![]() San Francisco Chronicle | After ravages of flesh-eating bacteria, Aimee Copeland uses new bionic hands CNN (CNN) -- Flesh-eating bacteria amputee Aimee Copeland now uses the latest technology in prosthetic hands to chop vegetables, pick up tiny items like Skittles, and comb and iron press her hair. With the bionic hands, Copeland is looking forward to cleaning ... Ga. flesh-eating bacteria victim gets bionic hands - USA Today Aimee Copeland gets fitted for new bionic 'iLimbs' Aimee Copeland gets new high-tech hands |
![]() AFP | CDC finds mental health woes in one in five US kids CBS News Millions of U.S. children are living with mental health disorders, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC rounded up rates of various mental health conditions among U.S. children for its first ... Up to 20 percent of U.S. youth experience a mental disorder Up to 1 in 5 children suffer from mental disorder: CDC Mental illness in youth: a common struggle |
![]() natmonitor.com | Electroshock therapy may boost math skills, study finds natmonitor.com Doing math in your head is a task that more than 20 percent of people have trouble with. National Monitor, Lance Tillson | May 18, 2013. Tweet. Researchers reporting in the Cell Press journal Current Biology say that electroshock therapy may boost math ... Brain stimulation promises 'long-lasting' maths boost Shocks to the brain improve mathematical abilities Mild brain shock may improve math skills |
![]() Toronto Star | Local physicians recommend genetic testing for cancer Youngstown Vindicator Ada Amendolara of Youngstown died of ovarian cancer in 1980 at age 58 — a decade before the discovery of breast and ovarian cancer-causing mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. Had the technology existed, she certainly would have been offered ... Angelina Jolie's genetic cancer link rare Courage in unexpected places Ahlin: Angelina Jolie, cancer and health care choices |
![]() Newsday | APA Leaders Defend New Diagnostic Guide - MedPage Today MedPage Today SAN FRANCISCO -- The fifth edition of the "psychiatrist's bible" was officially released here in all its 947-page glory, with its developers offering a spirited rebuttal to their critics. Known as DSM-5, the new version of the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) ... Controversial update to psychiatry manual, DSM-5, arrives Books blast new version of psychiatry's bible, the DSM - USA Today How Psychiatry Went Crazy |
![]() Burlington Times News | Medicaid opposition underscores states' healthcare disparities Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — Republican opposition in many statehouses to expanding Medicaid next year under President Obama's healthcare law — opposition that could leave millions of the nation's poorest residents without insurance coverage — will likely widen ... Increase in doctors' pay for Medicaid services off to a slow start A Republican inability to learn, or adapt | Stephen Henderson McCrory, Tillis, Berger: Privatizing Medicaid is unpopular, but we need money to ... |
![]() Nature World News | Major Breakthrough in IVF Treatment Raises Success Rate by 60 Pct Nature World News A major breakthrough in fertility treatment occurred this week with a new in-vitro fertilization (IVF) technique which claims to boost the chances of a successful birth by almost 60 percent and is already being dubbed the most significant breakthrough in fertility ... IVF 'may be boosted by time-lapse embryo imaging' IVF could be revolutionised by new technique, says clinic Embryo Mini-Movies May Boost IVF Success |
![]() Parkersburg News | Local Relay for Life events near fundraising goals Parkersburg News PARKERSBURG - The fight against cancer received a strong push towards eradication this weekend with Relay for Life events in both Washington and Wood counties. "The event went very well," said Tim Best, co-chair of the Washington County Relay for Life ... Relay for Life shines a light on cancer fight Taking steps to end cancer Relay for Life a smashing success at Boone - Reading Eagle |
It’s the beginning of blueberry season over here; let the parade of baked goods begin! I had a basket of blueberries giving me the eye the other morning, as well as some ricotta cheese in the fridge begging to be used up. Hmmm. Blueberry muffins maybe? blueberry pancakes? or pound cake? A lemony blueberry pound cake won the toss this time, a pound cake made even more dense and silky rich with the substitution of ricotta for some of the butter and flour. This ricotta pound cake was declared a winner by all who tasted it. Enjoy!
Are you a lover of books? My father, the English teacher, instilled in us an appreciation for literature. When I find a book I love I want to yell about it from the mountain top. Instead, my friends are the beneficiaries of this enthusiasm, since I typically find every excuse to send them a copy of the new favorite. Last year the book my friends received was The Lost World of the Kalahari by Laurens van der Post. This year it will be The Honey Thief, a beautifully written collection of fictional stories by Najaf Mazari, a Hazara Afghani refugee living in Australia, and his collaborator, novelist Robert Hillman.