For the first time in decades, the United States is seeing a major outbreak of avoidable diseases like measles, rubella and pertussis because some parents are saying “NO” to vaccinating their children for medical and religious reasons. All three of these diseases can be prevented with a series of MMR and TDaP vaccines given in […]
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In the 1960s, Bob Dylan refined an alternative approach to folk music that helped redefine the music industry generally. Dylan proved that a song didn’t have to rely so heavily on its musicality, whether acoustic or electric; the audience could focus as much or more on the lyrics and the story they told. Even with
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Krokodil will literally have you coming out of your skin. It’s worse than crystal meth, or any other street drug. Authorities first noticed Krokodil in 2002 on the streets of Russia. Now, addicts inject it all over the globe. Government officials have confiscated over 65 million doses and counted over a million addicts. The toxic
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Lviv, Ukraine is a city with a pulse. People bustle through the cobblestone streets with an air of friendliness and a purpose. The 13th century buildings line streets that veer towards the town’s center where natives and tourists indulge in local delicacies such as coffee, chocolate, or beer. The eclectic art scene includes sacred sites
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Animals emit fear, stress, and pain when they are being killed or waiting to be slaughtered. These hormones lead to a number of serious diseases when humans consume this meat. More in depth investigations of the problem show that industrial (or factory) farms often make animals live in unhygienic and inhumane conditions with no access
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Unlike many children here in America, my earliest memories are of Bucharest, Romania. Memories of homelessness and poverty are forever etched into my mind. I will never forget what it was like to live in a concrete house that flooded with cockroaches as soon as the lights went out or the time when my then
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