Skyrocketing drug prices have Americans taking desperate measures
By Ilana Novick From Truth Dig With the rising cost of health insurance premiums andprescription drugs, Americans are scrambling for ways to cover lifesaving care. Injuries and illness, whether due to freak accidents or as chronic issues, often come “at a staggeringly…
Dolphins dying along Gulf Coast at triple normal rate
By Lily Puckett From Independent UK The 2010 BP oil spill and major flooding the Midwest are thought to be the causes At least 279 dolphins have been found stranded along the Gulf Coast since February this year, three times the rate…
4 shot, 3 arrested at Raptors rally in Toronto
From Sina Gunfire broke out and a stampede ensued as fans celebrated at a rally Monday for the NBA champion Raptors, leaving four people shot and thousands fleeing less than a block from where the players and Canadian Prime Minister…
NASA is going to fire an atomic clock into space so astronauts know where they’re going
By mike Wehner From BGR As NASA and other organizations begin to lay the groundwork for crewed missions to places other than an orbiting space station or even the Moon, they’re beginning to better understand the potential challenges such missions…
Drug trafficking is a global problem foist upon Caribbean countries
By Bocchit Edmond FromJjamaica Observer Violent crime is down in countries across the Caribbean. Jamaica’s prime minister said that homicides fell by 22 per cent last year. Homicides in the Dominican Republic have been on a downward trend since 2011. In…
Gadget of the week
Apple TV is getting a Picture-in-Picture mode so you can watch two shows at once from Sarah Perez From TechCrunch Apple TV is getting a Picture-in-Picture mode that will allow users to stream two shows at the same time, TechCrunch…
Cruise company fined $20 Million for pollution coverup
By s.e. smith From Care2 As if the rampant norovirus on cruise ships wasn’t bad enough, here’s another reason to rethink a high seas vacation: Carnival Cruise Line just got fined $20 million for polluting and then trying to cover it up. It’s not…
Air Antilles to introduce Viking 400 to Caribbean
By Kerry Lynch From AIN Online Air Antilles has placed an order for two Viking Twin Otter 400 twin turboprops, making the Guadeloupe, French West Indies airline the first commercial operator of the Series 400 in the Caribbean. Under the…
Advance in slowing prostate cancer made in clinical trials
From Newsmax Cutting-edge prostate cancer drugs that help extend life in the toughest cases might also be useful in fighting less aggressive tumors, two new clinical trials suggest. Two drugs that interfere with cancer’s ability to use testosterone for fuel,…
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