US News: When a hole opens in an airplane midair, it's a serious incident that can lead to rapid decompression, posing significant risks to the aircraft's stru.
We sought to evaluate whether residence at high altitude is associated with the development of obesity among those at increased risk of becoming obese. Obesity, a leading global health priority, is often refractory to care. A potentially novel intervention is hypoxia, which has demonstrated positive long-term metabolic effects in rats. Whether or not high altitude residence confers benefit in humans, however, remains unknown. Using a quasi-experimental, retrospective study design, we observed all outpatient medical encounters for overweight active component enlisted service members in the U.S. Army or Air Force from January 2006 to December 2012 who were stationed in the United States. We compared high altitude (>1.96 kilometers above sea level) duty assignment with low altitude (<0.98 kilometers). The outcome of interest was obesity related ICD-9 codes (278.00-01, V85.3x-V85.54) by Cox regression. We found service members had a lower hazard ratio (HR) of incident obesity diagnos
Alabama is poised to use nitrogen gas in a planned execution next month — making it the first of any state to attempt such a method and setting the stage for legal challenges.
The Euthanasia Coaster is also known as the "Killer Coaster" because it can produce cerebral hypoxia in its passengers, allowing them to die "humanely".
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) Lawyers for three Washington state officers charged in the death of a Black man who was beaten, shocked and hogtied facedown on a sidewalk have made their final arguments to the jury. The prosecution followed with a rebuttal and the judge dismissed the panel for the day. The jury is set to begin deliberations Thursday morning. Two of the Tacoma police officers, Matthew Collins and Christopher Burbank, are charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter. Officer Timothy Rankine faces a manslaughter charge for holding Manuel Ellis face down as he repeatedly said he could not breathe.