It was on this day, 132 years ago, on May 3rd, 1885, that the iconic Revenue Cutter Bear was turned over to the Treasury Department by the U.S. Navy for use for patrolling Alaskan and Arctic waters. As Alaska’s Revenue Cutter, it would perform in that capacity for 41 years, a patrol in Alaska that […]
China is calling for restraint in the standoff over North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs, one day after North Korea complained the United States is pushing the region closer to nuclear war. Chinese President Xi Jinping, in a phone call Wednesday with Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte, urged all parties in the standoff to use restraint […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Social smokers’ risk for high blood pressure and high cholesterol is identical to those who light up every day, new research has found. This large, nationally representative study is the first to look at blood pressure and cholesterol in social smokers. More than 10 percent of 39,555 people surveyed said they were […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio – New research further illuminates the surprising relationship between blood sugar and brain tumors and could begin to shed light on how certain cancers develop. While many cancers are more common among those with diabetes, cancerous brain tumors called gliomas are less common among those with elevated blood sugar and diabetes, a study […]