(Reuters Health) – Lack of time and staff support are the two biggest barriers to school garden success, according to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health. “The physical space itself doesn’t seem to be the problem,” Dr. Kate G. Burt of the City University of New […]
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A set of twin brothers who transitioned from female to male are sharing their story in hopes of helping others who may be struggling with their own identity. Jack Grafe and Jace Grafe, 23, grew up in a Christian home in Maryland. They currently live in Georgia. Both were assigned […]
(Reuters Health) – Hospital accreditation isn’t necessarily tied to better outcomes for U.S. patients, researchers say. Based on records for more than 4.2 million patients over age 65 covered by Medicare, the study team found no difference between accredited and unaccredited hospitals in patient death rates, and only a slightly […]
America, known as the melting pot of the world, has become a cauldron of emotions. Staying up to date on the news, looking at social media and even talking with friends and family can quickly become stressful. Politics is leaving people deeply divided, deeply enraged or both. The 24/7 news […]
(Reuters Health) – A smoke alarm that broadcasts a mother’s voice would wake children much more quickly than alarms that blast high-pitched tones, a new U.S. study finds. Sleeping children, as it turns out, are fairly impervious to the screeching of a smoke alarm. Researchers found that most children ages […]
Transcript for New York child dies of pediatric flu Backck now with a new health alert about the flu. The virus has claimed the life of a child in New York City, the second pediatric flu death this season. Diane Macedo has at latest. Just a week after an otherwise […]
Amy Robach is a co-anchor for ABC News’ “20/20.” Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro is something I had been dreaming about for as long as I can remember. It was a distant dream but on my very real list of things to do before I die. I told myself, ‘One day I’ll […]
FILE PHOTO: Pigs are pictured at a farm on the outskirts of Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan province November 30, 2011. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo BEIJING (Reuters) – China will mandate more laboratories to conduct African swine fever virus tests, the country’s agriculture ministry said on Friday. Animal disease control […]