- A smokers home can actually be just as polluted as some of the most polluted cities in the world. These particular people went into the homes of smokers and checked their PM2.5 levels. PM2.5 being the particles that are contained in air pollution. After testing home after home, results showed that most of the homes that were test had higher PM2.5 levels than those that were found in Beijing, which is heavily polluted.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/03/smokers-homes-air-polluted-cities_n_6095360.html?utm_hp_ref=health-news&ir=Health+News - College students more about other illnesses more than Ebola. This article gives the five main illnesses that college students would have an easier chance of catching than Ebola. The first being Meningitis. Something you wouldn't expect, but also something people are known for getting in their first year in college. The other are Athlete's foot, Strep, Flu, and HPV. All of them already common known illnesses, but with more students clustered in classes, the contagious ones of the bunch are spread easily throughout an entire classroom.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/04/common-college-illnesses_n_6076998.html?utm_hp_ref=health-news&ir=Health+News
Trend Articles:
- A new, and a bit odd trend has started in Beijing. Their air pollution has increased quite a lot over the past week. So, oddly enough, smog masks have been included in recent fashion shows. And these are not just any old smog masks, most of them being very good quality, to go along with the high price clothing being shown off in the shows, They all vary in design to go with the different outfits, making smog masks look more fashionable than they truly are.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/31/living/smog-mask-china-fashion-week/ - This is an article about the current trends in what teens are reading. Reading has been becoming more popular in teens now, due to more books being written for this specific age group. Also with more intriguing topics. There have been names created for what has been the most popular in teens now and also what could be coming up. These include, The 'John Green' effect, Sub-genres Shine, New Adult (stories with more adult themes in them), "Love. Bullying. And Friendship," and more diverse books; pertaining to mental health conditions, disabilities, and books including the LGBT community.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/14/living/young-adult-trends-diversity/
Human Interest Articles:
- There were a series of car break-ins in a suburban neighborhood located in Baltimore. They have found that these break-ins may have lead to a 10th grade boy's planned school attack with a handgun and explosive devices. The boy was not found with these things, but showed them off to the officers and eventually confessed to his plan. He stated that he'd taken the handgun to school already on Friday, but made the decision to not execute his plan until Monday. He was taken into custody and is currently being held without bail.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/03/us/baltimore-school-shooting-foiled/index.html?hpt=us_c2 - A police officer in Washington was recently attacked by a man with an ax. This attack was not provoked by the officer, or by any situation the officer was involved in. It was completely random and unexpected. But, it had not been the first incident pertaining to the police. NYPD had an incident with a man having a hatchet and attempting to harm four of their officers. People are becoming more violent towards the police for reasons they are yet to uncover, though there are many reasons it could be as well. The NYPD has been very concerned and requires their officers to remain together in groups, and to take their breaks in pairs.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/31/us/ax-attack-dc-police-perez/
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