'What’s that noise?' Plane takes off with worker in cargo hold
An Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing because a worker got trapped inside the cargo hold. How did it happen?
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Patients' medical records under threat from data breaches
CHICAGO (AP) — Your private medical information is under threat. That’s according to a study that found almost 30 million health records nationwide were involved in criminal theft, malicious hacking or other data breaches over four years. The incidents seem to be increasing.
Stronger Together: 6 Ways to Build Community
Late NFL star running back Walter “Sweetness” Payton said, “We are stronger together than we are alone.”This weekend I experienced this through building true community.I went to speak at a conference on Yoga at UC Berkeley.What I experienced there was more than just sharing and gaining information. I experienced inter-generational,…
France tells cigarette companies to use plain packs
France, home of historic Gitanes and Gauloises cigarettes with their iconic blue-and-white packaging, will require all tobacco companies to sell their wares in plain boxes from next year in an anti-smoking crackdown. Tobacco firms will from May 2016 have to sell cigarettes in plain packaging with photographs of internal organs damaged by smoking, with the brand appearing only in small lettering. Smoking will be banned in the presence of children
Sierra Leone schools reopen after long closure due to Ebola
By Umaru Fofana FREETOWN (Reuters) – Schools in Sierra Leone reopened on Tuesday after closing for nine months due to an Ebola epidemic that killed 3,800 people, but teachers and aid workers said attendance was low due to lingering fears of the disease. The authorities have waived fees at state schools and hope 1.8 million children will return to catch up on a lost academic year in the impoverished country
E-cigs with nicotine pose health risks, Norway warns
Swapping traditional tobacco for vaporized nicotine is not a highway to healthier living, according to a new assessment report from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health whose goal was to explore the still relatively new trend of electronic cigarettes.
12 Sneaky Ingredient Swaps For Healthier Recipes
And most of them are in your kitchen already.
What's Really Making You Sneeze?
Pinpoint your triggers and get your ahh-cheeews under control!
'GIRLS' Star Jemima Kirke On Her Abortion: 'If I Didn't Take The Anesthesia, I Would Be Able To Afford To Do This'
Jemima Kirke underwent an abortion without anesthesia because she couldn’t afford the bill while she was in college. Here’s her PSA explaining her decision and the barriers she faced.
Meet Jennifer Lopez's Favorite Metabolism-Boosting Shake Recipe
The ever-fit J.Lo’s own favorite shake recipe that she drinks every morning has only 100 calories per serving — and is packed with nutrients.