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Endocrinologists Criticize FDA’s Advisory Against Testosterone Replacement Therapy
On May 15th, two members of a panel of doctors cast doubt on a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory recommendation issued in March against testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) for hypogonadism. Medpage Today reports that two prominent endocrinologists are critical of the FDA’s decision, considering it premature. Dr. Sandeep Dhindsa, MD, of the Texas Tech…
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Google’s New Ads Make Retail Therapy Easier Than Ever
Retail therapy helps Americans deal with their stress and anxiety, and now Google is making it even easier for people to treat themselves, in every sense of the word. According to a 2013 survey by the Huffington Post, nearly one in three stressed Americans — which is about 91% of the general population — shops…
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Sterling Heights to Consider New Landscaping Amendment
The City Council of Sterling Heights, Michigan is considering an amendment that would require certain landscaping ordinances for its residents this summer. CandG Newspapers reports that on May 14th, the Sterling Heights Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend to the City Council certain regulations regarding single-family residential homes. The amendment stipulates that these homes will…
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Quebec Health Minister Backtracks on Bill’s Controversial IVF Age Limit
Only a day after announcing a significant compromise regarding his controversial health care reform bill, it seems Quebec’s Health Minister is already backtracking. Gaétan Barrette is distancing himself from a major component of the new health care reform bill: a cutoff age of 42 for women seeking in vitro fertilization (IVF). After much debate and…
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Venezuela Introduces Fingerprint Registration System to Help Manage Medicine Shortages
Previously one of the wealthiest countries in Latin America, modern Venezuela has been ravaged by a severe recession in the wake of its profitable oil boom. One of the most notable consequences of this economic struggle has been seen in the nation’s healthcare industry, which has been rocked by medication shortages and hospital closures. Now,…
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Texas Master Planned Community Developers Buy the Farm — Literally — to Compete for Business
As more families seek luxury homes with plenty of amenities inside and outside, master planned community developers are becoming more competitive in terms of what they can offer their residents. Nowhere is that more evident than in Houston, TX, where some of the top developers in the nation are competing for business with more and…
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MTA Metro-North Railroad Faces More Than 30 Lawsuits After 2013 Accident
Two years after a disastrous train derailment in Bridgeport, Connecticut injured more than 70 passengers, several victims have filed lawsuits against the railroad. The Hartford Courant reports that more than 32 lawsuits have been filed against the MTA Metro-North Railroad since the accident. State laws mandate that personal injury lawsuits must be filed within two years of…
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Should Oil Producers Be Included in the Conversation About Global Climate Change?
Later this year, some of the world’s leading scientists and environmentalists will gather in Paris to discuss global climate change — and some of the biggest oil companies also want a say in these negotiations. According to a May 26 Christian Science Monitor article, major oil producers like Total, Eni, Saudi Aramco, BG, Royal Dutch Shell and…
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Road Melting Heatwave Grips India
A devastating heat wave is gripping India. So far it has killed at least 800 people, and is even melting roads. It’s so hard hitting that the only relief in sight is an expected monsoon. Through the end of May, the India Meteorological Department has issued heat warnings, notifying citizens in several of its worst-hit…
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Feds Say Cormorant Cull Will Protect Columbia River Salmon Population
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services are preparing to cull thousands of double-crested cormorants in the Columbia River estuary, a move they say is necessary to protect baby salmon in the Pacific Northwest. These cormorants are large, black birds whose webbed feet, long necks and hooked bills…