SCIENCE

Morning Cigarette Increases Chances of Lung Cancer

A study done by the Environment and Genetics in Lung Cancer Etiology (EAGLE) and the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer screening trial in the United States reviewed data from current and former smokers in Italy and found that the amount of time it takes to smoke the first cigarette in the morning may have an effect on risk for lung cancer.
HIV/ AIDS

Eric Arts' Arrival Sparks Hope for HIV/AID patients

In an attempt to combat one of the world's deadliest diseases, HIV/ AIDS, the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, have named Eric Arts, one of the world's leading HIV investigators, as its chairperson.
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A worker unloads a sack of rice at the central rice market in Jakarta

El Niño Lagging Behind, Could Come in September – Australia

From an initial July impact forecast, the Australia's Bureau of Meteorology announced the El Niño weather phenomenon seemed to lag behind and might probably develop by September, even as it saw a deceleration in Pacific Ocean warming associated with the weather pattern.
Pesticide

Sweetener Truvia Can Kill Flies

What happens when flies eat Truvia? Apparently, they die, according to a study conducted by sixth graders.

Mt Etna Eruption Closes Sicily Airport (VIDEO)

Europe's most active volcano once more showed her might on Sunday by spewing ash and lava, causing the closure of an airport in Sicily, Italy, 3 News reports.

Asteroid HQ124: NASA Captures Images of 'The Beast' Asteroid nearby Earth

The NASA Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer discovered Asteroid HQ124 moving at 31,000 miles per hour or 50,400 kilometers per hour in space. Researchers at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) did not waste any time in learning more about the potentially hazardous asteroid given the nickname “The Beast.”

Botox Provides Relief for Headache

While headache remains one of the most common disorders of the nervous system, there is no surefire way to permanently rid of it, with people resorting to medication or expensive treatments.

New British Technology Ditches Dentist’s Drill

Many people who harbor fear of the dentist carry their phobia into their adult years because of the extreme pain caused by the dentist's drill, which they experienced during childhood visits to the tooth doctor.
Chimneys are seen through a window at a coal-fired power plant on a hazy day in Shimen county, central China's Hunan Province, June 2, 2014.

Climate Change: Countries that Contributed Less are Most Vulnerable; Top Three are Cambodia, Vietnam, Bangladesh; Australia is 31st Least Affected

While most of the dangerous gases that had built up in the atmosphere over the years may have come from countries in the Earth's northern hemisphere, it is the countries however in the south that will bear the impact of the planet's global warming and climate change, a report released by ratings agency Standard & Poor's said.
A doctor examines a baby whose family has fled fighting in Slaviansk, at the Makiyivsky Coke and Chemical Plant in the town of Makiyivka in eastern Ukraine June 4, 2014. Ukrainian government forces battled separatists with artillery and automatic weapons

Contaminated Hospital Drip Kills 2nd Baby in UK

A second baby has died from the contaminated hospital drip scandal that has ripped the United Kingdom. A total of 22 babies are believed to have developed blood poisoning various at neonatal intensive care units across England.

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