By Kelvin Childs Providing eyeglasses to Baltimore schoolchildren yielded significant gains in their academic performance, a recent study shows. Among those who showed the greatest improvement were girls, special-education students and kids with the lowest scores. The study, published in JAMA Opthalmology, followed 2,304 children from 2016-2019 who received eyeglasses after a routine vision screening […]
Celebrities sign open letter to help end COVID-19 pandemic
It has been two years since the pandemic hit—two years of losing loved ones and two years of the economy being brought to its knees. The COVID-19 vaccine might have been the light at the end of the tunnel, but cases are still trending up thanks to the more contagious Delta variant. Perhaps, it is […]
Come to St Louis And Sink Your Teeth into the Smoked Meat: Q in the Lou returns
BBQ, BAND and BEER is what they are promoting this great event as. The 6th annual Q in the Lou is taking place October 1-3, 2021 in Kiener Plaza. That is a weekend of succulent delicacy and stomach filling fun.
These Teens Are Listening: New App Offers Safe Space For Airing Tough Issues
By Evan T. Henerson Sometimes it is easier to let the tech do the talking. An innovative new app is helping teens communicate via text about the difficult issues they face. The Teen Talk app, developed by Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles, gives teens a safe space to connect with peers. The […]
Beware Of Parasite: Drug-Resistant Dog Hookworm Is Now Untreatable
By Martin M Barillas Dogs plagued by hookworms — bloodsucking parasites — may have longer to wait for relief as research has found these parasites are resistant to all drugs commonly used to treat the infection. Ancylostoma caninum is a nematode parasite that uses its hook-like mouth to fasten itself to a host animal’s intestines. […]
VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Actor Michael K. Williams On Trauma And The Arts, In His Final Message
By Kevin Michael Briscoe Michael K. Williams has spoken from beyond the grave, thanks to video footage recorded just days before his death. The late Emmy-nominated actor, known mostly for “The Wire” and “Boardwalk Empire,” left behind a message about his life’s traumas and the character studies he made of them. And an epitaph: “Thank […]
Indoor Cannabis Crop Producers Offer Alternative To Narco Monopoly
MEXICO CITY — Independent cannabis producers are looking to the Mexican government for help. The LXV Legislature — the current session of Mexico’s Congress — is debating the legalization of cannabis consumption, sale and production. Independent consumers and producers are operating under their own rules. They have a silent agreement to trade and buy from each […]
Israeli Aid Agency Connects Afghan Women To Counseling
Vulnerable Afghani women now have reliable telecommunications access so that local mental health workers can continue supporting their psychosocial needs during the current unrest, thanks to an Israeli nonprofit. SmartAID is providing cellphones, solar-powered battery packs, and data packages to at-risk women in Afghanistan. “After a lengthy civil war and during the time of the […]
The 2021 U.N. General Assembly: World Leaders gathering for the first since the pandemic.
The 76th session of the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA 76) opened last Tuesday – the 14th of September 2021. The session kicked off with the first week’s order of business being Abdulla Shahid of the Maldives was sworn in as the General Assembly President. In his new position, President Abdulla Shahid officially opened the 76 […]
First Implant Of Total Artificial Heart In A Woman
For the first time, surgeons have successfully implanted an Aeson artificial heart in a woman facing end-stage heart failure. The surgery was performed by doctors from the University of Louisville and the Jewish Hospital at Louisville, using an implant made by Carmat, a French company. Carmat CEO Stephane Piat said the surgery, the third of […]
Concerts & Festivals Coming Fall 2021
No doubt you’re ready to stretch your legs and get back into the music festival circuit with your newfound freedom this fall. With over half the world vaccinated and the other half more or less happy as they are, some of the concerts and music festivals may actually happen this year! Some have turned tail […]
New Test Could Help Diagnose Alzheimer’s Years Earlier
A new method of measuring brain activity may be able to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease up to five years earlier than current methods, leading to improved outcomes for patients, according to scientists at the University of Bath in southwestern England. The Fastball EEG technology exposes patients to a series of flashing images for two minutes on […]
Entering Third Bout Vs. Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder Energized By Muhammad Ali KO Of George Foreman
Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder aims to give himself an early birthday present by regaining his WBC heavyweight crown from England’s Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury. Wilder is inspired for his third fight with Fury in part by Muhammad Ali, who became a two-time heavyweight champion on Oct. 30, 1974, with an upset, eighth-round knockout of […]
Tell the Mountain to Move
Our God is Lord of the impossible! As His children, we have been granted divine authority to speak to our situations. Read today’s article, then command the mountains of obesity and eating disorders to move in the Name of Christ the Lord!
