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The first federal guidelines (ever) regarding circumcision have been drafted. After seven years of work, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have released a guideline draft that says health insurers should pay...
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I've never been a fan of Dr. Oz. (Surprise! The fact-hunting skeptic doesn't like the snake oil salesman.) So, imagine my delight when I opened my browser this morning and found the current...
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Now that?more and more states have decriminalized and in some cases completely legalized the sale of marijuana, Mexican cartels are reported to have been significantly hamstrung by the loss of revenue. The results...
I don't smoke pot, so "the munchies" isn't something I spend a lot of time thinking about. I get it, though. One of the reasons I didn't like smoking pot (I smoked when I was...
Australian model Meaghan Kausman, 23, is a natural beauty. While she knows that companies do use Photoshop to enhance photos and eliminate some "flaws," she was shocked when Fella Swim -- an Australian swimwear company...
Diet books aren't a new fad. They've been around for ages. Though the specific methods have changed drastically, the intent stated in all of them is the same: to be a trimmer, healthier human being....
A new website shows exactly how much various substances shave off of a person's life. These charts from Treatment4Addiction.com are pretty self-explanatory -- and terrifying.
We've heard for years how much time cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs...
How serious is First Lady Michelle Obama about her "Let's Move" campaign? Very serious, but in?the coolest way imaginable.
From Jezebel:
Obama participated in a White House Q&A on Vine using the hashtag #AskTheFirstLady. She answered questions...
I stumbled upon a Buzzfeed article that had a few photos of what the American food section looks like in grocery stores in other countries. How awesome is that? It's so crazy-cool to see what...
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A Reddit user planning to get an abortion in a week's time has written an open letter to her unborn child and posted it on Reddit.
The user, scaredthrowingaway, started her letter calling her...
A Rhode Island gubernatorial write-in candidate has announced her support for medical marijuana -- and in a very public way.
In a new campaign video, Compassion Party candidate Anne Armstrong says:
"I use every day. I cook...
A hospital in El Paso is in full damage control mode after it learned a nurse assistant unwittingly put almost 800 people--including over 750 babies--at risk of getting tuberculosis.
The woman, whose identity is being withheld...
Coffee! See, just typing it energizes me. I love coffee -- for its own sake, and for the perk it gives me in the morning or late afternoons. I love it plain (black), espresso, frozen,...
We've come a long way with school lunches for kids in the U.S. but I think most children tend to simply eat what's put before them, even if they complain. School lunches were so bad...
Dr. Stephen Hawking did the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Sort of. He explains in this video that he had pneumonia last year, and the challenge could be risky for him. How he did it is...
Does alcohol really kill brain cells? No, it does not. It's an age-old myth that was sparked during the U.S. Prohibition. But it's good to know exactly what alcohol is capable of doing. Scroll down...
I've not been following the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. There's a lot going on in the world, and there's a lot going on in my life, and well....my time and attention have been taken up...
I'd hate to see my skin under ultraviolet light. I was a sun worshiper for 35 years. I'm fair-skinned, but I will tan to a lovely brown if I work at it. I don't work...
The recent tragic death of the legendary Robin Williams has brought mental health, and depression in particular, into sharper focus. I think that his death shocked the world into an understanding it may not have...
