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Dove's Sketch Artist Experiment Will Blow Your Mind

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:32:57 +0000

How would you describe your face? That’s the premise of a new video from Dove, which features a number of different women explaining their facial attributes to a forensic sketch artist who can’t see them. The women tend to focus on what would be considered negative characteristics. So when the sketches are done, they don’t [...]

Myth? Ladies, Throw Away Or Burn Your Bras, You Never Really Needed Them?

Keith James — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:31:15 +0000

I usually poo-poo studies because it seems like you can cite a study to support (no pun intended) just about any position, but this one takes the cake in my mind due to it’s longevity. Over the last decade-and-a-half, Some French researchers concluded that bras actually do the opposite of what they’re supposed to do? [...]

Study Reveals Your Cell Phone May Be the First Thing Others Notice About You

Drew Weisholtz — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 15:57:44 +0000

They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. Maybe you shouldn’t judge a person by his phone, either. A new survey of more than 120,000 people in 15 countries has found that 56% of people believe their phone is the first thing people notice about them. Among men, that number creeps up slightly [...]

Water Kicks Soda to the Curb to Become the Most Popular Drink in America

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:09:38 +0000

If you’re in the water business, it’s time to break out the champagne and celebrate. Water is once again the most popular drink in America, taking the fizz out of soda’s two-plus decade run on top. Americans drink an average of 58 gallons of water per year, compared to 44 gallons of soda. That’s a [...]

Survey of Coffee Drinkers Will Jolt Your System

Drew Weisholtz — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 13:10:31 +0000

Nothing is certain except death and taxes…and our need for coffee. A new Zagat survey of 1,700 coffee drinkers has found that people who gulp down some joe each day tend to enjoy 2.2 cups daily. But that’s merely the beginning on what this study uncovered: IF IT’S A DAY OF THE WEEK, WE NEED [...]

Eye-Opening Study Finds Teachers Do Not Want to Bring Guns to School

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:03:38 +0000

Keeping students and teachers safe has become a hot button issue in the US since the Sandy Hook shooting in December. Now, teachers are opening up about what they’d like to do to protect themselves in a School Improvement Network poll of nearly 11,000 educators from all 50 states. More than 72% claim they would [...]

You May Be Surprised to Learn Just How Many Parents Have a Favorite Child

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:30:18 +0000

We all have favorites: favorite food, favorite color, favorite band. But a favorite child? A new British survey of more than 1,200 parents has found that one in 12 admit to having a favorite child and that 62% confess to failing to give equal attention to their kids, which is a surprisingly high number if [...]

This Just In: The Real Reason Women Talk WAY More Than Men

Keith James — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:02:36 +0000

You've probably heard that women on the average spout out some 20,000 words day (most of the girls I know can EASILY top that) and us guys roll in nowhere near that at about 7,000 words a day. But is there a biological reason why? You can thank FOXP2 (no that's not a TV channel) for your gabbiness!

Study Reveals Surprising Answer About What Makes Someone Sexy

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:12:11 +0000

Figuring out what makes someone sexy is no laughing matter. Or is it? Valentine’s Day is just about here, so if you’re still single, you may want to know just what a potential mate is trying to find. In a survey of more than 2,000 people who were asked what makes someone sexy, good sense [...]

New Poll Shows Americans Hate Congress Even More than Nickelback

Donald Deane — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 17:19:07 +0000

It's no surprise that Congress' approval numbers have dropped significantly since the fiscal cliff debacle. But what's surprising is exactly how unpopular the legislative body has become. To put things in perspective, Congress is currently more unpopular than even the much-hated rock band Nickelback. Now that's saying something.

You Should Probably Stop Running Marathons — They Might Kill You

Mike Adams — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 16:10:00 +0000

You know that friend of yours, the one who’s really into running? He might actually be running himself right into an early grave: new research has discovered that too much exercise can be bad for your heart. Unfortunately, while moderate exercise has been proven beneficial to maintaining a healthy human condition, researchers say that regular, [...]

Can Tap Water Give You Allergies?

Donald Deane — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:13:05 +0000

Clean water is something many of us take for granted, but a troubling new study suggests that pesticides in tap water may be responsible for a recent increase in food allergies. Researchers at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology studied existing government data and discovered that people with higher levels of dichlorophenols in their [...]

Bullying Can Lead to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Mike Adams — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:37:18 +0000

Bullying does not have to result in suicide for it to have serious, long-term effects. A recent study published in the Journal of Adolescent Psychology discovered that nearly 33 percent of all bullying victims suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.

FDA Investigates Another Energy Drink and Its Possible Role in 13 Deaths

Donald Deane — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 17:30:58 +0000

In what seems to be evidence of an emerging trend, the FDA is currently investigating another highly caffeinated energy drinkand the role it may have played in 13 deaths and many more injuries. According to FDA records, 5-Hour Energy has been mentioned in 90 case filings since 2009, including 30 that cited life-threatening injuries like [...]

Study Links Flu During Pregnancy to Autism

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:37:34 +0000

What exactly causes autism is still uncertain, but researchers are investigating the possibility that a mother having the flu while she is pregnant may increase the likelihood of her child being born with the condition. Danish scientists and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looked at about 97,000 children ages 8 to 14 [...]

Fertile Women Are More Competitive Against Attractive Women

Mike Adams — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 16:16:29 +0000

Being good-looking may be beneficial to a woman’s career—unless her boss is also an attractive female, as new research finds that women at the peak of their fertility tend to hold a sharper competitive edge toward other women they find attractive.

Can Milk Prevent HIV?

Donald Deane — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:02:38 +0000

As the old saying goes, milk does a body good. But in addition to strong teeth and healthy bones, milk may also have the power to protect against HIV. A team of Australian scientists led by Dr. Marti Kramski at the University of Melbourne injected pregnant cows with the HIV protein and discovered that they [...]

FDA Investigates Possible Link Between Monster Energy Drink and Five Deaths

Donald Deane — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:49:03 +0000

Today, highly caffeinated drinks are more popular than ever, especially among teens. But one leading energy drink, Monster, is currently under investigation by the Food and Drug Administration for a possible link to five deaths.

The Magazine in Your Doctor's Office Can Make You Sick

Donald Deane — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:30:19 +0000

During a visit to the doctor, we almost always grab a waiting-room magazine to take our mind off what's to come. But health officials say those very periodicals could pose a health risk and actually make people sick, particularly if they're left out for a lengthy period of time and handled by multitudes of people.

'Chillax' Named One of the Most Important Words in English Language

Emerald Catron — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:24:25 +0000

In other depressing news, an Honorary Professor of Linguistics has gone ahead and put “chillax” on the list of the 100 words that have helped define the English language throughout history. Lord help us all, we thought people only said it as a joke to make fun of the people who actually say it (who don’t actually exist, right?).