Twenty-seven percent of the refugees who arrived in Tennessee between 2011 and 2015 tested positive for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), according to data provided to Breitbart News by the Tennessee Office for Refugees (TOR). TOR is the subsidiary of Catholic…
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What’s In Your Water?
Water quality is a subject that’s been big news lately. Residents of Flint, Michigan are suffering from toxic levels of lead in their water due to incompetent governance. Unfortunately, water quality issues are not a recent development. Industrial dumping, pesticide…
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State Officials Warn of Health Danger from Popular Essential Oils
Officials with the Tennessee Poison Control Center are warning that they are seeing an increasing number of toxic exposures, mostly involving children, to essential oils used in aromatic and homeopathic natural remedies. TPC, which is housed at Vanderbilt University Medical…
Read MoreFive Dangerous Medical Myths You Need to Know
Most people have a lot of really stupid ideas about what to do during a medical emergency. 90% of these ideas are probably gleaned from what we see on television. Even though we know deep down that movies and tv…
Read MoreZika Virus Spreads and Threatens Tennesseans
Tennessee’s State Epidemiologist, Dr. Tim Jones, MD, is speaking out about the risks Tennesseans face in light of the Zika virus outbreaks in the Caribbean and South America. According to Dr. Jones, the two species of mosquitoes which carry Zika…
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Subtle Signs You’re Having a Heart Attack
If you think of someone having a heart attack, chances are you will picture a scene where a man gasps, clutches his chest and falls to the ground. But in reality, a heart attack victim could easily be a woman,…
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Science Proves Your Brain Needs Silence
In 2011, the Finish Tourist Board ran a campaign that used silence as a marketing ‘product’. They sort to entice people to visit Finland and experience the beauty of this silent land. They released a series of photographs of single…
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Dark Chocolate: The Healthy Indulgence
Of all the treats available, chocolate is one of the most craved foods in the world. The first solid chocolate bar, made from cocoa butter, cocoa powder and sugar, was introduced by the British chocolate company J.S. Fry & Sons…
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