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Health & Wellness

FDA Reviewers Not Impressed by new ALS Drug

Health Day News reports that despite months of intense lobbying by patient advocates, federal health officials on Monday posted a largely negative review of an experimental drug for the devastating illness known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In an analysis of Amylyx Pharmaceuticals' drug, known for now only as AMX3005, regulators from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the results were "not persuasive." They pointed to missing data, mistakes […]

todayMarch 31, 2022

Tech Made Simple

Sony finally reveals the details of Spartacus for PS Plus

Sony has finally revealed its much-talked-about Spartacus update for PlayStation Plus. Sony currently has two subscription services: PlayStation Plus, which grants access to multiplayer gaming, some discounts, and a few free games a month, and PlayStation Now, which lets you play a back catalog of select PS4, PS3, and PS2 games either via cloud gaming or a download (which options are available depends on the specific title). Spartacus is Sony's […]

todayMarch 31, 2022

Home Improvement

Now that Winter is Over, it’s Time to Check Your Home Inside and Out for Signs of Water Damage

Winter is finally on its way out, and the Spring Cleaning season is upon us. While Spring Cleaning is a good place to start, the turn of the season also presents an opportunity to be more thorough with your home maintenance. Now’s the time to roll up your sleeves and take care of the things you’ve neglected during the winter months. You’ll want to make sure your home is ready […]

todayMarch 31, 2022

Weather Nerd

Intense Wildfires Spark in New Regions as Drought Conditions Expand Eastward

We've barely made it through the first three months of 2022, and it's already a horrible year for wildfires. As CNN reports, more than 14,781 separate wildfires have scorched over half a million acres as of this week, according to the National Interagency Fire Center, the largest number of fires year-to-date the agency has recorded in the past decade. But many of these recent fires haven't been igniting in the […]

todayMarch 31, 2022

Fashion

Wet Hair is Having a Moment

When watching the Fall 2022 Fashion Shows roll on, you couldn't help but notice that the models walking down the runways looked like they'd just got caught in a spring shower. Things were looking somewhat damp... at least as far as hair goes, anyway. As Fashionista pointed out, wet-looking strands in a variety of different iterations  became one of the most prevalent beauty trends on the runways right now, spotted at shows across all […]

todayMarch 31, 2022

Food & Drink

Beyond Meat Is Now Making Plant-Based Jerky

Beyond Meat's first foray into replacing meat was hamburgers. But from the beginning, the company's larger mission has been to shift society away from eating animals in general, and thus other products have followed: sausages, meatballs, chicken. Now, for the first time, Beyond wants you to look at (and eat) meat-based snacks in a different way by launching Beyond Meat Jerky. In 2021, Beyond Meat teamed up with PepsiCo — which aside from its eponymous […]

todayMarch 30, 2022

Weather Nerd

Are We Headed for a “Year Without a Summer”?

The climate over the past few thousand years has been unusually stable, helping bring about the rise of modern civilization. However, ice core studies reveal that the “normal” climate for Earth is one of frequent extreme jumps – like a light switch flicking on and off. So it is incorrect to think that global warming will lead to a slow and steady increase in temperature that humans can readily adapt […]

todayMarch 30, 2022

Health & Wellness

FDA Authorizes Second Covid-19 Booster Shots for People Over 50

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the emergency use authorization of the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines to allow adults 50 and older to get a second booster as early as four months after their first booster dose of any Covid-19 vaccine, as reported by CNN. The move extends the availability of additional boosters to healthy older adults. The FDA had previously allowed additional shots for anyone […]

todayMarch 30, 2022

Pets

Drop It! Here are ASPCA’s Top Pet Toxins of 2021

The ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center reached over 400,000 cases in 2021, assisting thousands of concerned pet parents and helping keep, more specifically, 401,550 animals safe. As the COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact people and pets throughout 2021, the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (APCC) saw a 22 percent increase in calls related to potential pet poisonings when compared to the previous year. The ASPCA categorized their 400,000 cases into […]

todayMarch 30, 2022

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