
Zolgensma wins FDA green light in child SMA
Dosing is based on patient weight, with a recommended dosage of 1.1 × 1.0 vector genomes per kilogram of body weight. Around 10,000 to 25,000 US children and adults are estimated to have the disease, which occurs in one of every 6,000 to 10,000 births. [Full Article...]
The Impossible Whopper is Coming to Europe - Or Does it Not?
And Coles is getting in on the act with two new meat-free burgers that even diehard meat eaters can't pick from the real thing. About 22% of European consumers are trying to reduce their meat intake, according to Euromonitor data. While Grand View Research expects the global beef market to reach $383.5 billion by 2025, its compound annual growth rate is projected at 3.1%, or less than half tha... [Full Article...]