As the Ebola epidemic continues raging on and posing a serious medical threat, the lack of a successful cure remains a huge concern. However, that hasn’t stopped a few companies from claiming their products could treat the virus. This week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has had to take action against three companies which… Read More
Everyone remembers the ALS Challenge campaign to raise awareness about the neurodegenerative disease, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. But not everyone knows the stories of the people suffering from this disease and what it does to those afflicted. As it progresses throughout the stages of the disease, it begins to affect the brain and the spinal cord, ultimately… Read More
What’s in a tweet? Copious amounts of spending money, depending on who you ask. Anyone conscious during the social media renaissance recognizes how Twitter blew up the Internet during its launch. Since then, however, its creative innovations haven’t seemed to match that original genius. The company decided to redirect its focus and dollars toward funding… Read More
Nothing goes together like football and a Thursday holiday in the fall. There is a brisk, autumnal chill in the air, and we are gathering with family for a celebratory feast, eager to clear our plates, hit the couch and soak in the pigskin goodness. For years, we have pleaded with the football gods, wondering… Read More
You may not always get to put as much effort into your daily makeup routine as you would like, but even a lack of consistent makeup use isn’t enough to keep you from buying the gorgeous shade of lipstick you’ve been looking for when you find it, or a new eye shadow palette you’re excited… Read More
After her strife with a double mastectomy, Daphne Richards was on her way to winning the battle against breast cancer. However, unforeseen events with her employer brought a dense haze to her small silver lining. When she returned to work, she had learned that she had been demoted from her management job at Chick-Fil-A and… Read More
You knew that you could make a mean salad dressing using apple cider vinegar, but did you know that it can also be used as a natural remedy for a number of ailments? Apple cider vinegar is so much more than just another food product in your pantry, and when used correctly, it can be… Read More
A 70-year-old Japanese woman has become the first recipient to receive stem cells that are derived from induced pluripotent stem cells. This technology will later be able to offer regenerative possibilities for embryo-derived cells. This advancement will be able to offer us these possibilities without any safety concerns. The procedure took place at the Institute… Read More
One of the largest dinosaur to walk this earth was discovered in Argentina’s Patagonia desert by a research team of eight, led by Dr. Kenneth Lacovra of Drexel University. Among Lacovra’s team is Alison Moyer, a Ph.D candidate at North Carolina State University. Moyer was able to uncover parts of the skeleton of the dinosaur… Read More
When it comes to natural remedies, the first things we think of are usually oral solutions or topical treatments, but we rarely consider the role our noses can play in healing. However, various studies on the topic of aromatherapy confirm that your sense of smell could benefit your mind and body in a number of ways,… Read More
