Felix N. Codilla III

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• Jun 13, 2017

  New Tattoo That Can Monitor Blood Sugar Levels Currently Being Developed for Diabetics

  People with diabetes must measure their blood sugar levels multiple times a day to see if this is within normal range and apply interventions when it is too high or too low. It is a tedious and expensive process that requires instruments like a glucose meter and test strips.

• Jun 13, 2017

  How One Can Look Good After Fighting Cancer

  Finding out that one has cancer can be one's worst nightmare. Those who went through it likened the experience to being crushed with the weight of negative emotions such as sadness, worry and fear. The feelings last for a long time until it grows into full-blown depression.

• Jun 13, 2017

  Pakistani Shiite Muslim Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy on Social Media

  A minority Shiite Muslim was sentenced to death in Pakistan over a blasphemous Facebook post about Islam. This is the first conviction on the grounds of blasphemy which carries the capital punishment in the country where Sunni Islam is the state religion.

• Jun 13, 2017

  As Battle With ISIS Continues, Philippine Military Asks Facebook to Close Jihadis' Accounts

  The Philippine Army has requested for Facebook to take down dozens of accounts suspected to be linked with the Islamist militants allied to the Islamic State who overran a city in the southern island of Mindanao. The military headquarters has coordinated with the social media site's office in Manila.

• Jun 13, 2017

  Individuals With High IQ Prefer to Enter Relationships With Partners Who Have Similar Intellectual Capacity, According to Study

  Chick flicks are among the successful genres in cinematic art. Producing a blockbuster love story requires big Hollywood names in the cast, an interesting plot and storyline, the right amount of humor especially for romantic-comedies, and a cool soundtrack that millennials can relate to.

• Jun 12, 2017

  Anti-Sharia Law Rallies Draw In Counterprotests and Arrests

  An anti-Muslim activist group clashed with counterdemonstrators in Seattle, Washington and St. Paul, Minnesota, as well as dozens of other cities where it organized protests on Saturday. Riot police used arrests and pepper spray to quell violence and break up the competing groups.

• Jun 12, 2017

  Statins Found to Reduce Breast Cancer Death by More Than 40 Percent

  A major research found that statins could help reduce the risk of dying from breast cancer by 40 percent. In Britain alone, the cholesterol-lowering medicine is taken every day by six million people who are at risk of heart disease. Now, the drug is seen to halt the growth of tumors.

• Jun 12, 2017

  Strange, Violent Dreams Linked to Development of Dementia and Parkinson's Disease

  What one dreams about now could predict future brain disease. Scientists have found that nearly all people with a sleep disorder that causes them to act out their dreams will develop a degenerative neurological condition like dementia, Parkinson's disease or multiple system atrophy.

• Jun 12, 2017

  Experts Find New Drug That Shrinks Ovarian Cancer Tumor

  A new drug has been hailed as the biggest breakthrough in treating ovarian cancer by dramatically shrinking tumors. It is the first in a new class of drugs discovered by Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) and Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in London.

• Jun 11, 2017

  4-Year-Old Dies From Drowning a Week After Going Swimming

  A Texas family is preparing to bury their 4-year-old child who died in a rare "dry drowning" case nearly a week after going swimming with his family. They now want to warn other parents of the rare medical condition in the hopes of preventing others from going through the same tragedy.