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What does “Climate-Smart Agriculture” really mean? New tool breaks it down
By Desmond Brown IPS From Caribbean News Service PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Aug 15 2017 (IPS) – A Trinidadian scientist has developed a mechanism for determining the degree of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) compliance with respect to projects, processes and products….
Dharamshila Narayana Super-speciality Hospital organizes Rubaroo The annual women cancer survivors and patients Meet
MENAFN Press – 13/08/2017 (MENAFN Editorial) New Delhi, August 12, 2017: Dharamshila Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, which is managed by Narayana Health is not only emerging as a major carer of cancer patients but also as an awareness advocate of cancer…
The hidden stories of medical experimentation on Caribbean slave plantations
From LONDA SCHIEBINGER, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, The Conversation August 14, 2017 From The San Francisco Chronicle (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Londa Schiebinger, Stanford University (THE CONVERSATION) In the natural…
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GSK will use supercomputers to develop new drugs By Daniel Cooper From engadget It has signed a $43 million deal with a deep learning company called Exscientia. Developing a new drug is a long, complicated and expensive process that takes…
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Childhood exercise may protect against memory loss in old age
By Andy Coghlan From new Scientist Can exercise during childhood protect you against memory loss many decades later? Exercise early in life seems to have lifelong benefits for the brain, in rats at least. “This is an animal study, but…
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Doubting? Let these 7 well-known personalities invite you to try CoolSculpting
By Mary Alusin In the world of entertainment and show business, image is everything. And maintaining high public image standards is something that celebrities have to prioritize. It’s this reason why there are so many available treatments that enhance the…
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Surprising facts about dehydration, heat exhaustion and heat stroke
Living in high temperature areas creates many self-proclaimed “experts” about the heat index, dangerous temperatures and related illnesses, such as dehydration, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. But, some facts about our body’s reaction to hot weather may surprise even the…
What happened to Zika? Florida has no local cases this year – so far
BY DANIEL CHANG From Miami Herald A year after the first outbreak of Zika in Miami, the mosquito-borne virus’s once-menacing march has slowed to a crawl, with Florida health officials reporting fewer infections in 2017 than last year and no…
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British Virgin Islands cleans up after flash flood
From Caribbean News Service TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, Aug 10 2017 – The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is in full “clean up mode” following extensive flooding in certain areas of the Territory with the hardest impact occurring on the island…
What’s happening to your brain and body when you feel stressed
By Holly Blake, The Conversation From Business Insider We all feel stressed from time to time – it’s all part of the emotional ups and downs of life. Stress has many sources, it can come from our environment, from our…
