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$2.3 Billion health boost and economic stimulus




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New powers for pharmacists dispensing medicine




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Beauticians get green light for retail sales




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Melbourne shops packed despite government restrictions

The Victorian government’s refusal to ease restrictions immediately, hasn't stopped thousands of people packing the shops of Melbourne. While hospitality businesses have been promised they can open soon, there's still a fear it might be too late for many. Image: News Corp Australia




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In a Revolutionary Medical Treatment, Man’s Lung Was Removed, Cleaned, and Replaced—No Transplant Necessary

The procedure, which has only been conducted a few times in history, could be a groundbreaking new treatment for patients suffering from lung cancer.

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Researchers Have Found a Way to Sterilize and Reuse Face Masks During Pandemic

North Carolina researchers are now trying to spread the word about their tried-and-true decontamination method for surgical masks.

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FDA Okays Historic Blood Treatment for COVID; Clinical Trials to Use Antibodies From Recovered Patients

New York's Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to pursue the treatment following its relative success in treating influenza and Ebola.

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NBA Players Recovered From COVID-19 Are Donating Plasma to Clinical Trials Helping Sick Patients

Four NBA players have been confirmed as volunteer blood plasma donors as a means of testing an experimental therapy to treat COVID-19.

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Magnetic Brain Treatment Found to Relieve Depression in 90% of Participants With No Negative Side Effects

Not only did the patients experience high rates of remission, their cognitive function also showed marked improvement as well.

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As Coal Usage Declines, New Study Finds Dramatic Decrease in Asthma Symptoms and Hospitalizations

According to research conducted around four coal-powered plants in Louisville, Kentucky, retiring coal has a noticeable effect on people's health.

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Next Time You’re Feeling Particularly Stressed or Anxious, This Study Says You Should Play Tetris

If you're enduring a period of anxiety or uneasiness, this study from the University of California says that Tetris is the perfect solution.

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Irreversible No Longer: Blind Mice See Again Thanks To New Method of Synthesizing Lost Cells

Rather than opting for the costly and complex process of using stem cells to cure age-related macular degeneration, scientists used skin cells.

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Antibodies Could Be ‘Radically Life-Changing’ New Treatment for OCD and Other Mental Disorders

The researchers from Queen Mary University of London say the discovery could lead to ground-breaking treatments with “a reduced chance of side effects.”

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Americans Who Drink This Much Water a Day Were More Likely to Report Feeling ‘Very Happy’

This poll says the more water you drink, the happier you feel—and those who feel they “don't drink enough water” more commonly reported feeling unhappy.

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New Alzheimer’s Nasal Spray Shown to Reduce Proteins Which Cause the Disease in Mice

Kyoto University researchers said the vaccine for Alzheimer’s was effective and was also shown to have zero side effects observed in the mice.

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New Contact Lenses May Soon Allow Diabetics to Monitor Glucose Levels With Just the Blinks of Their Eyes

Not only can the smart contact lenses monitor glucose levels, they can also release medication directly into the membrane of the eye.

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New Intermittent Fasting Program Shown to Suppress Cancer and Metabolic Disease in Mice and Humans

This new research has outlined yet another benefit to intermittent fasting—that may arise from the time you eat, rather than what you eat.

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Drink Made From Fruit and Plant Extracts May Be the Scientifically-Backed Hangover Cure We’ve Been Waiting For

A plant extract combination of fruits, leaves, and roots seems to help relieve hangover symptoms, reveals new research from BMJ.

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Breakthrough For Kenyan Scientists Who Discover Natural Microbe That Completely Stops Malaria in Mosquitoes

Kenyan scientists discovered a microbe–Microsporidia MB–inside some mosquitoes that completely protects them from malaria infection which spreads to humans.

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‘Goat 2 Meeting’ Service Lets Farm Animals Make Cameo Appearance on Your Next Zoom Call to Support Shelter

Sweet Farm Animal Shelter has started Goat 2 Meeting, a service for companies or people to hire farm animals like llamas to appear on their next video call.

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Irish People Are Repaying Debt of Gratitude to Suffering Native Americans 170 Years After Potato Famine

The Irish people are repaying a debt of gratitude to Native Americans suffering from COVID-19, 170 years after a tribe helped Ireland during the Great Famine.