Preparation for the Battle
In our daily lives, we often prepare before embarking on a new task. For example, we complete at least twelve years of school before entering the workforce. Once there, we enter orientation and training for our new jobs. Like soldiers in the natural real, we should take the same approach before engaging the enemy on the battlefield. Read today’s article to learn how to prepare for the war for your health and fitness!
Augmented Reality App Helps Reduce Fear Of Spiders
Arachnophobia, an exaggerated fear of spiders and other arachnids, has long been treated by psychologists with desensitization and relaxation techniques, but these may now give way to therapy via smartphone. At the University of Basel in Switzerland, researchers have developed an augmented reality app for smartphones to help treat arachnophobia, which showed success during the […]
Multi-Genre Violinist Finally Free To Explore His Talent Full-Time
Juggling a full-time job as a music teacher while going back to school and performing open-mic nights became too much for T-Ray The Violinist. Faced with the tough decision of keeping his 9-5 job or becoming a full-time musician, the talented violinist took a leap of faith. For the last seven years he’s been living […]
COVID: The Road of a Long Hauler… Part 2
Join Areia Cobb every 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month as she shares her road to recovery from COVID-19 and how being a COVID-19 Long Hauler is affecting every aspect of her life; as a wife, mother of two active boys and a working professional. It’s our hope that these journal entries provide hope, inspiration and information as you or your loved one travels your COVID-19 long haul.
VIDEO: Fire Kills At Least 14 People In Temporary COVID Clinic In North Macedonia
At least 14 people have been killed in a fire at a temporary building set up to treat COVID patients in North Macedonia, officials said. On Wednesday night “in the Tetovo COVID center, a huge tragedy happened in which, due to explosion and fire, there are 10 victims, and this number may increase. The fire […]
VIDEO: Feline Poorly: Lions And Tigers Struck Down With COVID
COVID-19 is a threat to humans and animals alike. Eight animals at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., are presumed to have tested positive for COVID-19. Six African lions, a Sumatran tiger and two Siberian tigers are being treated for COVID-19 and under close observation, the zoo said. Final confirmation of the preliminary test […]
College Life During Covid-19 Pandemic: An Interview with a Bucknell University First-year Student
Ninah Jackson, Political Science, Class of 2025 School is back in session, and I talk with Ninah Jackson a recent graduate of Oxon Hill High school in Prince George’s County and student member of the board of education about her first year of freshmen college college and how’s it going as we’re still in them […]
Secondhand Smoke In Kids’ Hair Prompts Behavior Changes In Parents
A recently published study reveals that 70 percent of the children of regular smokers have nicotine particles in their hair — not resting on their hair but as an integral part of the strands. When parents become aware of this effect, they are more likely to take steps to prevent secondhand smoke exposure. Tel Aviv […]
Booster Shot Restores Protection Against Covid Viral Load
The two-dose Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 is initially effective in reducing the viral load of breakthrough infections — even with the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, An Israeli study has found. The lower the viral load, the lower the chance of transmitting the virus and developing symptoms. But after analyzing viral loads of over […]
Certificados de vacunación falsos incautados en la aduana de Estados Unidos
La última importación del Lejano Oriente no es algo que encuentras en WalMart. Se trata de certificados de vacunación COVID-19 falsificados, con errores tipográficos torpes, y el gobierno federal los está confiscando tan rápido como puede encontrarlos. Los funcionarios de aduanas en cuatro ciudades estadounidenses confiscaron recientemente envíos de más de seis mil certificados de […]
Gary ‘G7’ Jenkins Serving A Life Sentence In The Music Industry
Peeling back the layers of Gary “G7” Jenkins’ musical talent could be an endless process. Jenkins — also known as Lil G from famed R&B group Silk — is back in the studio working on his solo album, “G7 No Parole,” a title which symbolizes his devotion to making music. His first single, “That’s My […]
