Technology seems to be moving faster than we can keep up with it. This obviously comes with many upsides, but there can also be sinister downsides to technology, especially in the hands of young children. Most kids these days are more adept and skillful at using their smartphones than their parents. While smartphones are not
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Once reserved for Hollywood blockbusters, or perhaps our own private nightmares, flesh-eating bacteria seems to be stepping out of the obscure and into the every day. New cases of it, known scientifically as necrotizing fasciitis, have been turning up in new places it hadn’t previously been observed, and that’s raising some eyebrows. (1) According to
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World Water Crisis It’s easy to take for granted the fact that in the United States we can turn on a kitchen tap and get clean water. But according to a 2019 UNICEF report, one in three people worldwide do not have access to fresh drinking water. (1) That adds up to about 2.2 billion
The skyrocketing cost of medicine in the United States has taken another life. When Josh Wilkerson, 26, aged out of his step-father’s insurance, he and his fiancee turned to cheap insulin to help them afford their medical costs and save for their wedding. He never made it to the altar. What Went Wrong? Wilkerson, who
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In October of 2015, young Chrissy Turner found a lump in her breast. She was 8 years old at the time. ‘Is breast cancer in children really a thing?’ you might ask. How can nature be so cruel? She was immediately taken in for testing, with doctors optimistic about the prognosis. She was 8 years
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Many people who travel to Thailand come home with photos of themselves perched atop an elephant. Elephant tourism is a huge draw in this country. But is it actually animal abuse? Elephant Tourism Today in Thailand, there are more captive elephants than wild ones. About 4500 live in captivity, while 3500 are free. Wild elephants
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After his first day of classes in his senior year of college, Doug Lindsay collapsed at home. The biology major, who was attending school at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, knew something was very wrong. He had seen the same thing happen to both his mother and his aunt. (1, 2) It Runs In The
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Chad Hooker coaches young adults and children with autism. His gym, called Puzzle Piece Athletics, focuses on inclusive, customized exercise and CrossFit training for neuro-diverse kids. Hooker, a trainer for the last decade and CrossFit buff, had never worked with autistic kids until his friend introduced him to a child with autism. The child was
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Natalie Kunicki, a 23-year-old paramedic from London suffered a stroke when she cracked her neck and ruptured a major artery. She was watching a movie in bed after a night out and heard a crack after stretching her neck, but didn’t think much about it. When she got up later to use the washroom, she
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Many of us will remember the excitement of losing a baby tooth. It meant that you could place it under your pillow, and the tooth fairy would exchange it for money or a gift while you slept. But it turns out that baby teeth are even more valuable than we thought as children. Some parents
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