Transvaginal mesh was found to be safe and effective for patients with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) when compared with native tissue repair (NTR) in a 3-year trial. Researchers, led by Bruce S. Kahn, MD, with the department of obstetrics & gynecology at Scripps Clinic in San Diego evaluated the two surgical treatment methods and published …
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Scanning electron microscope image of Vibrio cholerae. Credit: Wikipedia Cholera has killed one child and infected 30 people in South Sudan, the first resurgence of the illness in nearly five years, health officials said late Saturday. “The Ministry of Health would like to inform the public that the cholera outbreak has been declared in Rubkona …
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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Findings from a seven-year research project suggests that there could be a new approach to treating one of the most common and devasting forms of brain cancer in adults—Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM). In a peer-reviewed study published by BMC Cancer, scientists from the University of Surrey show that a short chain of …
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain One in 3 people who drowned in Canada had a pre-existing medical condition that contributed to the death in almost half the cases, according to new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). The study analyzed all 4288 unintentional drownings in both children and adults over 10 years from 2007 through …
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking action to reduce the amount of lead in apple juice and other juices. The FDA has issued draft guidance on steps that need to be made to make juice safer for people to drink. Under the current regulations, juice can contain up to 50 parts per billion …
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Larry Kosilla is one of the finest auto detailers in the business. Known for his unparalleled attention to detail, Kosilla works on some of the most valuable cars in the world, entrusted with making them look perfect for concours presentations. Then there’s this dent on the bumper of his own Ford Edge. Now, there are …
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A recent centrifuge test propelled a 10-foot projectile to 25,000 feet. SpinLaunch is working toward a mammoth version of its kinetic launch system later this year to shoot a rocket into suborbital flight. The company has deals with the Department of Defense and NASA to develop launches for small satellites and scientific payloads. “5 … …
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Want to lose sleep tonight? Really? You sure? OK. Warned you. We’ll cut to it. Don’t ask questions, but we recently stumbled on a particularly horrifying video, one that is so particularly upsetting that we needed to share it with you all—even if just to prove that we didn’t imagine it. The video comes courtesy …
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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is pretty well-known for sharing clips of his giant workouts on social media, filming himself getting his pump on in his well-equipped home gym (a.k.a. the “Iron Paradise”) and explaining his overall approach to training. In a new video from his Saturday chest and back routine on Instagram, Johnson offers a …
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It starts like the premise to a joke: Formula One GOAT Lewis Hamilton and football GOAT Tom Brady are playing golf when Brady turns to Hamilton and asks, “Have you ever been hit by a ball?” “Oh, God,” Hamilton says, “I got hit right in between the shoulder blades.” But this is not a joke; …
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