Known as the "gold of the Incas" or the "supergrain of the future", quinoa is a superfood with a plethora of health benefits. While quinoa is growing in popularity and becoming more well known throughout the world and in the…
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Microsoft researchers have designed a smart bra that can detect stress. The prototype contains removable sensors that monitor heart and skin activity to provide an indication of mood levels. The aim was to find out if wearable technology could help…
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Head to toe healthy Home remedies are a staple of natural medicine. They're cheap and fast, often work just as well as a drugstore fix, and may be as near as your spice cabinet, refrigerator, or laundry room. To update…
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Yes fish, no fish, red fish…OK fish? Our oceans have become so depleted of wild fish stocks, and so polluted with industrial contaminants, that trying to figure out the fish that are both safe and sustainable can make your head…
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Whether it's toxic arsenic-based pesticides used on some foods, or the naturally occurring arsenic in water and soil, this heavy metal has become pervasive in our diets. And a new study from Dartmouth University concludes that foods containing arsenic could…
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The crimes of the Obama administration have been well-enumerated; the evidence is available for all Americans to see, assuming they possess the energy and inclination to look. It is likely that many of our lawmakers, both Republican and Democrat, are…
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The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department hired dozens of officers despite the fact that background checks turned up instances of serious misconduct on and off duty. The news surfaced after an investigation of sheriff’s files by the Los Angeles Times….
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NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen has joined the US in urging Afghan President Hamid Karzai to sign a security agreement with Washington by year’s end. Karzai has so far been reluctant to sign the deal, which would grant US troops…
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It’s been a fairly long day and just got to my hotel room near the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky airport. I spoke this evening at Miami (Ohio) University as invited by the Campus Republicans, part of the Young America’s Foundation speaker series….
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A longtime Washington reporter and White House correspondent has accused the current administration of being “the most hostile” to journalists in the history of the United States. Former CNN correspondent Bob Franken was sitting down over the weekend with reporters…
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