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Hundreds of starving sea lion pups are washing up along the coast in California. Seeing the troublesome situation, the Vancouver Aquarium is sending its experts to the spot.

The plan is to send 10 trained staff members from its marine mammal rescue centre to California. Main aim behind the move is to lessen the increasing crisis. Over the last few months, around 2,000 sea lions have been stranded on California's beaches.

Nearby rescue facilities are now struggling to handle the situation. Martin Haulena, a Vancouver Aquarium veterinarian, said that the rescue centers need help, as they require veterinary technologists who can take blood samples and perform diagnostic tests.

According to reports, a 1,000 m wide huge asteroid could pass past earth on Friday. Currently, the asteroid has been travelling at a speed more than 23,000 mph in space. Reports by the Mirror stated that if the mammoth asteroid, 2014-YB35, hit earth it could destroy a country and pose threat to the planet.

As per Near Earth Object Programme by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 2014-YB35 has been found to pass within 2.8 million miles of earth on Friday, which is a very small distance in terms. The asteroid was first detected at the end of 2014 by the Catalina Sky Survey.

New programs are available at a local health center for those who have diabetes. A new diabetes prevention program has started at the Mohawk Valley Health System.

Health risks associated with diabetes are serious. The condition can happen either genetically or people acquire it due to years of bad eating habits.

Talking about the new program, Caroline Jacobus, a certified diabetes educator, said that the program teaches how a diabetic person can lose weight in a healthy manner. "The program goals would be to teach people how to eat more balanced meals, to teach them how to effectively lose weight, and in particular about a 7 percent weight reduction", said Jacobus.

Shares of Gilead Sciences Inc, the biotechnology company, dropped 2% on Monday after the company revealed about the potential lethal risk associated with patients treated with its top-selling hepatitis C drugs.

The company said it has sent cautionary emails to several healthcare providers on Friday in order to notify them about the nine cases in which patients were treated with its Harvoni or Sovaldi.

It also warned that patients taking heart drug amiodarone might suffer a slow heart beat condition known as symptomatic bradycardia.

It was found that the condition for the first was seen immediately in six of the patients. Three of the nine patients immediately required placement of a pacemaker and rest were given a beta blocker, which slows heart rates.

Filmmaker and actress Angelina Jolie revealed on Tuesday in the New York Times that she had undergone a surgery to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes to prevent ovarian cancer. About two years ago, the 39-year-old actress had announced that she had underwent double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer. At that time, the 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' star had cited her elevated risk of contracting the disease.

A number of health experts and oncologists praised Jolie's decision to bring many sensitive issues into the public discussion, but it also raised concerns about the difficult decision-making process faced by a woman at risk of ovarian cancer.

Scientists have revealed through a study that collection of abnormal tau protein in the brain is the main cause of Alzheimer's disease. Amyloid is another protein which accumulates in the brain, but it is not the main cause behind the diseases which causes significant memory loss.

According to researchers, they can curb the onset of the disease by targeting tau. For the study, the researchers analyzed 1,375 brains of deceased Alzheimer's patients in the Mayo Clinic's brain bank.

Biogen, a Cambridge, Massachusetts biotech company, is also developing a drug to treat early stage Alzheimer's.