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Twitter is buzzing with comments about a child born with HIV that was “functionally cured”. This story is another scientific breakthrough in the ongoing battle with HIV. Through rigorous treatment she was seemingly cured without a trace of the virus. Doctors are hoping to replicate the treatment she received to potentially cure others affected with HIV. [...]
On Monday, the United States of America celebrated 2 momentous events: the holiday of my frat brother, and civil rights pillar Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the Presidential Inauguration. It was coincidental how the inauguration of the first black U.S. President and MLK Day fell on the same date, but you can check [...]
For the second time (2008), Time Magazine has selected Barack Obama to be their “Person of the Year”. He beat out a short list that included Bill and Hillary Clinton, Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, and Italian physicist Fabiola Giannati, who searching for Higgs boson aka the “God [...]
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On Saturday October 27th, I was gearing up for a normal weekend. I had a birthday coming up on that Sunday, along with a Nike Football Society flag football game. Halloween parties were the norm this weekend, and everyone looked forward to a weekend filled with costumes and debauchery. Embedded in the backs of all [...]
Let me begin by saying I’m a proponent for a healthy diet and lifestyle for everyone. However, I don’t agree a simple ratio of weight to height is the best or even the most honest measurement of health and fitness. At best, it is often misleading. At worst, it is woefully disingenuous. Either way, the [...]
