One of the great things about eating fatty foods sans a pesky calorie label is not knowing exactly how many grams of sugar you’re inhaling. Everyone knows that if you don’t know the calories, they don’t count! Japan’s NTT …
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Your Cell Phone Might Soon Be Able To Detect STDs
From SMS to STD–is there anything smart phones won’t be able to do?
Why Laptop Computers Might Not Be Great for Male Fertility
Sitting too long with a laptop computer on your lap may do more than cause toasted skin syndrome. New research suggests that men who hold a computer on their lap may create unsafe levels of testicular heat, which can potentially …
Heart Attack Grill: Free Food For Customers Over 350 Pounds
Arizona’s aptly-named Heart Attack Grill is offering free meals to anyone weighing in at over 350 pounds. Don’t believe us? Just ask its new 600-pound spokesman.
Q&A: Warren Hern, The Last Remaining Doctor to Perform Late-Term Abortions
No doubt, being an abortion doctor is a stressful and dangerous profession. Being an abortion doctor who performs abortions well into the second and third trimesters only ups the ante.
The Conjoined Twins Who Share Thoughts and Senses
This is a story that’s been kicking around the blogosphere for a while, but that we just saw today: A pair of conjoined Canadian twins have lived for four years with linked brains but separate personalities. Read the whole …
Why We Conform to the Group: It Gets Your Brain High
“If your friends decided to jump off a bridge, would you?”
Canadian Cancer Faker Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Ashley Kirilow, the Canadian woman who swindled thousands of dollars in charitable donations in a fake cancer scam, has plead guilty to the most serious charge of fraud against her. NewsFeed first covered Kirilow’s scam back in …
Double Take: 10-Year-Old Girl in Spain Gives Birth
To be honest, NewsFeed didn’t know this was actually possible. (Though Healthland knows that she isn’t the first or the youngest child mother.)
Study Pins Alcohol as More Dangerous than Crack or Heroin
New research notes that it doesn’t take a needle or sniff to damage physical or mental health. All it takes is a sip.
Why ‘Truthiness’ is Taking Off
President Obama was born in Kenya! 9/11 was an inside job! Climate change is a global hoax! Why do people believe such outrageously false information? Researchers at Ohio State University worked to find out why. Head over to …
How Political Victory and Porn Are Connected
While it might not be the most obvious way to celebrate your political party winning an election, research shows that victorious voters look at more online porn.