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‘Rare’ Case of Mad Cow Disease Strikes Alabama for the Second Time
Posted on: 21 Jul 2017
An “atypical” case of bovine spongiform encephalopothy (BSE), also known as mad cow disease, has been confirmed Tuesday in an 11-year-old beef cow in Alabama, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Luckily, the animal had never entered the slaughterhouse and “at no time presented a risk to food supply or human health.” A news release by the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries reveals that the sick animal was found during routine surveillance at an Alabama livestock market, where it died. Samples of the animal were sent to a USDA…
Bodies of Missing Couple Found Frozen in the Alps 75 Years Later
Posted on: 18 Jul 2017
A Swiss couple disappeared in the Alps 75 years ago after venturing off to feed their cattle. Just recently, their “perfectly preserved” bodies, clad in World War II clothing with identification papers, were discovered in a melting glacier. Marcelin and Francine Dumolin were 40 and 37 when they went missing in August 1942 and left behind five sons and two daughters. They had lived near Chandolin in southwest Switzerland at the time of their unfortunate deaths. Last week, their bodies were found near a ski lift in the same region.…
Doctors Remove Mass of 27 Contact Lenses out of Woman’s eye
Posted on: 18 Jul 2017
A 67-year-old woman felt a strange discomfort in her right eye ahead of her cataract surgery. She assumed the sensation was linked to dry eye and old age. This was far from the truth. Once surgeons began prepping the unidentified woman for her surgery at Solihull Hospital near Birmingham, they discovered a hard bluish mass lodged in her eye. To their disbelief, it was a lump of 17 contact lenses glued together by mucus, the doctors reported in BMJ, a medical journal. Upon further examination, they found 10 more lenses…
Artificial Sweeteners Won’t Help you Lose Weight, New Study Reveals
Posted on: 17 Jul 2017
Artificial sweeteners are widely believed to be a healthier alternative to sugar for those who are trying to maintain or lose weight. A new study, however, proves otherwise. In the report, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, researchers analyzed 37 different studies on artificial sweeteners to discover if these alternatives were proven successful for weight management. More than 400,000 people participated in the studies over a span of about 10 years. The studies reveal that consuming artificial sweeteners didn’t help the participants lose weight. Instead, they demonstrated that people…
U.S. Temporarily Suspends Efforts to Free Trapped Whales After Rescuer Killed
Posted on: 17 Jul 2017
The United States is temporarily putting a halt on attempts to rescue large whales trapped in fishing gear as a result of a recent whale releasing incident that left a fisherman dead. Joe Howlett, founder of the Campobello Whale Rescue Team, was killed Monday after freeing a trapped North Atlantic right whale, an endangered species, off the coast of the Canadian Province of New Brunswick. Once Howlett successfully cut the last piece of rope off the entangled whale, the marine animal did a flip and struck the fisherman. As of…
