Secret History Trip: America’s Forgotten Wooden Roads

What do you think of when you hear the word “street”? Pavement, rural dirt, Old-World cobblestones? How about wood? For a brief time in our history, wooden roads were poised to be the great American mode of transportation, more hyped-up than even New York’s Erie Canal. What happened? For such a simple topic, the history […]

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Pot And Pregnancy? Is It A Safe Combination?

As marijuana becomes legal in more states, more women seem to be using it to stave off morning sickness and other nausea symptoms associated with pregnancy. According to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, women who experienced intense bouts of morning sickness in their first trimester were more likely to use marijuana compared […]

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Summer Refuses To Let Go: Schools Close Early Due To Oppressive Heat

While most of us are fully ready to embrace the cooler weather of fall, it would seem summer has different plans. Three schools in Easton county, Pennsylvania, were forced to close early due to the extreme temperatures. “The intensity of the heat over the past several days caused some the temperatures in some areas of […]

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Study Finds More U.S. Children Struggling With ADHD; Warns of Misdiagnosis

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and dyslexia affects one in five children across the United States. Unfortunately, 48% of parents still believe — incorrectly — that their children will outgrow these cognitive difficulties. According to CNBC, researchers from the University of Iowa found that 10.2% of U.S. children between the ages of 4 and 17 […]

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