With warmer weather comes more time spent outdoors with our pets! This includes many of us spending days lakeside, where dangerous toxins like blue-green algae may lurk. Many pet parents are not aware of the severity of blue-green algae intoxication….
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Double the Fun with Johnny and Carlos!
Five-month-old brothers, Johnny and Carlos, are looking for a quiet home with a patient, loving adopter in the Los Angeles area. These cuddle buddies love spending time together! In fact, Johnny, who is shyer, often looks to his brother to…
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Family of 4! Shawn Johnson and Andrew East Welcome Their 2nd Baby
Gold medal mom! Shawn Johnson East announced on Tuesday, July 20, that she had given birth to her and Andrew East’s second child, a baby boy. Pregnant Shawn Johnson East’s Baby Bump Album Ahead of 2nd Child “We’re so excited…
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Living by oil and gas drilling linked to lower birthweights
A new study from Oregon State University found that infants born within 3 kilometers of oil and natural gas drilling facilities in Texas had slightly lower birthweights than those born before drilling began in their vicinity. The study, published today…
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Classes and Activities To Get Your Kids Excited About The Olympics!
The Summer Olympics are here and since we can’t be there in person we can be there in spirit! Whether your child is a future gymnast in training or if they’re more glued to the theatrics of the opening ceremony…
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How football and COVID-19 are both triggers for a surge in online gambling
Euro 2020 is one of the biggest events in football, a festival of goal scoring and glory seeking—and for many, yet another opportunity to gamble. Anyone following the action—whether it’s at a stadium, on TV or online—will never be far…
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Cannabis intoxication and rates of accidental ingestion in young children rise after legalization, new study finds
Significantly higher rates of child intensive care admissions for unintentional cannabis poisonings have been seen following legalization of the drug in Canada. Researchers from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), based in Toronto, found a four-fold increase in unintentional poisonings…
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Link between obesity and COVID-19 may not be what it seems
Obesity is frequently cited as a risk factor for severe COVID-19, but the role of weight bias and discrimination in that risk demands further investigation, according to Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, an associate professor of family medicine at the University of…
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Racism and segregation associated with advanced stage lung cancers among Blacks
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for 80-85 percent cases of lung cancer and when diagnosed early, has a five-year survival rate of 50-80 percent. Black patients have lower overall incidence…
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Black and white women have same mutations linked to breast cancer risk
The prevalence of genetic mutations associated with breast cancer in Black and white women is the same, according to a new JAMA Oncology study of nearly 30,000 patients led by researchers in the Basser Center for BRCA at the Abramson…
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