Life: Pets, Medical, Health, Automotive, Travel
“Stand fast, and hold the traditions which you have learned, whether by word, or by our epistle.”
The first woman to circumnavigate the world was an eighteenth-century botanist, Jeanne Baret
The Epic Failure of Nursing Homes Tending to Those Who Can No Longer Look After Themselves,
Sample storage method could improve health care in resource-limited regionsAmerican Chemical Society | Health and Medicine | March 7, 2018
Better health care in resource-limited countries could be possible with aid of metal-organic frameworks
Wine polyphenols could fend off bacteria that cause cavities and gum diseaseAmerican Chemical Society | Health and Medicine | March 7, 2018
Polyphenols, commonly found in red wine, could be good for oral health.
100 family-friendly attractions, world-class luxury, antique shopping experiences, 125 miles of peaceful waterways for on- or in-the-water activities, 150 artificial reefs that line the Atlantic Ocean, 160 golf courses, award-winning restaurants
Insomnia; It’s Shortening Your LifeW. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | Health and Medicine | March 5, 2018
But being short on sleep is the cause of more than traffic accidents and death. Professor Walker also shows evidence it’s related to heart attack, obesity, diabetes, cancer and dementia.
Recruiting the immune system to prevent relapseAmerican Chemical Society | Health and Medicine | March 4, 2018
Vaccines against addictive drugs push forward despite past failures
An improved anti-addiction medicationAmerican Chemical Society | Health and Medicine | March 4, 2018
An anti-epilepsy medication could also be effective against addiction to cocaine, nicotine, methamphetamine, heroin and alcohol.
St. Gertrude of Nivelles
Uncertainty, doubt, and fear can never be defeated until those negatives — Can’t and Couldn’t — are replaced by these positives: Can and Will
These orchids are amongst the toughest of their kind. It takes but a modicum of additional efforts to have them as permanent household guests
‘Electric-ish’ BMW X5 is a fine ride that could save you some premium fuelJim Bray, CFP Automotive Editor | Automotive | February 28, 2018
However you cut it, or finance it, the X5 is a darn fine vehicle - even as a plug-in hybrid.
Why Don’t They Read History to Save Lives?W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | Health and Medicine | February 26, 2018
That your life may be dependent on a healthy immune system to survive influenza
Planning for a home vegetable garden this spring? Spare a thought for the French Sun King's Potager du Roi at Versailles
Whether apple pits, apricot kernels or more sinister sources are a painless or painful way to depart the mortal coil is controversial
Saving lives in the ICU through artificial intelligenceISRAEL21c | Health and Medicine | February 21, 2018
An Israeli venture capitalist’s personal tragedy brought him to a startup seeking to provide immediate health updates for fragile patients
Researchers bring high res magnetic resonance imaging to nanometer scaleWaterloo | Health and Medicine | February 21, 2018
Major advances in understanding new materials, virus particles and proteins that cause diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s
Pope Francis using respected charity foundation to bail out corrupt medical instituteDavid Martin | Family | February 21, 2018
Papal Foundation $25 Million dollar grant to Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata
Behold history’s worst Olympic halfpipe run. ...Also, oddly, one of history’s bestRobert Laurie | Family | February 20, 2018
Reading the rules counts
A Great View, But Will it Kill You?W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | Health and Medicine | February 20, 2018
So if you live in a high rise condo, or plan on moving to one, find out the number of barriers that will delay first responders to your floor
The 2018 Canadian Car of the Year is a Honda - and the Best Utility Vehicle is a minivanJim Bray, CFP Automotive Editor | Automotive | February 18, 2018
Nanotechnology could redefine oral surgeryAmerican Chemical Society | Health and Medicine | February 16, 2018
Nanotechnology could redefine oral surgery by reducing pain and recovery time
One drug could treat Alzheimer’s, MS, Crohn’s and moreISRAEL21c | Health and Medicine | February 16, 2018
A special peptide under development in Israel declares war against chronic inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases.
A step toward sensitive and fast gluten detectionAmerican Chemical Society | Health and Medicine | February 16, 2018
A new sensor can rapidly detect gluten with high sensitivity
Controversy has accompanied neonicotinoid pesticides ever since their commercial introduction in the mid-1990s
Cape Reinga, Waipoua Forest
What I Learned Watching My Wife’s Cataract SurgeryW. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | Health and Medicine | February 12, 2018
Femtosecond Laser Cataract Surgery
Canadian Car of the Year gets down to the best of the bestJim Bray, CFP Automotive Editor | Automotive | February 11, 2018
Honda Accord, Mazda 3, Volvo S90/V90, Chrysler Pacifica, CX-5, CX-9