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New York To Open Tallest Outdoor Observation Deck In Western Hemisphere

New York To Open Tallest Outdoor Observation Deck In Western Hemisphere

Posted by on Mar 17th, 2019 // No Comments

New York has some of the most famous viewing spots in the world and its about to add another one to its impressive collection which will be known as the Edge. Edge will be at the top of 30 Hudson Yards building and the observation... 
Deadly Bacteria In Drinking Water Additive Leads To Recall

Deadly Bacteria In Drinking Water Additive Leads To Recall

Posted by on Mar 14th, 2019 // No Comments

A worldwide recall was announced by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday, Mar. 7 on all containers of Life-Line Water.  Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a potentially deadly bacteria was found by the FDA contaminating... 
iPhone Sales Are Falling, Could Apple’s App Fees Be Next?

iPhone Sales Are Falling, Could Apple’s App Fees Be Next?

Posted by on Mar 12th, 2019 // No Comments

Apple is experiencing a slump in its iPhone sales which has lowered its shares by 25 percent.  If that wasn’t bad enough, it may also be losing ground in its digital services which earns the company about a third of... 
The One Thing To Boost Your Metabolism

The One Thing To Boost Your Metabolism

Posted by on Mar 8th, 2019 // No Comments

We hear about a lot of ways to boosting your metabolism for weight loss and better health, but what’’s the one thing to do it best?  It’s fasting! Intermittent fasting (IF). Most people relate fasting to... 
Lower Blood Pressure With 30-Minute Workout Instead of Drugs

Lower Blood Pressure With 30-Minute Workout Instead of Drugs

Posted by on Mar 6th, 2019 // No Comments

A recent scientific research study was done by the University of Western Australia and published in the American Heart Association’s journal,Hypertension, regarding the correlation between morning exercise and hypertension. Michael... 
Study Says Fish Oil Drugs Can Protect Your Heart

Study Says Fish Oil Drugs Can Protect Your Heart

Posted by on Mar 3rd, 2019 // No Comments

Two major studies were published in 2018 in the New England Journal of Medicine after they were released at the American Heart Association’s 2018 Scientific Sessions in Chicago, Illinois. The studies say that medications... 
6 Reasons To Get A Google Home For Your Grandparents

6 Reasons To Get A Google Home For Your Grandparents

Posted by on Feb 27th, 2019 // No Comments

One may think that those generations who have grown up with the internet would be the only ones adept at using the smart speaker, especially when we see our elderly parents or grandparents fumbling with their smartphones.  However,... 
Soda Tax Reduces Sugary Drink Consumption By More Than 50% in Berkeley

Soda Tax Reduces Sugary Drink Consumption By More Than 50% in Berkeley

Posted by on Feb 26th, 2019 // No Comments

A study which was published in the American Journal of Public Health on February 21, 2019 shows a large reduction of sugary drink consumption by 52% in Berkeley, California, after a levy of the nation’s first soda tax was implemented... 
The Apple Watch Dominates The Booming Smartwatch Market

The Apple Watch Dominates The Booming Smartwatch Market

Posted by on Feb 24th, 2019 // No Comments

Apple launched its Apple Watch in the fall of 2014 and since then it has never published its unit sales and and it looks as though they never will particularly since Apple has recently made the decision to keep its iPhone sales... 
The Effect of Exercise on Aging Brains Begins Even Earlier Than We Thought – Run now, remember later.

The Effect of Exercise on Aging Brains Begins Even Earlier Than We Thought – Run now, remember later.

