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March is recognized as National Colorectal Cancer Month and Murray-Calloway County Hospital will make special efforts during this month to spread awareness regarding the colorectal cancer, which is on second number on the list of most deadly cancers among males and females.

The hospital aims to inform people regarding the significance of getting colorectal screenings done because a majority of deaths occurring due to this cancer can be prevented if everybody gets colorectal cancer screening done after the age of 50 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Rep. Pete Nielsen, an Idaho legislator, has got himself into trouble after making odd comments about the non-possibility of getting pregnant due to rape. The comments were made during a discussion being undertaken by the House State Affairs committee on making it mandatory for the abortion providers to inform women about the clinics where they can get ultrasound conducted free of cost.

Nielsen commented that women who are the victims of rape are most likely not prone to get pregnant due to the heinous crime because consent is a very important biological factor when it comes to pregnancy.

As per local doctors and data reported by Columbia University in New York, Louisiana has witnessed a rise in flu cases. The data showed that the flu season in Louisiana remained ‘mercifully quiet’ until mid-February, however, the scenario changed previous week, when over 1,000 cases were reported in New Orleans alone.

Toll of influenza cases, such as Type A and Type B, has doubled since the February 7 week when the city reported 483 cases. Baton Rouge has also seen similar spikes.

A local physician mentioned that he received 15-20 calls per week in the last 14 days. Before this, he was receiving just 1-2 calls per week.

Norma, a 90-year-old woman from Michigan, is leading her life to fullest on a road trip throughout the United States. Just a couple of days after Norma’s 67-year old husband’s demise, she was diagnosed with uterine cancer. Doctors offered her choices of undergoing surgery, radiation or chemotherapy. But, she refused to undergo any treatment, and told doctors that she’s 90 years old, and is going for a road trip.

Norma’s son, Tim, and daughter-in-law, Ramie, are full-time RVers. Norma wasn’t able to live at home in the absence of her husband, so, her children called her to join them on the road trip. After six months, the trio along with their poodle Ringo is on the trip of a lifetime.

Vermont’s Middlebury College has decided to clamp down on the dangerous and pervasive issue of college kids purchasing energy drinks. Recently, the College Community Council, consisting of a board of members of the faculty and staff and twelve students, decided to ban the sales of energy drinks in campus. The campus will stop sale of energy drinks on March 7, though the basis of the move has raised some eyebrows.

It appears that the community council members were worried that the intake of energy drinks may result into ‘problematic behavior’, which in this case is less regarding micro-aggressions and more about consumption of too much booze and engaging in ‘high-risk sexual activity’.

The blazing topic ‘whether marijuana should be legalized in Texas or not’ has been triggering a controversy in Texas. The matter has given rise to an ongoing debate between supporters and those who oppose regulation of marijuana.

Many people believe that marijuana should be legalized. Marijuana has been legalized in 23 states over last few years. However, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, and Alaska are some of the states that have made pot legalized for both medicinal and recreational usage.