(WDIV) As an adult, if you are not a frequent reader you aren’t alone. According to one survey, one in four Americans say they haven’t read a book in the past year. That means many people are missing several large health benefits. A 2016 Yale University study looked at more than 3,600 over a period of 12 years to determine…
(KPRC) Red light tanning beds and masks are being touted as the new fountain of youth. The therapy encourages your cells to heal faster and produce more collagen, which means red lights could reduce scarring as well as eliminate wrinkles. Chloea Skok, spa director at Planet Beach Spray and Spa in Houston, Texas says she has been using the red…
Kids and teenagers ages 7 to 18 can come out to the SoapBox Derby Track and test drive a SoapBox car (don’t forget your bike helmet). There will be information about the SoapBox Derby season plus information about borrowing/buying a SoapBox derby car inside the gym. For more information, please click here.
It’s easy to put off a colonoscopy. In fact, about a third of adults between the ages of 50 and 75 have either never been screened for colorectal cancer or are not up-to-date on those screenings. Today’s Living Well shows us how one man is hoping to change that.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge blocked Medicaid work requirements in two states on Wednesday, dealing a blow to one of the Trump administration’s marquee efforts to push the poor toward self-sufficiency. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg in Washington issued two decisions finding that Medicaid work requirements for low-income people in Arkansas and Kentucky pose numerous obstacles to getting…
(NBC News) Jake Patterson, the man accused of kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs after murdering her parents in their Barron, Wisconsin home, has admitted his guilt as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. He will serve two life sentences for murder and 40 years for kidnapping. Formal sentencing is scheduled for May. In exchange for pleading guilty to those charges…
(NBC News) Boeing has announced a software change aimed at correcting reported problems with the automated flight control system on 737 Max jets. Problems with the system are suspected of contributing to two fatal crashes, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Lion Air 610, that resulted in hundreds of deaths. The 737 Max fleet was grounded earlier this month following the…
(NBC News) With the Trump administration launching a new push to eliminate Obamacare, Democrats are rallying to save it. “I think we’re going to do everything in our power,” says Rep. Elissa Slotkin. Democrats are eager to focus on an issue they believe helped them win House control in 2018. It’s already a frequent topic for 2020 presidential hopefuls. Some…
(WNYT) More than 100 power line workers spent Tuesday relocating the home of some non-paying tenants in New York. Crews removed seven large Osprey nests, built by the large birds, on electrical towers in Dresden. The nests are a hazard, and can come in contact with lines, knocking out power to thousands. Crews built special nesting platforms for the birds…