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These Nuns Are Empowered With Kung Fu to Break Bricks – And Fight Human Suffering (WATCH)

Buddhist nuns spend three hours every day practicing the martial art of kung fu—and you wouldn't want to face them down in a fight.

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Harpoons Are Silenced: Iceland’s Whaling Boats Spend Second-Straight Season Tied Up in Port

Iceland's two whaling companies have cancelled hunting for a second straight year as demand drops and the COVID-19 pandemic poses difficulties.

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Elders Around the World in Their 80s, 90s, and 100s Are Bouncing Back From Virus – and Sharing Advice

Seniors in the 80s, 90s, and 100s are surviving COVID-19 coronavirus and share advice on how to handle stress of cancelled weddings, and the future.

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All-Purpose Cleaner is Made Entirely of Food Waste Collected in NYC—and Ditches Plastic Spray Bottles

A New York company called Veles is selling an all-purpose cleaner made of food waste collected from Manhattan cafeterias, and ditches plastic spray bottles.

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Old Electric Vehicle Batteries Can Be Recycled into New Sources of Energy—Even Used to Power 7-11 Stores

In addition to EV batteries being reused in 7-11 stores, their minerals can also provide many raw materials needed to run our world.

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One of the First Technology Companies to Unionize: Kickstarter Employees Win Vote

Workers at the famous crowdfunding site Kickstarter became one of the first hi-tech workforces to unionize, creating Kickstarter United to ensure fairness.

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They’re Fixing The World’s Plastic Problem Using ‘The Milkman’ Concept – With All Your Favorite Products

Rather than just delivering milk to people's doorsteps, Loop is creating a circular delivery of groceries with all packaging being washed and reused.

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Hourly Workers at Largest Grocery Chain in US Are All Getting ‘Hero Bonuses’ for Their Service Amid COVID-19

Kroger, which is the largest supermarket chain in the US by revenue, has now given their employees two different bonuses for their work during the pandemic.

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LEGO Factory is Now Producing Thousands of Protective Plastic Face Masks for Medical Workers

The Danish toy company has reworked some of their equipment to produce more than 13,000 protective plastic face masks every day.

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3,000 People Gather In Munich to Call for Easing of Coronavirus Lockdown Restrictions

Up to 3,000 people gathered in Munich, Germany, on May 9 to demonstrate against the restrictions put in place throughout the country to stem the spread of the coronavirus, according to local outlet TAG24. TAG24 reported that the protest had only been registered for 80 people. A larger crowd of people assembled, as this video shot in the central Marienplatz area of Munich shows. Similar protests took place across Germany on the same day in cities such as Berlin, Stuttgart, and Nuremburg. No violence was reported. On May 6, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced steps to ease the country’s coronavirus lockdown and introduced a new “emergency mechanism” that can be triggered by regional authorities to contain local Covid-19 outbreaks. As of May 9, Germany had over 171,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, and 7,525 deaths, according to figures published in Tagesspiegel. Credit: @Franzisker2 via Storyful




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Vic premier considers COVID-19 changes

As Victorians wait to learn what freedoms will return after the weekend, the state's number of confirmed coronavirus cases has risen again.




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Zero cases as Qld eases virus restrictions

Queensland has recorded its third day of zero cases this week but authorities warn the virus has not been eradicated and more cases are expected.




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A meteoric rise

Might be a little regression going on at my place during this lockdown.




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Can crime and road trauma stay low post pandemic?

Much has been written and discussed over the last few months around our present social environment.




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Middle Schoolers Bust a Move From Home By Joining Together for Music Video Against COVID-19 Fears

Since these middle schoolers have been sent home during the coronavirus shutdowns, they decided to lift each other's spirits by having some virtual fun.

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10-Year-Old Seeks to Empower Other Kids During COVID-19 Pandemic

Sydney, 10, and her mom animated a kid video to suggests how schools can donate surplus protection equipment (PPE) during COVID-19 pandemic.

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Musician Uses Truck Bed to Play Drive-By Concerts for Friends in Quarantine – and the Video is Incredibly Heartwarming

Tanner Howe, a singer-songwriter from Huntington Beach, hoped that his performances would brighten up isolating neighborhoods—and he was 100% correct.

