Jul 05 Silly rabbit! Junk food ads contribute to childhood obesity, study says By Lora Strum Child-centric marketing icons contribute to childhood obesity, according to a new study. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 7:03 For some NFL players, ban on medical marijuana is a real pain By PBS News Hour Percocet or pot? An increasing number of Americans are choosing to use legalized cannabis instead of highly addictive opioids to control chronic pain but not in the NFL where a blanket ban is still in place. A group of retired… Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch 24:55 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode July 2, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, July 2, ISIS claims responsibility for a terrorist attack in Bangladesh that killed at least 20 people. Later, immigrants in the American heartland are keeping rural businesses afloat. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York. Continue watching
Jul 02 Florida confirms 10 new cases of Zika virus as U.S. total nears 1,000 By Michael D. Regan Florida health officials confirmed on Friday the discovery of 10 new cases of the Zika virus in parts of the state. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 4:08 Antarctic ozone hole believed to be shrinking By PBS News Hour Scientists studying climate change in Antarctica reported this week that a hole in the protective ozone layer of the Earth’s atmosphere has shrunk. The discovery of the hole in the 1980s led to a worldwide phasing out of ozone-depleting chemicals… Continue watching
Jun 30 FDA warns against cookie dough after E. coli outbreak By Eugene Mason The Food and Drug Administration warned Thursday that eating raw cookie dough may be harmful to your health following an E. coli outbreak that prompted the recall of millions of pounds of flour. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 3:39 Tig Notaro explains how to make breast cancer funny By PBS News Hour Comedian Tig Notaro lost her mother, ended a long-term relationship and got diagnosed with breast cancer all in the same year. It was, she says, more than she could handle, but it also spurred a writing spree that helped her… Continue watching
Jun 30 Zika virus a concern for poor urban areas along Gulf Coast By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press Tropical disease specialists are most concerned about impoverished urban areas along the Gulf Coast, where the numbers of the mosquito that spreads Zika are expected to spike. Continue reading
Jun 30 The man who studies how Americans die By Laura Santhanam In 2014, 2.6 million Americans died, according to the latest available data from the National Center for Health Statistics. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 6:41 Zika, security concerns overblown says Rio Olympics boss By PBS News Hour The Olympic games open in less than six weeks away and organizers insist that Rio is ready. The venues will be completed and concerns over Zika and security are overblown they say even as more high-profile athletes say they’re not… Continue watching