Outbreak Of Va-Va-Vooms Traced To Miniskirt-Wearing Blonde
WASHINGTON—Officials from the Department of Ha-Cha WOWwa have traced a nationwide outbreak of va-va-vooms to one miniskirt-wearing blonde, last seen Thursday night working those ...
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Menopause Meds May Harm Kids
The Food and Drug Administration has warned that Evamist, a prescription spray used to control hot flashes in menopausal women, may cause premature breast development ...
Visine Introduces New Eye-Whitening Strips
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The Johnson and Johnson company unveiled its new Visine-brand "Eye-Bright" whitening strips Tuesday, an over-the-counter product designed to reduce unsightly stains in ...
Guacamole, Salsa Faulted For Outbreaks
A new study from the Centers for Disease Control found that nearly one out of every 25 food-borne illnesses traced to restaurants is caused by ...
Obese Engage In Unsafe Sex More
A French study revealed that obese people have sex less often than those of healthier weight, but engage in riskier behavior when they do.
Men Suffer Postpartum Depression Too
A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed that 10 percent of new fathers can suffer a serious depression in the first ...
Regular Coffee Drinkers No More Alert
Researchers at Bristol University in the UK have found that heavy coffee drinkers derive no boost from the beverage, but merely stave off the depressive ...
Prescription Painkiller Abuse Up
According to a Department of Health and Human Services study, emergency room visits for recreational use of opioid painkillers went up 111 percent from 2004 ...
Psychopaths Behave Like Stroke Victims
A University of Wisconsin study found that when prisoners exhibiting psychopathic tendencies played decision-making games, they used the same strategies as people who had suffered ...
Kellogg Cereal Inflates Health Claims
The Federal Trade Commission is taking issue with Kellogg's assertion that its Rice Krispies cereal helps support children's immune systems.
American Cigarettes More Carcinogenic
A study by the Centers for Disease Control found that compared to foreign brands, cigarettes made in the United States have three times the amount ...
The Pill Turns 50
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the U.S. government's approval of the birth control pill. Here are some of the ways the ...
Cancer Panel's Findings Under Fire
The American Cancer Society is criticizing a study from the President's Cancer Panel that suggests Americans are under constant threat from environmental carcinogens.
Report: Tanning Beds Addictive
A study in the Archives Of Dermatology found that many people who regularly use indoor sunlamps meet the standard criteria for addiction.
