Following an influx of obese passengers, Boston’s Emergency Medical Services will begin using an ambulance equipped with a hydraulic lift.
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Report: ATMs As Dirty As Public Toilets
Germaphobes, beware.
Michael Douglas, Cancer Survivor: ‘The Tumor is Gone’
The actor taped an interview with Matt Lauer for Tuesday’s Today Show and he announced the great news–“The tumor is gone.”
From Slammer to Surgery: Kidney-Sharing Sisters Released from Mississippi Prison
Jamie and Gladys Scott were serving a life sentence in a Mississippi prison for armed robbery. But now the two sisters are trading crime for charity.
Don’t Cry Me A River: Men Turned Off By Women’s Tears
Ladies, dry those tears. Unless you’re trying to repel men and in that case, cry on.
Brits to be Given a ‘Booze Zone’ to Drink in Peace
Do the Brits even drink?
Sluggish Bugs: Malaria Parasites Are Affected By Jet Lag
Seems like jet lag isn’t always a bad thing. Unless you’re a parasite, that is.
Gross: Florida High Schoolers Too Embarassed to Shower After Gym Class
“Hit the showers!” These words have struck terror in gym class students for generations. But the school shower marks more than an opportunity to towel-whip the undersized or mock the hairless or hirsute: it is a right of passage …
End of the Pint? New Regulations Mean British Pubs Can Serve Less Alcohol
And as health campaigners rejoice, university students despair.
Nursing Students Expelled For Posting Photo of a Placenta on Facebook
Add it to the list of things you should avoid doing on Facebook: Don’t post photos of yourself posing with an afterbirth that isn’t yours.
Why Every Pregnant Spanish Woman Wants to Give Birth on New Year’s Eve
The answer is nothing to do with a penchant for post-pregnancy champagne, but more the fiscal realities of the world we all inhabit.
Reading While Eating for December 30: Weird Science
Thursday’s links party like a movie star, except with cheaper drinks.