Environmental activists and big businesses have long feuded over the idea of what is more important: Progress or the environment. Never has this come more to a head then when an endangered animal shows up on a planned construction site.
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The illegal trade of animals as pets is a huge business earning black market breeders and trappers millions of dollars each year. They often trade in endangered and unique species, but some crooks lost out on a payday when 700 endangered pig-nosed turtles were saved in Indonesia.
Tanning continues to be a popular pastime among Americans, which is pretty alarming, given that it can literally kill you. That "healthy glow" can lead to melanoma, and in the last few years, the rate of melanoma cases has skyrocketed a whopping 800 percent among women ages 18-39. That's twice the rate of melanoma in men of the same age, and the rates for other tanning-related cancers (like basal and squamous cell carcinomas) is following a similar trajectory.
"Stunt journalism" has gotten a bad rap, but when done right, it can be extremely entertaining. What Jacobs brings to the table is a finely-wrought balance of neuroticism, humor and compulsive honesty. His books are always an entertaining read, and Drop Dead Healthy is no exception. For this project, he spent two years getting as healthy as possible, from head to toe. But how do you determine what's the healthiest thing to do? Well, exactly.
The news about stress is so bad, it's hard to think of something stress isn't responsible for. And that's part of the problem: Sometimes I feel like "stress" is an all-purpose explanation for disease and ill health that basically amounts to "blame the victim." Because after all, if you are stressed, it's your own fault and it's your problem to fix. ARGH HOW STRESSFUL.
The Federal Environmental Protection Agency has been working to decrease dangerous emissions from gasoline and engines slowly through a tiered approach. The agency recently released its requirements for tier 3, and while it will be a boon for the environment, not so for the average consumer.
Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle have found that female brains often contain male DNA. The study found that male DNA is transferred to females during pregnancy and can travel to the brain. This process, called microchimerism, happens when mothers and their fetuses exchange cells and other genetic material. The study examines women with and without Alzheimer's disease to try to determine whether the male DNA provides health benefits to the females.
Many of us reach for a cup of coffee when we start to get distracted and worn out by the end of the day. But researchers in Scotland have found that mental fatigue (being "easily distracted, forgetful and mentally flighty") can be alleviated with just a simple walk through a park.
