How To Turn Your Fears Into Friends
President Franklin D. Roosevelt told the nation in the depths of the Great Depression, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” While people remember these famous words, they often don’t recall what he said next: “— nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.” Note the interesting use of the word...
6 Reasons Why Inmates Training Dogs Is A Good Thing
If you’re a fan of the TV show Orange Is the New Black, you’ll recall the character Big Boo, played by Lea DeLaria, was training a dog in the first season. Inmates all over the country are enrolled in similar programs to train dogs for adoption and therapy work. For the dogs and the inmates, these programs are a win-win...
7 Animals That Should Never Be Pets
This list doesn’t include large animals, such as lions, tigers and bears. Most — but not all — people realize that big, wild carnivores are unsuitable for pet-keeping. It’s the smaller, faddish pets that are typically the problem. Burmese pythons The Florida Everglades is in the midst of a Burmese python epidemic, the result of either escape from or release by...
Want To Avoid Nightmares? Sleep This Way
We’ve all experienced the sinking, heart-pounding terror that wakes us from a deep sleep. After a busy day, your bed should be a place of tranquility and peace. Yet for some who regularly suffer nightmares, bedtime becomes “dread” time. Sporadic nightmares are normal, usually brought on by an occasional bout of stress or a late-night snack. When nightmares continue,...
First Ever Trial For Marijuana Treatment Of PTSD Approved By DEA
Marijuana might just be the next new thing for treating posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), more popularly known for cracking down on drugs users and abusers, formally approved a randomized controlled trial of whole plant medicinal marijuana for treatment of PTSD in US war veterans. The drug trial, the first of its kind,...
Killer Superbug Now In America: It Could End Antibiotics For Good
A long-dreaded superbug hits the United States, igniting fears that we may be reaching the end of the road with antibiotics. Meanwhile, the medical community is scrambling to find out how the antibiotic-resistant bacteria CRE was contracted and if it will spread. Nightmare bacteria A particularly dangerous superbug, dubbed a "nightmare bacteria" by scientists, is on the rise in the United States....
Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Verdict Upheld, Gawker Considering Sale
Florida Circuit Judge Pamela Campbell on Wednesday upheld ex-pro wrestler Hulk Hogan’s $140 million verdict against Gawker Media Group over the publication of a sex tape. Hogan, whose real name is Terry Gene Bollea, sued the gossip website Gawker for invasion of privacy after showing him having sex with Heather Cole, the then-wife of his former best friend, Tampa-area radio...
Would You Leave a Sleeping Baby Alone to Run an Errand?
Yet another parenting conundrum has gone viral. In a recent post on Britishing parenting site Mumsnet, a user asked the site’s community members if they would ever leave their baby sleeping in the home while running a quick errand around the corner. The user mentioned that the infant sleeps for an hour at the same time, each day, like...
Why Do We Spend $63 Million On A High School Football Stadium?
The construction of pricy stadiums for high school students in Texas reads like a juvenile contest over whose is bigger. The Allen, Texas stadium gained publicity (and criticism) for being the most expensive high school football stadium in the United States in 2012. It priced in at around $60 million. Construction on a $61 million stadium in Katy, Texas...
Now Pets Are Suffering From Bad Flint Water Supplies
For the people of Flint, tainted water has created a nightmare that just won't seem to quit. During a state of financial emergency, in order to save money, the water supply was switched from Lake Huron to the Flint River. Due to corrosion, lead leached from pipes into the drinking water, resulting in significant consequences. Many people across the country...
