iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — We’ve all heard it before: “Don’t swallow your gum! It’ll stay in your system for seven years!” Not to burst anyone’s bubble, but that statement is full of hot air. When swallowed, gum is processed Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — It’s an age old question: Why do zebras have stripes? There have been many theories — four of them, to be exact — according to researchers of a new study. But the issue isn’t so black and white, it appears. The Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — This flu season continues to prove exceptionally bad with school closures and overwhelmed hospitals throughout the country. In Minco, Oklahoma, a public school with too many children out sick decided to close its doors for the week, Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(WACO, Texas) — Men of the cloth may need to wear more cloth to cover their expanding waistlines. While their job is to take care of their flock, clergy members are often remiss about taking care of their own health, which might explain why 30 Read More
Getty Images(NEW YORK) — People have different ways of unwinding after a long work day and that includes consuming alcohol. Although most who do drink, practice moderation, there are others who drink to excess. As it turns out, the longer the work day, the greater Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(HUNTSVILLE, Texas) — As much as stalking is a serious crime, it fortunately hasn’t reached epidemic proportions yet. However, it has become more of a problem on college campuses than with the general public, as evidenced by a study from Sam Read More
michaeljung/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — New data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released on Wednesday show that the birth rate and the teen pregnancy rate in the U.S. both hit all-time lows in 2013. In 2013, the general fertility rate Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(PORT WASHINGTON, Wisconsin) — The Ozaukee County Public Health Department in eastern Wisconsin reported on Wednesday that it has seen the first pediatric flu death of the season. The OCPHD notes that the state of Wisconsin averages just two Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — If you’re taking aspirin to prevent heart attack and stroke, there’s a chance you may not need to be popping the little white pills after all. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and several other health institutions Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(URBANA, Ill.) — Man’s best friend may not have shown up in the Americas until long after man had settled here. Although previous studies theorized that the ancestors of modern-day dogs migrated from Alaska anywhere from 20,000 to 40,000 years Read More
