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New Study Claims Subway Chicken Only Contains 50% Chicken DNA
By Anne Collins | Mar 01, 2017 08:49 AM EST
McDonald's, Wendy's A&W and Tim Horton's scored almost 100 percent on their poultry. But Subway scored only 50 percent on their chicken sandwiches, half were mostly soy.
Neanderthal DNA contributes to Human Gene Expression
By Joie M Gahum | Mar 01, 2017 07:20 AM EST
The impact of the Neanderthal genetic contribution to present day man has been uncertain, until now after discovering that the effect of the Neanderthal gene’s affects the gene expression that contributes to present day physiological traits of humans.
Study Reveals Child’s Brain Cells May Prefer One Parent
By Joie M Gahum | Mar 01, 2017 07:10 AM EST
Recent studies suggest that DNA instructions in a child's genetics have the tendency to prefer one parent over the other.
Zika Virus Vaccine Ready For Testing, Outbreak Needs To Happen
By Abbie Kraft | Feb 28, 2017 06:47 PM EST
Scientists revealed that a vaccine for Zika virus is already made available but they would need a new outbreak for it to be tested.
NHS Misplaced Millions Of Medical Documents
By Anne Collins | Feb 28, 2017 09:00 AM EST
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has denied that patients were put at risk after the NHS misplaced more than 700,000 pieces of medical correspondence, including cancer test results. Patients could have been harmed by a delay in diagnosis or taken drugs they should not have done.
Improved Polymer Available for Ultra Comfortable Electronic Tattoo Devices
By Joie M Gahum | Feb 28, 2017 07:40 AM EST
A newly improved polymer and developed process in creating electronic tattoo devices are now available.
Five-year-old Girl Died Of Asthma After GP Turned Her Away For Being 4 Minutes Late
By Anne Collins | Feb 27, 2017 08:10 AM EST
Tragic Ellie-May was turned away from The Grange Clinic after arriving just four minutes late. She died of an asthma attack five hours later.
Premature Infant Who Survived 1920's Sideshow Incubator Dies At 96
By Anne Collins | Feb 27, 2017 08:00 AM EST
Premature babies were displayed in Coney Island in the 1920's. Lucille Horn was one of them, she lived a long life and died on Feb. 11 at the age of 96.
Know Which Food Triggers Migraine And The Most Effective Treatment
By Abbie Kraft | Feb 26, 2017 09:29 PM EST
One's diet effectively triggers migraine but experts reveal the most effective method to treat it.
Diabetes Patches To End Finger Prick Test
By Abbie Kraft | Feb 26, 2017 06:49 PM EST
Diabetic patches released in the UK can potentially end finger pricking with the help of advance technology.
New Nano Approach Could Cut Dose of Leading HIV Treatment in Half
By Joie M Gahum | Feb 26, 2017 07:40 AM EST
Successful experiments conducted at the University of Liverpool reveals that nanotechnology can help improve drug therapies for HIV patients.
Silver Bullet Device: Revolutionizing Medical Treatment
By Joie M Gahum | Feb 26, 2017 07:20 AM EST
A tiny pill, called the silver bullet can send health data from inside the body to a phone while delivering medicine inside the boy.
Instagram Users Warned, Food Photos Might Be Dubbed Racist
By Hannah Grace | Feb 25, 2017 08:20 AM EST
Eating a specific dish might be casual for some, for the others it could be a direct link to their cultural heritage.
Mom To Give Birth To Baby With No Brain Will Donate Organs
By Anne Collins | Feb 25, 2017 09:32 AM EST
A transplant can save a person’s life or improve their health and quality of life. There are two types of donations, living and deceased. The Youngs are set to donate their unborn child's organs after she reaches full term.

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Productive Practices to Employ in Your Everyday Life

Staying active, productive, and keeping your mind at work, is a great way of staying healthy and happy. This is particularly true during lockdown, when it can feel easy to slip into a rut of laziness, without any clear-cut schedule. But with monotony talking its toll and resulting in a serious lack of motivation for many, how do we keep on top of a consistent workflow and schedule? Stuck for inspiration on how to stay productive and pro-active during the self-isolation, and also generally in your everyday life going forward? Take a look at this short list that we’ve compiled, detailing some practices that you might want to try and employ where possible.