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Bike-stunt internet star Fabio Webner’s lockdown antics go viral

Bike stunts, pet birthdays and a baby names which stumped the world are some of the trending topics on social media in Australia.




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Little Richard dead at 87

Little Richard, one of the founding fathers of rock and roll, has died at the age of 87.




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Joe Exotic clothing sells out in hours

Tiger King Joe Exotic’s new clothing line sold out within hours, netting more than US $20,000 ($A30,600). in sales, it was reported.




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Trek America as cycling adapts to COVID-19 world

Rupert Guinness is cycling across America — from his living room in Edgecliff.




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Aussies most screwed by pandemic

Hoping your boss quits to play golf and you get their job? Not going to happen. Promotions at work will be few and far between for millennials as older workers refuse to vacate their positions, gumming up the job market.




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Environmental persistence of a pathogen used in microbial insect control

We conducted an experimental study of infection, transmission, and persistence of a nucleopolyhedrovirus (NPV) of Douglas-fir tussock moth (Orgyia pseudotsugata) to better understand mechanisms determining the efficacy of the virus when it is used as a microbial control agent. In a field experiment, we quantified infection rates of larvae exposed to either Tussock Moth Biocontrol-1, the strain currently used for control by the U.S. Forest Service, or a wild-type strain isolated from a natural population. We first allowed each pathogen to decay on experimental branches for 0, 1, or 3 days before allowing uninfected larvae to feed on the branches, and then we fit both a generalized linear model and an epidemiological model of virus transmission to the infection data. Longer decay of the NPV resulted in lower infection rates, but evidence that overall virus transmission differed between wild and pesticide isolates of NPV was weak. The short persistence time of the virus suggests that it does not last long on foliage, in turn suggesting that application of TM Biocontrol-1 must be carefully timed to ensure maximum mortality.




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Silvies Valley Ranch, OR: using artificial beaver dams to restore incised streams

The Silvies Valley Ranch is an example of using local innovation to combat the global problem of incised streams on rangelands. Incised channels reduce the flow between water in the channel and water in the surrounding soils, which reduces the vegetation available for wildlife habitat and cattle forage. One of the ranch owners, Scott Campbell, a doctor of veterinary medicine, believes that stream incision is related to the decline of beaver populations; thus, the ranch’s approach to restoration includes efforts to mimic beavers’ influence on the system. He is using an extensive network of low-rise dams made from locally available materials (dirt, gravel, rock, and logs), commonly referred to as “artificial beaver dams” (ABDs). Campbell said that the ABDs on the ranch successfully increased stream connectivity to their floodplains and increased the quantity and forage quality of wet meadows on the property, with no changes in where cattle were grazing. The experiences of this landowner exemplify a unique approach that provides a model for others facing similar challenges to doing restoration on private land. The transformation taking place on the Silvies Valley Ranch has garnered the attention of neighboring ranch owners, some of whom are beginning to experiment with similar restoration technologies. Campbell would like to continue installing structures, but has encountered numerous roadblocks in the permitting process. He has since taken an active role in building legislative support for the ABD technology being used on the ranch, and in facilitating its adoption in other places. This case study—based on interviews with stakeholders involved in the Silvies Valley Ranch project—highlights the social benefits and challenges experienced by one rancher using ABDs as a restoration tool, and provides insights for improving their use in the future. It is part of a larger interdisciplinary study that explores the potential of different beaver-related restoration approaches for achieving watershed restoration and livestock production goals on rangelands in the Western United States.




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We rate Aldi's copycat Magnum and Cornetto ice creams and Twister lollies

Laura Nightingale tested out seven of Aldi's icy desserts to see how they stacked up against the big brands




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Colossal carbon! Disturbance and biomass dynamics in Alaska’s national forests

The Chugach and Tongass National Forests are changing, possibly in response to global warming.




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Predicting the unpredictable: potential climate change impacts on vegetation in the Pacific Northwest.

Earth's climate is changing, as evidenced by warming temperatures, increased temperature variability, fluctuating precipitation patterns, and climate-related environmental disturbances.




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From top-down to grassroots: chronicling the search for common ground in conservation in the West.

Sustainable working landscapes are critical to the conservation of biodiversity in the American West and its cultures of rural ranching and forestry.