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VA to Automate Its Agent Orange Claims Process
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:30:02 +0000 - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is automating how it pays disability claims related to exposure to the chemical Agent Orange, officials said.
7 (Unsuccessful) Ways To Quit Smoking
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:20:06 +0000 - It’s my own fault. And so without further ado, I give you the 7 ways I’ve tried to quit and why I failed miserably at them. Hopefully some of you can either relate or let me know what I’m doing wrong.
Do women really fake it? Yes Yes Yes!!!
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:30:01 +0000 - A new survey suggests that half of all women have faked an orgasm at one time or another
Major Retailers Stores Selling Used Underwear
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:20:02 +0000 - You know how retail clothing stores always have signs up saying they don’t allow pantie returns? Lies, they’re all lies.
Is Salvia the New Recreational Drug?
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:30:04 +0000 - One of the newer products to hit the recreational drug market is Salvia Divinorum, better known as Salvia. It has only garnered attention recently because of its psychedelic effects, but much to the surprise of many, it is still legal in this country.
Medicine We Can Live Without
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:40:11 +0000 - We can save billions of dollars by cutting out unnecessary exams and tests that kill tens of thousands a year. Here's a list of just a few.
Dust Bunnies Tainted with Toxins?
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:10:02 +0000 - Household dust consists of a potpourri that can include lead, arsenic and other potentially harmful substances.
How Common is Low-Back Pain?
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:40:02 +0000 - Back pain is very common and affects about 8 out of 10 people.
First three-way kidney transplants carried out in Britain
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:20:03 +0000 - The first three-way kidney transplant operations have been carried out in Britain, it has been announced. The pioneering operation involved three pairs of donors and recipients. Each donor was not a match for their own loved one but was prepared to offer a kidney to a stranger in return for one for their spouse or relative.
Researchers: AIDS virus can hide in bone marrow
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:20:02 +0000 - The virus that causes AIDS can hide in the bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening to cause illness, according to new research that could point the way toward better treatments for the disease.
UN says mother-child HIV can be eliminated by 2015
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:50:02 +0000 - The United Nations says mother-to-child HIV transmission can be eliminated by 2015 if health programs receive increased investments as planned.
A $618,616 Battle with Cancer
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:10:03 +0000 - It was sometime after midnight on Dec. 8, 2007, when Dr. Eric Goren told me my husband might not live till morning. The kidney cancer that had metastasized almost six years earlier was growing in his lungs. He was in intensive care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and had begun to spit blood.
When Are Sports Drinks Better Than Water?
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:10:03 +0000 - Nothing hydrates better than water, but there are times when athletes should opt for a sports drink over H2O.
OMG Cholesterol [PIC]
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:50:09 +0000 - *****
Teen shoots his own testicles. End of story.
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Naps may improve performance later in the zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:41:54 +0000 - If you need an excuse to take your afternoon siesta, look no further: Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have found that naps may help your brain work better later in the day.
HVP Salmonella Recall Is Expanding
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:30:02 +0000 - An unfolding recall of products containing a commonly used food-flavoring ingredient because of potential contamination with salmonella could ripple through the entire food industry.
Pope John Pauls Sainthood Delayed by Botched Miracle Attempt
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:30:02 +0000 - Hopes that the former pope's canonization would be fast-tracked by Sister Marie Simon-Pierre's recovery from Parkinson's disease have been set back by reports that the French nun has fallen ill again.
Daughter's tribute to dying mother is a YouTube sensation
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:10:01 +0000 - A YouTube clip of 16-year-old Sarah Phillips' emotional tribute to her dying mother is set to become an internet sensation after getting thousands of hits online.
Mosquito nets 'fail to curb malaria' in Malawi
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:10:03 +0000 - Malawi's campaign to fight malaria by providing free or cheap mosquito nets has failed to curb the number of deaths caused by the disease, a deputy health minister said
Do your balls hang low? Do they wobble to and fro?
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:30:02 +0000 - Swinging high and low: Why do the testes hang at different levels? A theory on surface area and thermoregulation. “Anatomically, one or the other half of the scrotal sac hangs at a lower level than the other. The testes, housed within the sacs are also situated, suspended, one slightly lower than its other counterpart. While many theories...
Extra Small Condoms For 12-Yr-Olds Being Sold in Switzerland
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:20:02 +0000 - A study from the Federal Commission for Children and Youth, found that more 12 to 14-year olds were having sex in comparison to the 1990s and, worse yet, not using protection. A German study also found that a quarter of participants aged 13 to 20-years old thought standard condoms were too large.
A Hidden Trigger of Obesity: Intestinal Bugs
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:30:02 +0000 - If you're fighting the battle of the bulge, most of your attention — and frustration — is probably aimed at your midsection. It makes sense, since that's where the extra pounds tend to gravitate, especially with the creep of middle age, piling on to form that dreaded spare tire.
Protein: A Guide to Maximum Muscle
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:30:02 +0000 - How much protein do you need? Will cutting carbs help my muscles grow faster? Could eating too much protein be dangerous? And other protein-related facts.
10 Harmful Health Myths
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:50:02 +0000 - Get the misinformation about cholesterol, exhaustion, STDs and more.
Stupak: 12 Dems ready to oppose health care bill - Yahoo!
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:58:35 +0000 - A congressman who has played a key role in the long-running health care debate says he and 11 other Democrats will vote against the overhaul unless a provision subsidizing abortion is removed.
Fake Weed, Real Drug: K2 Causing Hallucinations in Teens
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:40:04 +0000 - Fake marijuana, called K2 or spice, is increasingly popular, but the side effects are worse than with pot.
We're so good at medical studies that most of them are wrong
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:13:09 +0000 - Our ability to generate massive data sets and crunch through numbers at staggering rates has created a bit of a crisis for medical research: we can analyze so much data so quickly that spurious findings are inevitable. Researchers used a session at the AAAS meeting to discuss how we got here and what to do next.
Woman Goes In For Boob Job, Comes Out With "Four Breasts"
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:00:03 +0000 - No, this isn't the story of a Martian lady of the night. A 47-year-old woman from Staten Island, NY, is suing her plastic surgeon for a cool $5 million over a breast augmentation procedure she says went so poorly she "came out of that operation with essentially four breasts."
Polite or panicky may depend on time to react
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:50:02 +0000 - "We were keen to explore individuals' behavior in extreme situations," Torgler said. "Because in these situations people will reveal their true preferences."

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