By STEVEN MERAHN, MD In 1807, in an effort to spite the British and French for shipping interference (and forced recruitment of American citizens into military service), the United States Congress passed an Embargo Act, effectively shutting down trade with these two countries. Britain and France quickly found other trading partners; the US, then limited… Read More »
SPOILERS AHEAD! The ending of Stranger Things 3 was definitely memorable—Hopper’s death scene, Billy sacrificing himself, and El breaking down while reading Hopper’s letter. But the post-credits scene did give us a little hope that maybe Hopper didn’t die. Is he “the American?” One Stranger Things fan doesn’t think so. A Reddit user thinks that… Read More »
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) — If you live in a neighborhood where fast-food restaurants abound, you might be more likely to have a heart attack, new research suggests. It turns out that heart attack rates are higher in neighborhoods with more fast-food joints, the Australian study found. For… Read More »
Enlarge this image The wide-open spaces of Arco, Idaho, appeal to some doctors with a love of the outdoors. Thomas Hawk/Flickr hide caption toggle caption Thomas Hawk/Flickr In the central Idaho community of Arco, where Lost Rivers Medical Center is located, the elk and bear outnumber the human population of a thousand. The view from… Read More »