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5G Is Coming, And With It Potentially Calamitous Health Risks

prepforthat.com

by Meredith Lager

November 26, 2018

You want fast wireless service. Enhanced wireless data speeds are premium services that stand to make Wireless companies billions (and already do). The newest technological enhancement to improved wireless data speeds is 5G.

The installation of 5G cell towers is not only going to improve speed, but it is also likely to have a detrimental effect on our public health. Wireless companies have already installed up to 300,000 new 5G antennas. That's right, 5G is coming whether we like it or not and health risks are going to tag along with these faster data experiences.

Amazon Takes on Unstructured EHR Data with Machine Learning, NLP

healthitanalytics.com

by Jennifer Bresnick

November 28, 2018

A new machine learning and natural language processing service from Amazon will comb through unstructured EHR data to identify actionable insights and support better decision-making.

"Comprehend Medical helps health care providers, insurers, researchers, and clinical trial investigators as well as health care IT, biotech, and pharmaceutical companies to improve clinical decision support, streamline revenue cycle and clinical trials management, and better address data privacy and protected health information (PHI) requirements." The HIPAA-eligible service will be covered under Amazon Web Services' (AWS) business associate agreement, ensuring the privacy and security of patient data that is run through the system.

Why daily doses of nature in the city matter for people and the planet

theconversation.com

by Anne Cleary

November 29, 2018

The environmental movement is shifting away from focusing solely on raising awareness about environmental issues. Many environmental agencies and organisations now also aim to connect people with nature.

What is less clear is how to enhance an individual's nature connection - that is feeling that they are a part of nature. Over half of all people globally, and nine out of ten people in Australia, live in urban environments. This reduces their opportunities to experience and connect with nature.

Genome-edited baby claim provokes international outcry

nature.com

by David Cyranoski & Heidi Ledford

November 29, 2018

The startling announcement by a Chinese scientist represents a controversial leap in the use of genome-editing.

A Chinese scientist claims to have helped make the world's first genome-edited babies - twin girls, who were born this month. The announcement has provoked shock and outrage among scientists around the world.

Magnesium found to cure depression better than antidepressants

getholistichealth.com

December 10, 2018

A breakthrough nutritional study conducted at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont and published in PLoS ONE has found that just 248mg of magnesium per day leads to an astounding reversal of depression symptoms in study subjects.

"New clinical research results show magnesium is effective at addressing symptoms and is safer and easier on the wallet than prescription therapies," reports Science Daily, echoing the reporting of Natural News from over a decade ago. Today, even mainstream science is now confirming that magnesium is a safe, affordable and effective treatment for depression.

Essential Oils Might Be the New Antibiotics

theatlantic.com

by Tori Rodriguez

January 14, 2019

Faced with increasingly drug-resistant bacteria, scientists and farmers are now looking to plant extracts to keep people and animals healthy.

A handful of promising, real-life studies have been conducted with humans and other animals, though most of the research in that realm thus far has been conducted in the lab. More controlled trials will be required before some of these applications will be available to the public, but meanwhile, scientists have turned up exciting results in another area of use: countering the growing antibiotic-resistance crisis. "The loss of antibiotics due to antimicrobial resistance is potentially one of the most important challenges the medical and animal-health communities will face in the 21st century," says Dr. Cyril Gay, the senior national program leader at the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service.

10 Things I Learned About CBD Oil for Dogs

keepthetailwagging.com

by Kimberly

January 16, 2019

I've been giving CBD oil to my dogs for a couple of years to help Rodrigo with his anxiety and Sydney with her joint pain. I've tried many CBD treats and oils and have been largely disappointed.

CBD oil isn't cheap, and I began to realize that I needed to educate myself because I couldn't afford a CBD oil product that required me to give my dogs four droppers full of the oil or 6-7 treats to be effective.

Lingering long after a storm, mold and mental health issues

ehn.org

by Lewis Raven Wallace

January 22, 2019

NEW BERN, NC - Burney-Scott called Craven County-where New Bern is located-emergency services, and hours later her sister, who doesn't know how to swim, was rescued by boat-along with her granddaughter and 6-year-old great-grandson.

The problems with displacement, slow FEMA payments, and lack of rental homes are well-documented, but residents like Burney-Scott's sister are left with longer-term problems. Staying healthy in the months after a flood presents a conundrum: People who stay at home may be living among rotting walls, exposed insulation, and black mold, as Mary Ann would if she stayed at home.

Erie hospital to pay, rehire ex-workers who refused flu shots

goerie.com

by David Bruce

January 26, 2019

Saint Vincent Hospital has agreed to rehire six former employees it fired after they refused to get flu shots in late 2013 and early 2014 due to their religious beliefs.

The Erie hospital also will provide about $300,000 in back pay and compensatory damages to the employees as part of an agreement to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of the workers by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in September. A consent decree that ended the case and detailed the settlement terms was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Erie.

Alaska becomes first U.S. state to approve on-site consumption at pot shops

thegrowthop.com

by Emma Spears

March 13, 2019

Dispensaries will not be permitted to serve customers that appear drunk or to allow them to enter or remain on store property

The new rules would allow cannabis shops to pay an application fee of USD $1,000 for an on-site endorsement, and USD $600 to apply to renew it, in addition to an annual fee of USD $2,000.

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