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Bird Flu Censorship Defended by Panel

Bird Flu Censorship Defended by Panel

One of the scariest stories to emerge late last year was the attempted suppression of two studies done on bird flu, which basically amounted to research done by two teams in the US and the Netherlands that ... continue
Oral Human Papillomavirus More Common in Males, Research Finds

Oral Human Papillomavirus More Common in Males, Research Finds

Earlier this week, more research was published about the link between oral sex and mouth and throat cancers, totally wet blanketing the next BJ you give or get- and more research into human papillomavirus (HPV) has revealed ... continue
Morgellons Disease Likely Psychological, CDC Finds

Morgellons Disease Likely Psychological, CDC Finds

Although it only came to prominence in the past decade or so- and was only properly named (by a housewife) in 2002- Morgellons disease, or simply Morgellons, has confounded doctors, patients and researchers for some time. In fact, ... continue
Oral Sex Again in the Hot Seat For Possibly Giving You Mouth Cancer

Oral Sex Again in the Hot Seat For Possibly Giving You Mouth Cancer

There are two camps of people, it seems, by and large, when it comes to oral sex- one that vocally demonstrates their love for and technique regarding oral sex and the other, largely silent and perhaps populated ... continue
SOPA & PIPA Break the Internet, Here’s How [Video]

SOPA & PIPA Break the Internet, Here’s How [Video]

This morning (January 18th), the world woke up to a partially blacked-out internet. As SOPA and PIPA loom in the distance, many web companies have gone offline for a day in protest. Today it's one day. If SOPA ... continue
Facebook Status Update Saves Utah Woman’s Life During Hostage Situation

Facebook Status Update Saves Utah Woman’s Life During Hostage Situation

Sandy, Utah- A Utah woman has been rescued from a harrowing hostage situation after police say friends were alerted to the situation following a Facebook status update. The woman, who has not been named, posted to the social ... continue
Baby Formula Pulled After Infant’s Death

Baby Formula Pulled After Infant’s Death

Walmart has pulled a batch of popular baby formula from its shelves after the tragic death of an infant in Lebanon, Missouri. Shares in Mead Johnson, the parent company of Enfamil, plummeted following the announcement. Walmart said the ... continue
Sleepwalking Woman Tragically Drowns in New Jersey

Sleepwalking Woman Tragically Drowns in New Jersey

OAKLYN, NEW JERSEY- If you are a regular user of Ambien or are in the habit of sleepwalking, this tragic story will probably scare the pants off you. 55-year-old Charlene Ferrero, a resident of Oaklyn, New Jersey, had ... continue
Crystal Cox Case Scares Blogosphere: Blogger Fined $2.5, Judge Rules Press Protections Don’t Apply

Crystal Cox Case Scares Blogosphere: Blogger Fined $2.5, Judge Rules Press Protections Don’t Apply

First, Crystal Cox is not a porn star, so let's just get that out of the way right now. If you blog, you've probably heard Cox's name right now. The tale of woe that catapulted Cox's name onto ... continue
Consumer Reports Arsenic in Juice Testing: Was Dr. Oz Right?

Consumer Reports Arsenic in Juice Testing: Was Dr. Oz Right?

Back in September, the web was buzzing over an episode of Dr. Oz's show during which he tested popular juices on the market and decreed many contained unsafe levels of arsenic. At the time, the FDA struck back ... continue
iPhone Explodes in Midair on Aussie Flight

iPhone Explodes in Midair on Aussie Flight

I wonder if AppleCare covers this. Australian Regional airline Regional Express (Rex) has confirmed an incident that occurred on a Lismore to Sydney flight Friday, during which an iPhone became unstable and- for lack of a better catchall term- ... continue
Obese Ohio Child Placed in Foster Care For Being Overweight

Obese Ohio Child Placed in Foster Care For Being Overweight

A few months back, comments made by Dr. David Ludwig in the Journal of the American Medical Association as to the level of appropriate state intervention into childhood obesity sparked heated national debate. Ludwig's comments in a July ... continue
Mobile Phone Risk: Cancer Not a Concern, Study Says

Mobile Phone Risk: Cancer Not a Concern, Study Says

Mobile phones are like the eggs of technology- one day they're killing machines, the next, totally safe and not a worry. It seems that the back and forth studies over the years have done little to quell concerns ... continue
‘Austin Powers’ Actor a Suspect in Prison Killing

‘Austin Powers’ Actor a Suspect in Prison Killing

If you're a fan of the original Austin Powers film from 1997, you may remember actor Joseph Son as one of the henchmen of Mike Myers' Dr. Evil- with a bowler hat and a menacing demeanor, Son ... continue
Lisa Irwin Case Stumps Authorities, Missing Baby’s Parents ‘Cooperative’

Lisa Irwin Case Stumps Authorities, Missing Baby’s Parents ‘Cooperative’

Police admit that in the case of missing baby Lisa Irwin, who disappeared from her crib without a trace in the middle of the night, that they have "next to nothing" to go on as they plead ... continue
Cruise Ship Tilting in Norway, 2 Dead in Fire

Cruise Ship Tilting in Norway, 2 Dead in Fire

Rescue crews have been working to stabilize a cruise ship in Norway after a below-deck fire that left two cruise ship workers dead and resulted in the successful evacuation of more than 200 people. A Dutch team has ... continue
Scariest Fortune Cookie of All Time. All Time

Scariest Fortune Cookie of All Time. All Time

Seriously, if you got this wouldn't you think you were involved in some action/thriller with the CIA involved kinda shit? continue
Bankruptcy Filings Increase Among College Educated, Marrieds

Bankruptcy Filings Increase Among College Educated, Marrieds

The profile of the average American unable to pay accumulated debt is changing, and this time it seems certain markers of stability- namely college education and marriage- no longer offer the same levels of protection for everyday ... continue
Teen’s Vampire Bat Death Prompts Warnings From Officials

Teen’s Vampire Bat Death Prompts Warnings From Officials

An older teen has become the first vampire bat death in the US after the young man contracted rabies from a bite, officials have disclosed. The 19-year-old migrant farm worker was originally from Mexico, and has not been ... continue
Allstate CEO Speaks About Debt Ceiling Debate Impact

Allstate CEO Speaks About Debt Ceiling Debate Impact

One of the more commonly made arguments during the debate surrounding the debt ceiling -and the anticipation of the ensuing havoc had the default on our debts not been narrowly avoided-was that America's corporate class and business ... continue
[Video] Long Island Reporter Doused By Hose Trying to Interview Mom Who Left Baby in Hot Car

[Video] Long Island Reporter Doused By Hose Trying to Interview Mom Who Left Baby in Hot Car

Long Island got pretty effing hot this weekend, with temps in the super-high three digits on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. One North Shore mom was arrested during the heat wave for going to KMart in Huntington Station Friday ... continue
Virginia Police Seek For ‘Serial Butt Slasher’ Responsible For Five Attacks

Virginia Police Seek For ‘Serial Butt Slasher’ Responsible For Five Attacks

Is anyone else surprised that they couldn't come up with a less terrifying yet hilarious term than "serial butt slasher?" Yes? No? Me neither. But an article warning people local to Fairfax, Virginia to be on the lookout ... continue