There’s nothing worse for a bicyclist than finding yourself a mile in to a two-mile stretch of shoulder-less, busy, highway-speed traffic with no alternative route. So Google has added bicycling directions, lanes and routes to Google Maps.
The new feature also includes a “Bicycling Layer”, which shows bike paths and bike-friendly streets with or without lanes:

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A new study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Public Health, that is among the first to show major regional and racial disparities in stroke rates, has found that African-Americans age 65 and younger are more than twice as likely to have a stroke compared with Caucasians in any region.
The study [...]

The extract from a vegetable that is common in India and China shows promise in triggering a chain of events that kills breast cancer cells and prevents them from multiplying, a Saint Louis University researcher has found.
“To our knowledge, this is the first report describing the effect of bitter melon extract on cancer cells,” said [...]

Just two or more soft drinks per week significantly increased the risk of the deadly cancer.
Pancreatic cancer is a deadly disease. Each year in the United States, about 35,000 people die from the pancreatic cancer. Less than 5 percent of those diagnosed are still alive five years after diagnosis, and complete remission is [...]

Study suggests moderate beer drinking may fight osteoporosis.
A new study suggests that beer is a significant source of dietary silicon, a key ingredient for increasing bone mineral density. Researchers from the University of California, Davis studied commercial beer production to determine the relationship between beer production methods and the resulting silicon content, concluding that beer [...]

As if there are not enough reasons for obese people to lose weight, researchers report in the FASEB Journal that maternal obesity dramatically increases the risk of diseases related to inflammation: heart disease, stroke and more.
In a study involving rats, researchers from Duke University found that obesity in mothers causes cellular programming in utero that [...]

Dutch scientists from the University of the Netherlands are reporting on research that the naturally occurring flavanoid apigenin may help prevent leukemia, according to Reuters news.
Apigenin is found in several herbs like parsley, thyme, peppermint. chamomile, and others. It is also found in red wine and tomato sauce.
A 2009 study by Dr. Margaret A. [...]

Adding to the growing health and environmental concerns over genetically modified foods, study data reveals liver and kidney damage to rats.
Researchers have found that “data from trials with rats fed three main commercialized genetically modified (GM) maize” showed the rats suffered organ damage after just a few weeks. The research is published in [...]

Herbal tea has been used by many cultures as an herbal remedy since anciant times. Several recent studies have found a wide range of health benefits from green tea.
According to Chinese legend, tea was discovered accidentally by an emperor 4,000 years ago. Since then, Traditional Chinese Medicine has recommended green tea for headaches, body [...]

Moderate or high physical activity appears to be associated with a lower the risk of developing cognitive impairment in older adults after a two-year period.
Thorleif Etgen, M.D., of Technische Universität München, Munich, and Klinikum Traunstein, Germany, and colleagues examined physical activity and function in 3,903 participants (older than 55) from southern Bavaria, Germany between [...]