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blog_kincade-fire_103119_main.jpg At the request of Sonoma County Animal Services (SCAS), the ASPCA is on the ground assisting animals impacted by the Kincade wildfire that has devastated Northern California. The ASPCA’s team of disaster response professionals deployed with emergency response equipment and is fulfilling animal search-and-rescue requests and providing welfare checks for non-evacuated animals. SCAS has […]
‘I pulled his trousers and his skin came off too’: Father reveals horror after son, four, scalded his thighs by knocking over a cup of boiling tea – as figures show more than 3,000 children are burned by hot food and drinks a year Archie Gray, four, ripped off his leg skin by knocking over […]
New research from King’s College London published in EBioMedicine, has found that a newly tested medical device, called Sleeveballoon, mimics the effects of traditional bariatric surgery in rodents and produces impressive results on body weight, fatty liver and diabetes control. Sleeveballoon is a device that combines a balloon with a connected sleeve, which covers the […]
“If you don’t behave, I’ll call the police,” is a lie that parents might use to get their young children to behave. Parents’ lies elicit compliance in the short term, but a new psychology study led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) suggests that they are associated with detrimental effects when the child becomes […]
As the population of older adults in the United States continues to grow and becomes more diverse, health concerns increase in parallel. The loss of skeletal muscle mass, strength and function is one such concern and can begin to occur as early as age 40 and accelerates after age 60. A contributing factor to the […]
Kim Kardashian’s 3-year-old son, Saint, is always thinking ahead. “My son left this by the side of my bed and said, ‘Mama, I left this for you in case you fall off your bed and bleed in the middle of the night,’” the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star, 38, captioned her Monday, September 23, […]
Scotland’s biting midge population carries previously unknown viruses, according to new research. The study—published in Viruses and carried out by scientists at the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) – used high throughput sequencing to study, for the first time, the total collection of viruses in the biting midge (Culicoides impunctatus). The scientists […]
Daily exercise of less than 15 minutes a day could extend your life expectancy by three years, study finds Findings suggest people don’t need to spend hours in gym to see health benefits Health insurance firm Vitality looked at 140,000 people from around the world Inactive peoplesaw their life expectancy grow by three years if they […]
happytail_zeppoli_090519_main.jpg As an adoring pet parent, Debbie B. has cared for several cats over the years. In September 2009, she was looking to add a new feline to her family. As an advocate for adoption, Debbie chose to visit the ASPCA Adoption Center and found Clooney—a beautiful bright orange kitty. Clooney brought so much joy to Debbie’s […]
blog_apcc-sunscreen_080719_main.png When you are outside on a summer day, sunscreen is usually something you have on hand. We are all aware of the risks of prolonged sun exposure in people—from superficial wrinkles to dangerous skin cancer and damaging burns—and using sunscreen can help prevent all these things. While sunscreen is good for us, what about […]