Title: Heavy Pot Use Linked to Mental Problems, Even After Quitting
Category: Health News
Created: 4/30/2020 12:00:00 AM
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Title: Erratic Sleep Habits May Boost Risk of Heart Problems: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 3/4/2020 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/5/2020 12:00:00 AM

Supporting long-range communications inside of a mine is extremely difficult, so DARPA SubT teams are trying out some creative approaches

Lucas Joppa, founder of Microsoft's AI for Earth program, is taking an engineering approach to environmental issues

John Deere, the nearly 200-year-old tractor manufacturer, now considers itself a software company

With Italy's gym clubs and training facilities having fallen silent because of the coronavirus pandemic, 28-year-old Italian gymnast Marco Lodadio, silver medallist in the 2019 men's world artistic gymnastics championships, turned his garden into a fitness studio.

Without the sophisticated facilities that high-performance athletes normally count on, Lodadio modified a structure for a swing to train on rings.

Lodadio, whose parents had a gym where he began training when he was nine, has been stuck in lockdown for almost two months and this week has finally gotten back to his usual rigourous training regime as Italy begins gradually lifting its strict restrictions.

Winfrey eventually walked away from the Simmons project and had her name removed as a producer, citing creative differences.

Two laboratories did not achieve a good performance in the initial 2018 quality control test on Salmonella typing, according to a new report. The National Reference Laboratories (NRLs) of EU member states participate in quality control tests which consist of proficiency tests on Salmonella. Performance is assessed annually by testing ability to identify 20 Salmonella... Continue Reading

For years, those living and working in nursing and retirement homes across the country have struggled as overburdened caregivers tried to maintain a basic level of care and dignity for aging and ailing Canadians.

Increased social isolation, health anxiety and stress over an economic downturn are all factors that could spark a protracted crisis, the group said.

Twitter users have been complaining that their direct messaging function (DMs) is down.

Peer review moves to Twitter, muddling public health information.

As Elon Musk's Starlink and Jeff Bezos's Project Kuiper race to create high-speed internet using satellites orbiting Earth, there's a small problem that could get in the way: debris. From dead spacecraft that have been around since the dawn of the space age to flecks of paint smashing windows on the International Space Station, rubbish is clogging up our orbits. And with objects moving as fast as 15,500mph (25,000 kmph), the satellite services we've come to depend on are at constant risk of collision. So how to fix the problem with junk in space? Ian Anderson investigates

Earlier Matt Frei spoke to Mark Roscrow, the Chair of Trustees for the Health Care Supplies Association

OTTAWA - For years, those living and working in nursing and retirement homes across the country have struggled as overburdened caregivers tried to maintain a basic level of care and dignity for aging and ailing Canadians. It happened behind closed doors, said Carole Estabrooks, a professor in

While the data suggests long-term care homes across the globe have suffered unduly from COVID-19, residents in Canada's system seem to be suffering more than others.

Tyra Banks agrees that America's Next Top Model has aged, well, poorly. The Sports Illustrated covergirl and host of ANTM came under fire this week when resurfaced clips from the...

The app will ask for your name (or pseudonym), age range, postcode and phone number. Scott Morrison says the Australian government’s covid safe tracking app won’t be mandatory to download and install, but its uptake numbers could play a part in easing Covid-19 restrictions

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The Australian government has launched Covidsafe, an app that traces every person running the app who has been in contact with someone else using the app who has tested positive for coronavirus in the previous few weeks, in a bid to automate coronavirus contact tracing, and allow the easing of restrictions.

Here’s what we know about the app so far.

Gary Neville has expressed concern for EFL players whose contracts are set to expire this summer who will face a real problem finding new clubs as a result of the huge financial problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Manchester United fans have identified attacking midfield as the position which needs addressing as a priority this summer.

Chelsea fans have identified attack as the position which needs addressing as a priority this summer.

Manchester City fans have called on their club to strengthen in central defence when the transfer window opens.

The 2019/20 season has been a tough one for Tottenham - both on and off the pitch.

Liverpool are enjoying a season few have bettered over the years and should be celebrating their first ever Premier League title.

Ask any fan and Jordan Ayew will rank among their candidates for Crystal Palace player of the season.

Arsenal fans have, somewhat unsurprisingly, identified centre-back as Mikel Arteta's problem position ahead of this summer's transfer window.

Before the suspension of the 2019-20 Premier League campaign, West Ham were embroiled in a fierce fight to retain their top-flight status.

Top clubs are concerned that coronavirus testing is the biggest obstacle to the return of professional football.

Premier League clubs will meet today as officials prepare to step up plans for 'Project Restart', in the hope that the English football season can yet be completed and avoid the fate of its French and Dutch counterparts.

Tyra Banks agrees that America's Next Top Model has aged, well, poorly. The Sports Illustrated covergirl and host of ANTM came under fire this week when resurfaced clips from the...

A small study funded by the National Institutes of Health suggests that sleep problems among children who have a sibling with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may further raise the likelihood of an ASD diagnosis, compared to at-risk children who do not have difficulty sleeping. Previous research has shown that young children who have a sibling with ASD are at a higher risk for also being diagnosed with the condition.

In the community, the rate of transmission is probably as low as 0.5/0.6, which means its progress through the population has been arrested.

Expanding coronavirus testing is one of the most important tasks public health officials are tackling right now. But questions over accuracy of the two main types of tests have rightly caused concern.

The Federal Government has been spruiking a renewed focus on Australia's shrinking manufacturing sector in the post-COVID-19 world. But experts say it will be tough to flick the switch on a withering part of the economy.

Westpac joins ANZ in deferring its interim dividend as it braces for the financial impact of COVID-19, but mounting issues around money laundering and tax reporting may cost it almost as much.

Spouse worries about alcoholism.

Tyra Banks agrees that America's Next Top Model has aged, well, poorly. The Sports Illustrated covergirl and host of ANTM came under fire this week when resurfaced clips from the...

Washington state has a billion pounds of potatoes -- with no destination

India continues to be on the 'Priority Watch List' of the US Trade Representative (USTR) for lack of…

Medical device manufacturer Guidant LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boston Scientific Corporation, was charged today with criminal violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act related to safety problems with some of its implantable defibrillators.

Guidant LLC pleaded guilty today in St. Paul, Minn., before U.S. District Court Judge Donovan W. Frank to criminal violations of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.

Guidant LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boston Scientific Corporation, was formally convicted and sentenced today in St. Paul, Minn., for criminal violations relating to its interactions with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Attorney General Eric Holder, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today announced a new federal framework to assist American Indian and Alaska Native communities in achieving their goals in the prevention, intervention and treatment of alcohol and substance abuse.

Posted by Roger Bate The Economic Times of India covered our new paper today (see here). The paper published by the National bureau of Economic Research and not AEI as claimed by the Economic Times (see here), shows that Indian firms send their worst quality medicines to Africa. It is a shame that Indian Industry hack DG Shah continues to trot out the same arguments attacking us rather than addressing the paper’s findings. For example, he asks why did it take so long to publish a study [...]