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How marijuana could affect your sperm
Smoking pot could damage your semen quality, or so suggests a new study out of Denmark. Some 1,215 Danish men ages 18 to 28 were asked about their drug use over the past three months and provided a semen sample.The researchers found a correlation…
New Sierra Leone Ebola cases frustrate efforts to end outbreak
FREETOWN – Sierra Leone has recorded four new cases of Ebola in a village on its northern border and will likely see more infections in a further setback to efforts to end an 18-month West African epidemic, a senior health official said on Tuesday.The…
How a man has managed to go 12 years without bathing
A live bacteria spray meant to restore skin with healthy microbes erased by obsessive cleaning has at least one weighty endorsement: It's used daily by a guy who hasn't showered in more than 12 years, per CBS Boston.David Whitlock—a chemical engineer who manages not…
Researchers say they can end the misery of motion sickness
Motion sickness is, some scientists think, caused by conflicting messages that our ears and eyes send to our brain when we are in motion. In three out of 10 of us, it can be downright debilitating, resulting in cold sweats, dizziness, severe nausea, and more.…
Half of US adults have diabetes or pre-diabetes, study says
New research suggests that half of all U.S. adults have diabetes or pre-diabetes. The study of government health surveys echoes previous research and shows numbers increased substantially between 1988 and 2012 although they mostly leveled off after 2008. Overall, 12 percent to 14 percent of…
Smoke-free workplace laws may decrease youth smoking
Although teens rarely spend time in offices, smoke-free laws affecting those venues may have a ripple effect that deters youth from taking up the habit, a new study suggests.In an 11-year study, smoke-free workplace laws were tied to a decrease in the odds that…
Upgrade your anti-inflammatory breakfast
Let’s face it. Who has time on a weekday morning to sit down and make themselves a big breakfast? Not many people. If you find yourself bored with your stale toast or cardboard-like breakfast bars, take a mini vacation from your lousy breakfast and start…
The beginner’s guide to meditation
Maybe you’ve tried meditating before. You close your eyes, expecting enlightenment (or at least some instant stress relief ) but nothing happens. Until the next minute when you see everything you’re trying to forget about for a minute flooding your mind’s eye—Mail that check! Pick…
5 annoying and dangerous things that happen when you eat too much protein
Protein keeps your hard-earned muscles happy, your stomach from growling an hour after you eat, and your metabolism humming at a fiery pace. But just like other really good things, getting tons and tons of extra protein isn't always better. Here, five weird ways your…
10 foods that may trigger a migraine
As if migraines weren't awful enough, it can be downright overwhelming to sidestep all the things that could set off an attack. Problem is, food triggers not only vary from person to person, but much of our knowledge about them comes less from carefully controlled…