Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in American men, so it’s important to know the risk factors and warning signs, an expert says. The American Cancer Society estimates there will be nearly 175,000 new prostate cancer cases in the United States this year and over 31,000 deaths. One in nine men will be
Continue Reading...John Mayer Transforms MSG Into An Intimate Concert Venue With His Alluring Vocals & Personal Set List
On night one of John Mayer‘s two-night stint at Madison Square Garden, the crowd wrapped around the venue stadium-style for the sold out show. While John’s behind definitely isn’t a bad site, the singer’s approach to taking over MSG was something to be seen. In sea of screaming men and women swaying along to his
Continue Reading...Methanol-Tainted Alcohol Could It Happen Here
The number of suspected deaths from tainted alcohol in Costa Rica has climbed to 20 since early June, according to the country’s Ministry of Health. Officials there have issued a health alert and seized about 30,000 containers of products suspected of having been contaminated with methanol. While Costa Rica is the latest country to report
Continue Reading...Taco Seasoning Recall
A Kansas food company ordered the recall of two kinds of taco seasoning sold at Walmart and H-E-B stores for fears it may be contaminated with salmonella. Williams Foods LLC ordered the recall because the cumin spice included in the mixes was separately recalled by the Mincing Spice Co. A sample lot from Mincing was
Continue Reading...Ebola Fast Facts
Here’s some background information about Ebola, a virus with a high fatality rate that was first identified in Africa in 1976. Facts: Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a disease caused by one of five different Ebola viruses. Four of the strains can cause severe illness in humans and animals. The fifth, Reston virus, has caused illness
Continue Reading...Bianca Devins, 17, Confirmed Dead By ‘Severe Neck Injuries’ Inflicted By Presumed BF, Police Say
Brandon Andrew Clark, 21, who lives in upstate New York, is suspected by the Utica Police Department to have slit the throat of popular Instagram user Bianca Devins, 17, whom authorities believe was his girlfriend. Brandon also posted the photo of Bianca’s deceased body on social media on July 14, along with a message that
Continue Reading...Free up space on your laptop by moving all your files to the cloud
Disk space is always at a premium—especially as we amass more and more photos each year—so take every opportunity to free up as much as you can. All the popular cloud storage services now let you free up local storage on your computer while keeping your files safely stored online—and this is how to make
Continue Reading...Addicted to the internet Behavioral therapy could work, researchers find
Many people spend hours on the internet every week — but some people can’t pull away. For individuals with internet addiction, there’s a type of short-term therapy that can be an effective treatment, according to a small study published Wednesday in medical journal JAMA Psychiatry. Researchers found that 69.4% of men with internet addiction entered
Continue Reading...Recall Baby Formula Sold at Walmart
The Perrigo Co. issued a voluntary nationwide recall of its 35-ounce containers of Parent’s Choice Advantage Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder With Iron. The formula is sold only at Walmart. Metal pieces were found in one lot of this product, which includes at least 23,388 containers. The bottom of the affected containers have lot code C26EVFV
Continue Reading...Another Cancer-Causing Chemical Found in Popular BP Meds
An online pharmacy says it found a potential cancer-causing chemical in some lots of valsartan, a widely prescribed blood pressure medication made by several companies. Many of the companies appear on an FDA list of safe medications after the agency recalled dozens of blood pressure drugs for contamination with other possible substances that cause cancer,
Continue Reading...Within 72 hours, abortion may be unavailable in Missouri, advocates warn
Come Friday Missouri may be the first state in the United States to no longer offer abortions since the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision in 1973. The state’s health department is expected to block services at the last health center providing abortions, according to Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Reproductive Health Services of
Continue Reading...Tips to Prevent Tooth and Mouth Injuries
Injuries to the teeth and mouth are common. Approximately 80% of dental injuries affect one or more of the front teeth and may cause damage to soft tissues – the tongue, lips, and inner cheeks. In the very young child, injuries to baby teeth usually result from learning to walk. There may also be damage
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