When I was a kid, my parents would sit on the porch and smoke cigarettes to unwind after a long day at work. My grandfather would smoke cigarettes while reading and drinking iced tea or...
What is the greatest threat to global public health?
Many will argue it's COVID-19.
That's a reasonable claim since, as of this writing, there are 41,645,545 total confirmed cases in the United States alone, and 666,806 Americans...
After a firestorm of criticism, on Sunday afternoon Chili's scrapped plans to donate a portion of customers' checks to a group promoting the pseudoscientific claim that vaccines cause autism.
Late Thursday, the casual-dining chain announced that...
Recently the Brazilian Bumbum competition winner, model Indianara Carvalho, announced she would be restoring her virginity with surgery. The controversial procedure is said to restore a woman's hymen and restore her to a ?virginal tightness?
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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...
The Senate rejected a proposal by Republican legislators Wednesday to repeal ObamaCare, signifying yet another failure by the Republican Party in its long battle to dismantle the landmark legislation that was championed by President Barack Obama.
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First Lady Michelle Obama took her?Let's Move Campaign?to a whole ?nother level on Friday when she made her first NBC appearance on?Late Night With Jimmy Fallon?to demonstrate her fabulous dance moves. Mrs. Obama...
As the senior senator of one of the several states hit hardest by the heroin epidemic, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) knows the harsh realities addiction to this drug brings. Rather than fighting the problem with the...
Paroxetine is an antidepressant that was reported as both safe and effective for use in adolescence, but the notes from the clinical trial tell a different story.
Paroxetine is a Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor that is also marketed...
Experts are clear about how seedless watermelons are produced, but some disagreement arises when considering how to categorize the genetic mules. Is a seedless watermelon a?GMO, a hybrid, or something else altogether? There?is some?disagreement on...
The blatant disregard for human life emanating from the Republican party is not something we might not have expected in an America of yesterday.
But as Donald Trump, right-wing hate media, and deep-pocketed right-wing groups get...
There is a new little blue pill in town. Just as Viagra changed the landscape of American culture there is a possibility that this new drug may be more revolutionary and depending upon where you...
People who have red hair naturally are an anomaly in the human species. Current estimates state that redheads are only about 1-2 percent of the global population.
The cause of red hair was only recently discovered....
Cara Anna had tried to commit suicide twice when she realized she needed help. Out of shame and fear of losing her job as a foreign correspondent in China, she had never asked for help...
Yes, ladies: you can finally buy tampons and pads in Chicago without paying extra fees. Chicago (among other places) has had a luxury tax on these items for years. Currently, the sales tax on them...
More than 10 years ago, a North Carolina man was pronounced dead and locked in the morgue--but it turned out he was still alive. This weekend, the state industrial commission awarded the man and his...
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As mentioned on Gothamist back in November, the annual visit of the McRib?-- McDonald's iconic seasonal sandwich -- is a much heralded event. Well, we now have visual proof that the McRib patty is...
The American Diabetes Association has just published a peer-reviewed article?stating that in the first six months of 2013 and 2014, an additional 400,000 patients were diagnosed with diabetes within the states where Medicaid was expanded...
Women in the modern world are used to having access to monthly necessities, like tampons and pads, during that time of the month. A quick trip to the store and we can pick up our...
