Genetic markers not very good for predicting disease risk
(Reuters Health) – Many people worry about inheriting health problems from their parents, but a new approach to analyzing genetic contributions to disease risk suggests...
Bulgaria to cull another 40,000 pigs in new African swine fever outbreak
Bulgarian veterinary authorities said on Wednesday they would cull 39,656 pigs after detecting an outbreak of African swine fever at a farm in the northeast,...
Strides in lung cancer lead steep decline in U.S. death rates
(Reuters Health) – Cancer death rates in the United States fell 2.2% from 2016 to 2017 – the largest single-year drop ever recorded – fueled...
Trump administration casts doubt on women’s rights amendment push
The Trump administration on Wednesday poured cold water on a new effort to ratify a decades-old proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would ensure...
Anyone attacking Israel will be dealt ‘strongest blow’: Netanyahu
As the crisis between Iran and the U.S. rapidly unfurls, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Israel would hit back hard against...
Alaska had warmest year ever in 2019: U.S. report
Last year was Alaska’s warmest year on record and the second wettest in the contiguous United States, according to a government report on the U.S....
No survivors as Ukrainian Boeing plane crashes in Iran with 176 aboard
A Ukrainian airliner crashed shortly after take-off from Tehran on Wednesday, bursting into flames and killing all 176 people on board....
U.S. calls for complete cooperation with any probe into cause of Iran crash
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the United States was calling for complete cooperation with any investigation into the cause of the...
‘Iran appears to be standing down’: Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday Iranian missile strikes on bases in Iraq had not harmed any U.S. troops stationed there and damage was...
S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record highs as U.S.-Iran escalation fears fade
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hit record highs on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said there were no American casualties in the Iranian missile...