Posted by on Feb 20th, 2019 // No Comments

A recent study reveals that we are never too old to boost our brains.  And the best way to do this is with aerobic exercise such as riding a bike, going for a run, interval walking, or climbing stairs for instance. And... 
Congress’ Hope To Increase Social Security Benefits and Solvency

Congress’ Hope To Increase Social Security Benefits and Solvency

Posted by on Feb 14th, 2019 // No Comments

Both Democrats and Republicans are working on a bill to keep social security going as well as keeping it solvent through the next 80 years with the Social  Security 2100 Act, which was introduced this past week in the... 
Apple Watch Fall Detection Saves A Life in Norway

Apple Watch Fall Detection Saves A Life in Norway

Posted by on Feb 6th, 2019 // No Comments

Toralv Østvang, a 67 year old man was found ‘bloody and unconscious’ on his bathroom floor by Norwegian emergency personnel. Østvang was wearing the Apple Watch at the time when he apparently went to the... 
Facebook’s Unified Messaging Plan May Convince Many To Quit Facebook

Facebook’s Unified Messaging Plan May Convince Many To Quit Facebook

Posted by on Feb 2nd, 2019 // No Comments

Last week Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook made an announcement about a massive overhaul for its instant messaging apps: Messenger, WhatsApp and the chat version of Instagram. Sometime soon all three apps will be unified.  Facebook... 
PC Security Warning Issued

PC Security Warning Issued

Posted by on Feb 1st, 2019 // No Comments

That Out-Of-Date Software Is Putting You At Risk Your PC may be at risk of being compromised if you have not updated your PC’s software lately which will make you open to bugs, incompatibility problems and an open door to... 
Apple Says It Will Pay ‘Shot on iPhone’ Photo Contest Winners After Backlash

Apple Says It Will Pay ‘Shot on iPhone’ Photo Contest Winners After Backlash

Posted by on Jan 30th, 2019 // No Comments

Apple in recent years has used photos shot by its own in-house agency of professional photographers using photostaken on iPhones for Apple’s‘Shot On My iPhone’ marketing promotions. However, this year Apple... 
Vitamin D Deficiency: Five Food Sources Of The Essential Vitamin To Add To Your Diet

Vitamin D Deficiency: Five Food Sources Of The Essential Vitamin To Add To Your Diet

Posted by on Jan 13th, 2019 // 1 Comment

Do you know how important Vitamin D, also known as the sunshine vitamin, is to your health?  This key vitamin is essential to regulating two important nutrients in your body, calcium and phosphate which are important... 
Mediterranean Diet: Not A Diet But A Lifestyle Of Healthy Choices

Mediterranean Diet: Not A Diet But A Lifestyle Of Healthy Choices

Posted by on Jan 7th, 2019 // No Comments

Did you know that the Mediterranean diet is not really a diet but a choice of a healthy living lifestyle by people who live in the 21 countries that surround the Mediterranean Sea? “Even though it’s called the Mediterranean... 
A 552-Carat Yellow Diamond Was Just Unearthed In Canada’s Arctic — A Record North American Discovery

A 552-Carat Yellow Diamond Was Just Unearthed In Canada’s Arctic — A Record North American Discovery

Posted by on Dec 26th, 2018 // No Comments

Back in October in the Northwest Territory arctic regions of Canada, a 552 carat, yellow diamond was dug up and is believed to be the largest diamond ever discovered in North America by miners of Dominion Diamond Mines and Rio... 
AAA Predicts Record-Breaking Holiday Travel

AAA Predicts Record-Breaking Holiday Travel

Posted by on Dec 15th, 2018 // No Comments

AAA just released its 2018 year end holiday travel forecast and it is predicted to be record breaking with 112.5 million expected to travel either by flying or driving.  It will be a 4.4 percent increase from last year’s... 
Google To Shut Down Google+ Early Due To Bug That Leaked Data Of 52.5 Million Users

Google To Shut Down Google+ Early Due To Bug That Leaked Data Of 52.5 Million Users

Posted by on Dec 12th, 2018 // Comments off

Google announced on Monday that after a detection of a security bug which leaked the data information of millions of its users, it has decided that it will now step up the termination of its Google+ social network next year. Even though... 
Too Much Sleep Linked To A Greater Risk Of Disease And Death, Study Finds

Too Much Sleep Linked To A Greater Risk Of Disease And Death, Study Finds

Posted by on Dec 10th, 2018 // Comments off

A global study published by the European Heart Journal says that sleeping more than the recommended six to eight hours a night for adults is associated with increases in death and cardiovascular diseases. The global study looked at... 
The Battle Is Going To Get Crazier For Midrange Phones

