Watching Wildlife in Florida

Watching wildlife is such big business in Florida that Gov. Charlie Crist proclaimed Jan. 25-31 Florida Birding & Wildlife Watching and Natural Resource Education Week. More people travel to Florida each year to view wildlife than to any other state, according to research by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). That spells big [...]

COPD-Even When Mild, Limits Heart Function

A common lung condition, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) diminishes the heart’s ability to pump effectively even when the disease has no or mild symptoms, according to research published in the Jan. 21 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The study is the first time researchers have shown strong links between heart function [...]

Breast Cancer Screening Debate

From Britains National Health System Thousands of women given breast cancer screening each year “are wrongly told that they have life-threatening cancer”, according to The Times. The newspaper said that the NHS breast screening programme does not give women enough information about the drawbacks of screening. The article is based on a narrative review critiquing the [...]

Scam of the Day-Sioux Sorry

Did a bill signed by President Obama mistakenly cede all of South Dakota to the Sioux?

Florida’s Education System Moves Up in Rankings

~ State moves up two places on Quality Counts report despite challenging economic times ~ Governor Charlie Crist today announced that Florida’s decade of educational progress continued this year with a jump to 8th in the nation on the 2010 Quality Counts: Fresh Course, Swift Current report. Issued annually by Education Week, the report tracks [...]

Anti-Alzheimer’s Drink Tested

From Britain’s National Health Service Scientists have created an “anti-Alzheimer’s milkshake” that boosts memory, according to the Daily Mail. The newspaper says that the “once-a-day miracle drink” could be available within two years. This news is based on early-stage research that gave a daily nutrient drink to 225 people with early Alzheimer’s disease over a [...]

Ahead of the Recovery-Top Careers to Watch in 2010

This year’s University Alliance publication titled Online Executive Education details several career fields to watch in 2010. From government contract managers to computer and information systems managers, the New Year holds the promise of a brighter future in a number of managerial career fields. Collaborating with the University Alliance, nationally recognized universities including Villanova, Notre [...]

Reptile Ring Busted

Working on an anonymous tip, investigators with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) busted a Palm Beach County reptile store for selling pythons illegally. Mark Bavosa, 45, of Boynton Beach, owner of Reptiles Plus Inc. in Lake Worth, was charged with two misdemeanors – illegal sale of a reptile of concern (ROC) to [...]

Florida Increases Protection of Sharks

You may see sharks as nothing more than vicious killers that need to be eliminated, but they play an important part in the ecosystem. Now the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has approved a series of rules to enhance its long-standing policy to protect stressed shark populations in Florida waters. These rules also [...]

Why Families Fight During the Holidays

Psychologist Reveals the Core Cause of Most Holiday Squabbles How the Ghosts of Yesterday’s Neglect Poison Today’s Family Gatherings Holiday dysfunction took a fatal turn this past Thanksgiving when a Florida man shot and killed four family members. According to the police sergeant in charge of the investigation, there had been “ongoing resentment” in the [...]

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