The horrible heat and drought-like conditions in the Midwest could lead to steep increases in your grocery bills. All kinds of products will affected by the weak corn, soybean and wheat crops. But that doesn't mean you should start trading down your fresh produce for cheaper, processed options...
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that the incidence of gout and hyperuricemia (high uric acid levels) in the U.S. has risen significantly over the last 20 years and is associated with major medical disorders like hypertension and chronic kidney disease. The...
Hospitalization rates in New York City for patients with community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA), a potentially deadly bacterial infection that is resistant to antibiotic treatment, more than tripled between 1997 and 2006, according to a report published in the...
If you'd asked me to guess what type of plastic surgery had increased most between 2010 and 2011, chin augmentation would not have been near the top of my list. But according to new statistics from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, demand for "chinplants"—inserted to enhance or define...
In the closing seconds of a tightly contested Sunday matchup against the team with the league's best record, the New York Knicks needed their lone available superstar to live up to his billing. Carmelo Anthony did. Twice.
Anthony, a 31 percent 3-point shooter on the season, drilled one long...
Even though we can't turn on the TV or flip through a magazine or drive down the highway without being bombarded by sex, believe it or not, not everyone is doing it. And not everyone wants to be doing it. The asexual movement is growing, and whether it's because people are rejecting our...
If all the water currently trapped in all the glaciers across the entire world melted, the sea level would rise far more than most people imagine. Almost everyone living anywhere in the world at an elevation of below about 500 feet with a direct drainage to the sea would be directly affected...
So i'm going to the tour tonight and i'm so excited! but i really want some merch and i'm not sure how much money i should bring. i just want to know for all time low. thanks!
There are a lot of diseases that the doctors call nowadays CRIs or computer related injuries. They include back and neck pain, spondylitis, eye-related problems etc. A recent study had been conducted among the IT employees in Bangalore, (one of the major high-tech cities in India) and it is...
I swear, nothing takes the edge off a long day at the grindstone better than a little Swedish Death-Metal. That's especially true when you've got some Arch Enemy on tap with stone-cold fox Angela Gossow growling out vocals. Oh, did I mention I'm a sucker for female leads? More »
According to the British Medical Association (BMA) it is unfair and misguided to increase NHS Pension Scheme contributions over the next three years by up to 6%. Their statement is in response to the government consultation on contribution increases to the NHS Pension Scheme from 2012...
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In a study of complication rates following prostate biopsy among Medicare beneficiaries, Johns Hopkins researchers have found a significant rise in serious complications requiring hospitalization. The researchers found that this common outpatient procedure, used to diagnose prostate cancer, was...