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Dozens of beachgoers and lifeguards battled to help a pod of pilot whales back into deeper waters after coming too close to the shore of the US state of Georgia earlier this week, although authorities said that three of the animals had died. (Photo: AP)

Watch: Beachgoers help save pod of pilot whales on US east coast

Officials checked beaches and marshes along the island's coast by helicopter and did not spot anymore stranded whales, the DNR said.

18 Jul 2019 4:54 PM

Karan Jani, a 29-year-old from Vadodra, who in 2016 had made it to the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory team in the US that discovered the gravitational waves, narrated on Facebook and Twitter how he and his friends were 'thrown out' of the venue by the organisers at Sri Shakti Mandir. (Photo: Facebook | @AstroKPJ)

'Not Hindu': Scientist thrown out of garba in US organised by Gujaratis

Karan Jani said that despite talking to the organisers in Gujarati, they refused to budge and asked him and his friends to leave.

15 Oct 2018 10:57 AM

Individuals who did experience pain but didn’t use opioids were 38 percent more likely to be unhappy with their sex life. (Photo: AFP)

Opioids tied to bad sex life and lack of desire

When people do take opioids, they should work with their doctor to make the medication dose as low as possible to reduce pain sensations.

26 Jul 2018 6:26 PM

Not all adults think nicotine 'definitely harmful' to kids

Nicotine poisonings due to children ingesting e-cigarette liquid are becoming more frequent.

17 Jul 2018 6:06 PM

This undated photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine in March 2018 shows Dr. Robert Redfield Jr. (Photo: AP)

Longtime US AIDS researcher picked to run CDC

Redfield, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore succeeds Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald.

22 Mar 2018 9:59 AM

Teens who hide their sexual orientation have higher suicide risk

Nearly half of the kids who had experienced sexual orientation discordance – 46 percent – reported suicidal thoughts or behaviours.

20 Mar 2018 3:14 PM

Diabetes has long been linked to an increased risk of heart disease. (Photo: Pixabay)

Slightly elevated blood sugar tied to heart and kidney problems

People with slightly elevated blood sugar should take steps to get it down to a healthy level.

17 Mar 2018 11:59 AM

Employee health plans charge smokers extra but don’t help them quit

Smokers are charged higher premiums by employers, this entitles them to programs that will help them quit smoking at the same time.

17 Mar 2018 10:00 AM

Just over 90 percent of schools had anti-harassment policies by 2014, up from 88 percent in 2010. (Photo:Pixabay)

More US schools offering safe spaces for LGBTQ youth

LGBTQ youths have disproportionately higher risk in physical and mental health than their straight peers.

10 Mar 2018 4:16 PM

Both influenza and whooping cough are highly contagious, and babies who catch these infections often require hospitalization. (Photo: Pixabay)

Vaccinating pregnant mothers is safe for babies

Infants are much less likely to get influenza or whooping cough when their mothers were vaccinated during pregnancy.

22 Feb 2018 9:50 AM

Kids need to know that someone’s got their back, and unfortunately, many of them do not. (Photo: Pixabay)

How parents behave is linked to suicide risk: research

Children who said their parents rarely or never told them they were proud of them were more likely to have suicidal thoughts.

06 Dec 2017 2:34 PM

They include North Carolina turnpikes, the eastern Iowa prairie and a Michigan site where World War II bombing aircraft were produced in a factory built by automobile pioneer Henry Ford.

Atlanta, other cities eye test tracks for self-driving cars

Atlanta would become one of the largest urban areas for testing self-driving vehicles if plans come together for a demonstration.

20 Feb 2017 3:14 PM

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