The FDA has just announced that they want to put less acetaminophen in their pain killers so they are less harmful and addictive. Some of the prescription medications that could be affected by these measures include Tylenol 3, Vicodin, and Percocet. The Food and Drug Administration is trying to limit the number of milligrams for [...]
Microbiologists agree that most ATMs are just as dirty as your average toilet seat because of the sheer number of people who touch them on a regular basis. Recently a team of researchers took samples from a number of buttons on various ATMs in high-traffic areas to see just how dirty they were and the [...]
A comprehensive survey which was done in the 50 states revealed data that suggests that the number of abortions in America has leveled off in 2008. The data was released by the Guttmacher Institute which has been tracking abortions across the country since 1974, collecting informations and analyzing trends. Since certain drugs have been introduced [...]
Bill Zeller who was a graduate of Princeton and a computer programmer with a very bright future killed himself recently over being raped at a very young age. He was known for being skilled in the kitchen as well as having an undying love for the Red Sox and being a very devoted friend. Friends [...]
Although the caffeinated energy drink Four Loko has been taken off the shelves in New York convenience stores, it could be appearing in people’s gas tanks as a source of fuel. Four Loko was initially pulled from the shelves because of multiple complaints against it from consumers because of the effect is produces; however it [...]
There have been numerous women who have filed complaints against medical regulators because of the fact that they have become pregnant after a contraceptive made by Merck & Co was surgically implanted in them. The company has stated that even though there have been women who got pregnant with the contraceptive inside them, it is [...]
It looks like parents might not have quite the reason to fear vaccinating their children as was previously thought. One of the researchers who was responsible for conducting the study that claimed to link autism to children’s regular vaccinations, has recently been discovered to have covered up major flaws in his research that led him [...]
There is a good chance that both David Beckham and Shaquille O’ Neal will want their money back after finding out from the company that sells their energy bracelets has admit that they do not work at all. Power Balance LLC which is the company responsible for making the bracelets, have announced that there is [...]
There are now more dead birds in the Midwest. Beebe, Arkansas brought in the New Year’s with 3,000 to 5,000 dead birds falling from the sky. Now, just 300 miles away in Louisiana, 500 more dead birds have fallen from the sky. In Beebe, Arkansas, it was speculated that some sort of internal injuries caused [...]
A recent study of 14,000 young adults revealed that even though many of them say that they are abstinent they are testing positive for various STDs. The sexually transmitted diseases which the young men and women were tested for included gonorrhea, Chlamydia, and trichomoniasis. Ten percent of all the people who tested positive for an [...]
A freak accident recently caused a woman in Florida to suffocate and die after she attempted to use a mechanical neck massager to relieve some tension. Michelle Ferrari-Gegerson lived in Parkland, Florida and had recently finished wrapping Christmas presents in her bedroom when she decided that she would use a mechanical neck massager to relieve [...]
