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Brace Yourself, the Flu Season Memes Are Here

Emerald Catron — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:25:22 +0000

It's that time of year, when you give everybody who coughs on the train a dirty look and tie your hands to your waist with elastic to keep from accidentally touching your face until you've had a chance to wash them under soap and water for at least three minutes. That's right. It's flu season. Here are some tips for coming out on the other side okay.

New Facebook App Will Help You Find Out Who Gave You the Flu

Donald Deane — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:00:46 +0000

After last year's flu season, which health officials say was one of the mildest in the past 30 years, the illness is back with a vengeance. Well, if you're unlucky enough to currently have the flu, at least a new Facebook app can help track down the diseased jerk who gave it to you in the first place.

City Of Lubbock Health Alert [AUDIO]

Wes Nessman — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:31:59 +0000

What a GREAT time to be discussing closing the Health Department! Now I don’t know how much they could help, but they could possibly assist with this breakout of the “Hep”. Read more after the break. The RockShow got the official word from the city. A “Hepatitis” breakout is possible due to an employee at [...]

Arizona Mom Strives to Be Fattest Woman Ever [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:57:54 +0000

World’s fattest mom Susanne Eman weighs 728 pounds, and the 32-year-old mother of two is consuming over 20,000 calories a day in hopes of eventually setting the all-time record for heaviest woman, which is 1,600 pounds.

Facebook Can Cause Psychological Disorders and Other Issues in Teens

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:37:00 +0000

A new study suggests that using Facebook too much triggers the development of anti-social behavior in teenagers. To gauge the effect Facebook has on young people, Dr. Larry Rosen, a professor of psychology at California State University, gave computerized surveys to 1,000 adolescents, and also observed 300 teens in 15-minute study sessions. Rosen found that [...]

Dieting Forces the Brain To Eat Itself

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:56:00 +0000

When you’re trying to lose weight by cutting down on your food intake your brain is busy chomping down — on itself. Researchers from Yeshiva University in New York have found that when a person diets, the sudden loss of nutrients causes the brain to try to conserve energy by devouring its own cells. As [...]

Can New Drug Reverse the Effects of Hereditary Blindness?

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:50:55 +0000

While researchers are reluctant to call idebenone a cure for blindness, the drug has restored the vision of some people who suffer from hereditary blindness in a recent clinical study. Fifty-five people with Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy — which generally strikes men in their 20s and leaves them completely blind within three-to-six months — were [...]

Britain May Increase Recommendations for Healthy Alcohol Consumption

Shauna Wright — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:56:37 +0000

The Commons Science and Technology Committee in the United Kingdom is considering increasing its guidelines for healthy alcohol consumption, which currently state men shouldn’t routinely drink more than four units of alcohol a day — about two pints of beer — and women should limit themselves to three units — a large glass of wine.

Doctors have cast doubts on the recommendations, put in place by the Royal College of Physicians in 1987.

New Graphic Warning Labels On Cigarette Packs

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:49:59 +0000

Smokers are going to need a strong stomach if they want to continue their habit. That’s because starting in September of 2012 new FDA requirements will mandate that half of the area on every pack of cigarettes be covered by a graphic anti-smoking warning label. There will be nine different warning labels in all, each [...]

Why You're Fat

Wes — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:10:23 +0000

Us people with a little extra weight can now blame it on a new culprit-we’re sleep deprived. This is according to Columbia University. Read more after the jump. Check out the results of their test: •Participants consumed an average of 296 calories more when they were sleep-deprived compared with when they were well-rested. via Sleep-deprived [...]