An analysis from Pittsburgh’s Children Hospital revealed that there was a 21 percent increase in childhood non-developmental or mental health disabilities within a 10-year span (2001-2011). The rate in childhood physical health-related disabilities dropped 12 percent during that same period. The study’s lead author and the chief for the hospital’s Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine […]
If you have noticed your recently updated IE browser running frustratingly slow, chances are that you have been hit by the “conecutive modal dialog boxes” glitch. All computers that have downloaded the latest update from Microsoft have been reacting slowly and many are becoming unresponsive, causing users to reboot their systems. According to a statement […]
One of Russia’s major outbound tour operators have become the country’s first victim in the travel and tourism industry. IntAer said it was suspending its outbound travel activities because of the recent catastrophe with Ukraine and the EU and United States’ imposed sanctions on Russia. This industry is a significant important source of income for […]
Hepatitis C, a dangerous liver disease, affects more than three million U.S. citizens. Scientists have developed a pill that can treat it, but unfortunately it comes with a downside for people’s pocketbook. The cost of the new drug, Sovaldi, is a whopping $1,000 per pill – a full course of treatment will cost people $84,000. […]
Brett Favre, quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, may soon be given a high honor. According to the Green Bay Press Gazette, the Packers are expected to announce his induction into their Hall of Fame, retiring his No. 4 jersey. The paper stipulates the induction will take place in 2015 with the uniform-retirement occasion happening […]
Security Research Labs security experts have determined hackers have yet another way to take control over computers – the firmware controlling USB functions lacks real security. And, this discovery means a new wave of attacks that currently has no defense. Security Research Labs Chief Scientist Karsten Nohl, along with security researcher Jakob Lell, found the […]
Pack your bags and get the kids in the car. It’s time to take your late summer vacation! Drivers are seeing some relief at the pump. At the start of August, gas prices are lower than they have been in four years. Gasbuddy.com, which tracks gas prices around the nation, said the national average price […]
The website General Motors has provided to the public about their vehicle recalls – that includes the deadly ignition switch problem – has provided false information. That’s according to information from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. When customers entered in their vehicle’s identification number to learn if their car was a part of the […]
Hyundai Motor Co. has issued a recall of nearly 883,000 Sonata mid-sized sedans sold in the United States as well as Puerto Rico due to a possible faulty transmission-shift cable that can lead to a crash. The company’s recall affects certain 2011-2014 Sonata vehicles where the transmission-shift cable could possibly come apart from the shift-lever […]
A new kind of malware, known as Backoff, is hitting restaurants, retailers and other businesses, and its attacking the remote-desktop applications utilized by point-of-sale systems to get customer information, which includes credit card information. Both the U.S. Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security released inforamtion about the malware, saying it’s so new that […]