The Battle Is Going To Get Crazier For Midrange Phones

Posted by on Dec 7th, 2018 // Comments off

Samsung did something unusual last fall by presenting a midrange phone with new features that even its top of the line devices doesn’t have. Furthermore, it held two massive launch parties for it in Malaysia and then again in Madrid.... 
Intermittent Fasting: No Advantage Over Conventional Weight Loss Diets

Intermittent Fasting: No Advantage Over Conventional Weight Loss Diets

Posted by on Dec 2nd, 2018 // Comments off

Do trendy intermittent fasting methods known as the 16:8 or 5:2 diet for weight loss really work? You feast for 8 hours and then fast for 16 hours. Or you choose to fast for two days a week and then eat with pleasure and without regrets... 
1968 Coal Mine Disaster Changed Industry

1968 Coal Mine Disaster Changed Industry

Posted by on Nov 30th, 2018 // Comments off

Fifty years ago this week the Farmington Mine Disaster killed 78 men in a coal mine explosion in West Virginia. New health and safety laws were drawn up and implemented nationwide as a result. There were actually 99 miners underground... 
Is Soy Good or Bad for Your Health?

Is Soy Good or Bad for Your Health?

Posted by on Nov 28th, 2018 // Comments off

Soy or soybeans are a legume native to Asia and for thousands of years have been included in Asian diets with evidence showing soybeans were grown as far back as 9,000 BC in China reports Melissa Hargroves a Registered Dietition for... 
Here’s How Much More Millennials Plan To Spend On The Holidays Compared To Other Generations

Here’s How Much More Millennials Plan To Spend On The Holidays Compared To Other Generations

Posted by on Nov 26th, 2018 // Comments off

Businesses can count on Americans to shop just as soon as the holiday season starts and it looks like they are ready to spend more than they did last year with millennials at the front of the line, according to a holiday shopping survey... 
Medicare Steps Up the Fight Against Diabetes

Medicare Steps Up the Fight Against Diabetes

Posted by on Nov 21st, 2018 // Comments off

Woman Performing Blood Test on Herself One in 4 senior adults with Medicare are affected by diabetes and hundreds of thousands are lost every year in spite of the billions of dollars spent treating the disease. We’d have a healthier... 
Spotify Officially Kicks-off Its Apple Watch App

Spotify Officially Kicks-off Its Apple Watch App

Posted by on Nov 19th, 2018 // Comments off

Spotify officially kicked-off its new app specifically for Apple Watch users. For the few of you who may not know about Spotify, according to Wikipedia, Spotify is a music streaming platform developed by Swedish company Spotify Technology,... 
Apple Pumps Up Its Amazon Listings With iPhones, iPads and More

Apple Pumps Up Its Amazon Listings With iPhones, iPads and More

Posted by on Nov 12th, 2018 // Comments off

Amazon, the world’s largest e-commerce company signed a deal with Apple recently and will begin to offer directly to its customers more Apple products such as the new iPad Pro, iPhone XR, iPhone XS and Apple Watch Series 4, as well... 
Amazon Surprised America with HQ2 Decision: But what will the new offices look like?

Amazon Surprised America with HQ2 Decision: But what will the new offices look like?

Posted by on Nov 7th, 2018 // Comments off

Though the current Seattle, WA site of Amazon’s spherical designed headquarters may continue to be its primary location, according to the WallStreet Journal, Amazon may open two more venues to accommodate the 50,000 people it plans... 
A Bedtime Snack That Actually Helps Your Muscles While You Sleep

A Bedtime Snack That Actually Helps Your Muscles While You Sleep

Posted by on Nov 5th, 2018 // Comments off

According to a study published recently in the peer-reviewed British Journal of Nutrition, there is good news of a late-night snack that’s actually good for you –protein. The study also confirmed if you consume 30 grams of protein...