In America, we tend to think of squats as exercises, but for the 2.5 billion people worldwide who have no access to toilets, they’re practiced for an entirely different reason. About half the world’s population has no access to …
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Four Loko Lawsuit: Did Caffeinated Alcohol Cause Death?
The family of a 20-year-old Florida man, who shot and killed himself after binging on the caffeinated malt liquor beverage Four Loko is suing the drink’s manufacturer, Phusion Projects, for wrongful death. The family says the …
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Florida’s Gay Adoption Ban Crumbles: The Dad Behind the Case Celebrates
Saturday is National Adoption Day. This year, Martin Gill is free to mark the day as the official father to two foster children he’s been raising since a caseworker dropped the boys — a feverish baby and his wary 4-year-old …
“Family Only” Hospital Visitation Rules Get Scrapped
In a victory for patients and their loved ones, a new federal regulation was announced Wednesday that dramatically loosens the rules on hospital visitors.
Bird Flu Pops Up Again in Hong Kong. Is a Pandemic on Its Way?
Hong Kong residents experienced an unwelcome blast from the past on Nov. 18. A 59-year-old woman in the city contracted H5N1 avian influenza — the first confirmed case in Hong Kong since 2003.
It’s True: We Shop Till it Hurts
Feel like going out to dinner at that trendy new spot but can’t justify paying $120 for the tasting menu everyone’s talking about? Then take a date, spend twice as much and call it an investment in the relationship. There, that …
Are Stoners Really Dumb, or Do They Just Think They Are?
If you’re acting stupid because you’re a stoner, you might just be playing to type. That is, it may be your expectations about marijuana’s long-term cognitive effects — rather than any real effect of the drug itself — that is …
Cheers! Could Hypoallergenic Wine Be on the Horizon?
As food allergens go, wine is easier to avoid than, say, wheat. But there are some 500 million people worldwide — that’s about 8% — who will have to sit out toasts this holiday season because of wine allergies.
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Is Work Flexibility Good or Bad? It’s Complicated
Schedule control is largely seen as a job perk, something afforded to those who’ve proven to be so indispensable that they can call the shots. But its benefit is debatable, and for every study that touts work flexibility, …