500 Sick, Four Dead and Suspected Paralysis Due to Enterovirus D68
Three children and one adult with enterovirus D68 have died thus far this year, with the most recent death being that of a 10-year-old Rhode Island girl last week. The Centers for Disease Control and...
View ArticleBurger King Playing Chicken with McDonald’s Nuggets Pricing
While McDonald’s customers can get extra Monopoly game pieces on their 10-piece chicken nugget orders, starting today Burger King customers can save almost $3 on their nugget purchase. The limited-time...
View ArticleCredit Karma worth $1 Billion after Latest $75 Million round of Funding
Giving people free credit score reports may have created good karma for credit management site Credit Karma. The site obtained an additional $75 million in its latest round of funding. According to the...
View ArticleKickstarter Hit Kano Computer Building and Coding Kit for Kids Now Available...
The Kickstarter sensation that was promoted as a Lego-type kit for kids to build a computer is now available to the public. With a price tag of $149.99, the kid-friendly kit includes free shipping to...
View ArticleNASA Invites You to Send Your Name to Mars on the Orion Spacecraft
If you’ve always dreamed of becoming an astronaut, NASA is now offering a way, of a sort, for that to happen. NASA won’t send you into space, but they will let you add your name to a growing list of …...
View ArticleStem Cell Breakthrough Could Eventually Cure Type I Diabetes, Help with Type II
Promising his diabetic children he would find a cure, Harvard Researcher Doug Melton is very close to keeping that promise. Using both stem cells from human embryos and human skin cells, Melton has...
View ArticleSofas Present Deadly Threat to Sleeping Infants
Sleeping on sofas increases the likelihood of SIDS, according to a study published in the online journal, Pediatrics. Reviewing almost 8,000 SIDS deaths, researchers found that approximately 12 percent...
View ArticleCan a Chemical Found in Broccoli Help Treat Autism?
Researchers have found a chemical in certain vegetables reduces autism symptoms in those treated with it. Sulforaphane is found in cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower and has been shown to help adults...
View ArticleWhole Foods Unveils New Ranking System for Fruits and Vegetables
Taking into consideration such things such as pesticides, energy and water usage, Whole Foods will now be ranking much of the produce and flowers it sells. The rankings will consist of “Best”, “Better”...
View ArticleUnemployed? Amazon Hiring 80,000 Temp Workers for Expected Holiday Rush
Online retail giant Amazon.com is hiring 80,000 seasonal workers to help cover the expected holiday rush. This is 10,000 more seasonal hires than last year. Why the increase? There are several...
View ArticleFBI Demands Apple and Google Build in Access to Your Encrypted Phone Data
Fairly fresh on the heels of the NSA spying scandal, FBI Director James Comey is now insisting that if companies such as Apple and Google don’t build in front door access for law enforcement to your...
View ArticleMore Hiring and Jobs Filled but Few Pay Raises in Sight for the Workforce
Despite three straight pay raise increasing quarters, the third quarter of 2014 showed a 43 percent decline in the number of raises from the second quarter according to a National Association for...
View ArticleHow Warren Buffett Lost $2 Billion in Two Days on Two Stocks
Business magnate Warren Buffett has a built a reputation for solid financial investments, with many investors and experts alike watching his example and following his tips in order to form their own...
View ArticleGovernment Wastebook 2014 Includes Rabbit Massages and Alpaca Poop Paks
In years past tax payers have heard and complained about government waste such as teaching Chinese Prostitutes to drink responsibly while on the job that came with a $2.6 million price tag for tax...
View ArticleThe Teal Pumpkin Project Helps Trick-or-Treating Kids with Food Allergies
For most kids, Halloween is a time of gathering as many sugar-filled snacks as they possibly can. There are a minority of children, however, where parents must check their kids’ Halloween...
View ArticleStarbucks Decides to Deliver Coffee Right to Your Office Beginning Next Year
Everyone who ever wished Starbucks delivered so they wouldn’t have to make a crazy dash outside to get their caffeine hit which often included long waits in line has had their wish granted. Just like...
View ArticleDoes Daylight Saving Time Save Energy?
November 2 is the big clock-changing day for much of the United States. The clock will “fall back” an hour allowing us to have an extra hour of daylight. This means that the clock will change from...
View ArticleAfter Getting it Wrong, Google ReTools Online Flu-Tracking Tool
Google got it wrong. Though the internet giant had the right motive and great technology in its arsenal, that apparently was not enough. With the intention of helping the Centers for Disease Control...
View ArticleEight Million Women Fail to Get Cervical Cancer Screenings
The new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notes that approximately eight million women have not gotten screened for cervical cancer in the past five years....
View ArticleNew WireLurker Malware Targets Apple Devices iPhone and iPads
There’s some bad news for Apple lovers. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. discovered new malware that is targeting Apple devices including iPhone and iPads. The family of malware is being called “WireLurker”...
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