POTUS News: President Obama visits a bucolic park today in the heart of a Democratic city — but a Republican area. Television cameras lined up to cover Obama’s speech today in Eden Park, less than 3 miles from the skyscrapers and sports stadiums of downtown Cincinnati, but his address is equally aimed at suburban areas that tend to go Republican. Read more here.
Gee….I Wonder Why?? News: Former presidential contender Rick Santorum told a group of social conservatives this weekend that the country’s “smart people” will never be on their side. The former Pennsylvania senator was railing against the American intelligentsia at the Values Voter Summit in Washington on Saturday. “We will never have the media on our side, ever, in this country,” Santorum said, according to video posted by Right Wing Watch. Read more here.
Give Nemo A Chance News: The chance to save the world’s coral reefs from damage caused by climate change is dwindling as man-made greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, scientists said in a study released on Sunday. Around 70 percent of corals are expected to suffer from long-term degradation by 2030, even if strict emission cuts are enforced, according to the study. Read more here.
Always, Always, Always Ask Questions & Do Your Research When It Comes To Your Prescriptions News: Antibioticsare important drugs, often restoring health and even saving lives. But like all drugs, they can have unwanted and serious side effects, some of which may not become apparent until many thousands of patients have been treated. Such is the case with an important class of antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones. Read more here.
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