Florida Mother Stops Brazen Public Kidnapping Attempt
It’s not every day that an attempted kidnapping has a happy ending. A man named Craig Bonello attempted to kidnap a 13-year-old girl shopping with her mother at a Dollar General store in Florida. In the video below, the man appears to be going about his business at first. Then he stops his cart, walks over to the girl...
Angry Doctors Reveal Private Patient Information Online
Healthcare providers retaliating against negative Yelp reviews by patients have revealed private patient information online. When responding to these reviews, doctors, dentists, chiropractors and other medical professionals have “divulged details of patients’ diagnoses, treatments and idiosyncrasies,” according to The Washington Post. In many instances, divulging this information violates the standards set out by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...
How Meditation Can Help Stop Shopping Insanity
For many Americans, shopping is a way to release endorphins after a long, hard day at work. But let's face it, the "shopper's high" can be addictive — and it's an addiction that's easy to justify. You work hard earning your money, so it's perfectly okay to treat yourself and splurge, right? While the occasional purchase is just fine, and...
How Far Would You Go To Look Good? The Price Of Vanity
What happens when beauty and perfection skew? Are we really such a beauty-obsessed culture that we would risk our lives for the pursuit of looking good? For one man, the answer is a resounding yes. But how far would you go to achieve your image of beauty? Beauty outweighs risk Karl Dinis is so obsessed with looking good that injecting himself...
Tourism Before Truth: Australia Covering Up That The World’s Biggest Reef Is Dying
The Great Barrier Reef first started to grow 18 million years ago. Scientists have now warned that parts of the reef are dead or dying, and it could be beyond saving within just five years. As UNESCO censored any mention of the reef in its latest report, scientists from James Cook University stated that the Australian government would have to...
6 Coffee Recipes for Beautiful Skin
Up until now, coffee has probably only served the sole purpose of reviving you in the morning, and perhaps seeing you through the occasional slow afternoon at work. Admittedly, it’s an important role, but you’ll be pleased to know that this isn’t the only reason you should keep a cache of fresh, organic coffee beans in your kitchen cupboard. Most...
Death With Dignity: Is It Your Right To Die?
California officially has became the fourth state in the country to allow assisted suicide for the terminally ill and by far the largest in terms of population. The Golden State’s move revives a debate that seems at first to largely affect physicians, with some saying they support the legislation and others arguing that right-to-die laws force them to act...
Good Samaritan Saves Boy’s Life
Killian Gonzalez, a 4-year-old boy from Nevada, is lucky to be alive. On May 22nd, he was travelling with his mother on a highway in Idaho following a birthday party. They were driving in a severe hailstorm when their vehicle skidded and collided with another car. Killian was in a protective car seat but he suffered what experts describe as...
Are We Ready For Passenger-Carrying Drones?
Originally used for military and commercial purposes, drones have been kept mostly from the public eye, other than small hobbyist models. Now, the first passenger-carrying drone could soon hit the skies. Developed in China – tested in the US The future is fast approaching as Nevada gets ready to allow test flights of the first autonomous passenger-carrying drone. The EHang 184...
Why The United States Has A Gigantic Cheese Surplus
Americans love their cheese; this is no secret. Good news for those who like to make the ooey gooey stuff part of their healthy recipes: the US currently has a massive surplus. The Wall Street Journal reports: "America has built up a glut of cheese so big that every person in the country would need to eat an extra 3 pounds...
