To most of us, bombarded by the diet and wellness culture, the idea that the healthiest way of eating is to follow your instincts and scoff exactly what you want, when you want it, sounds, frankly, too good to be true. In an era of superfoods, carb restriction and endless finger-wagging over dairy, sugar and … Read more
80 percent of fish sample collected from California’s San Joaquin River Delta have a permanent spinal deformity, which researchers believe was caused by farm wastewater Researchers in California’s central valley studied a collection of 1,000 minnows They found more than 80 percent of the small fish had a spinal deformity The deformity left the fish’s … Read more
Panic is setting in for residents on the West Coast as California becomes a coronavirus hotspot, Washington state reports the first US death from the virus and Oregon officials announce that an elementary school employee has tested positive for the disease. Anxious shoppers descended on California supermarkets, stocking up on supplies like bottled water, canned food … Read more
While parts of the world are experiencing a wet February, areas in California are ‘bone dry’. San Francisco and most of the northern state have received just sprinkles to no rain in what is usually its wettest month of the year – a first in 150 years of recorded history. Now, a new map from … Read more
Health officials warned the State Department not to fly 14 American cruise passengers from the Diamond Princess who tested positive in Japan back to the US alongside healthy passengers, for fear the virus would spread. The State Department batted aside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) staunch warnings and flew all 328 evacuees … Read more
Two married couples with coronavirus have now been reunited to see out their treatment and quarantines together in Nebraska, officials there said Tuesday. One person was transferred there earlier this week and a second was moved, from Travis Air Force Base in California, on Tuesday night, but no further details about their identities have been … Read more
Coronavirus test kits are in short supply, were flawed when they were first distributed to labs across the US and abroad, and the results can take days for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to verify. Even the CDC’s coronavirus point person, Dr Nancy Messonnier, admitted on Friday that the diagnostic has been … Read more
Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer fears the convicted rapist could be arrested by Los Angeles authorities if they try to get him out on bail while he awaits sentencing in New York. Weinstein is currently in custody in a Manhattan hospital after being convicted by a New York jury this week of raping Jessica Mann in 2013 … Read more
California couple spend $50,000 cloning their beloved Labrador Marley – and reveal their new dog Ziggy has an ‘identical personality’ and ‘likes the same toys’ California couple decided to clone their dog after he was diagnosed with cancer The Tschirharts decided to clone their pet via the company ViaGen Pets They took the step after … Read more
Health workers dealing with evacuated Americans held in coronavirus quarantine in California did not have proper training or protective gear and moved on and off military bases, a whistleblower has claimed. One Federal employee is even said to have stayed in a nearby hotel before leaving on a commercial flight, according to a report seen … Read more