Weather in the United States has become increasingly dynamic over the last decade. As we see an increase in tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding and now, heat waves. Across the U.S., and particularly in the Midwest, temperaturesare reaching the triple-digits as the sun pounds down on adults,...
Humans in America now have a life span of an average of 77.2 years (women out live men by 5.41 years, ( see about.com us government Info.). Contrast this statistic with people who lived in Europe in the middle 1500's; they lived 50 years on average. The reason for the modern increase in life...
What are the signs and symptoms of Clinical Depression? What creates depression and how can it be treated?
A new study reports that more children have food allergies than ever before, with eight percent of American children under the age of 18 experiencing allergies. The national survey included 38,480 families, making it the largest allergy study ever conducted. Of the six million children...
The main component of the costs attributable to dementia is the cost for institutional and home-based long-term care ...
According to the World Health Organization, cell phones possess a small possibility of increasing the risk of cancer to its user. Cell phones release a form of radiation, non-ionizing radio waves, which penetrate through the skull and into the brain. However, because cell phones are a...
The disease women fear most is not the one that is their biggest killer. The most recent poll, taken in 2005, shows that approximately two and half times more women fear breast cancer than heart disease.(Twenty-two percent fear breast cancer; 9 percent fear heart disease.). Yet,...
Assisted suicide is an issue with no black or white solution. Instead, it falls in a gray area between 1) helping those with a terminal illness, in constant physical and emotional pain, with a means to end their lives gently, and 2) making sure a legal system for assisted suicides can be...
The numbers are sobering. The fastest growing segment of the American population, is the 85 year and older group. There are 6 million now, in less than 40 years, by 2050, projects the National Institute on Aging, that number will more than triple to over 20 million. And that ushers in...
Major Media Content Experiment Ends
We will no longer be adding major media content, such as news from the Associated Press, alongside our Thinker content. This will result in the elimination of the "News" content type.
Going forward, we will focus exclusively on Thinker Blogs, Articles, Topics, and Ebooks. Visit our CEO's blog for the thinking behind this change. We want to thank the people of the Associated Press who were very supportive of our ideas and a pleasure to work with.
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