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Relief from pain is not only a measure of good health for you, but also your doctor. A new study finds that doctors experience the same euphoria as a patient when they help relieve their pain. “Doctors feel rewarded when they are responsible for someone’s relief,” said study author Karin Jensen, a researcher at Massachusetts […]
While American women are willing to shell out thousands for a larger rack, women in North Korea are hiding theirs. A North Korea newspaper reports that women in their country have typically hidden or decided to shrink their breast as to avoid discrimination. North Korean women who have larger breasts are subject to being viewed […]
Men may soon put down the vacuum and pick up a lawn mower to spice things up in the bedroom. A study published in the February issue of the American Sociological Review found that married heterosexual men who mow the yard, pay bills and change the oil have more sex than men who cook, clean […]
A new study finds that fish oil may enhance your child’s intelligence. Researchers at New York University found that you can help your child get smarter by adding omega-3 to their diet in addition to enrolling them into a preschool or early learning program while engaging in one-on-one reading activities. The analysis, which was recently […]
MIDLAND CITY, Ala. (AP) — A gunman holed up in a bunker with a 6-year-old hostage kept law officers at bay Wednesday in an all-night, all-day standoff that began when he killed a school bus driver and dragged the boy away, authorities said. SWAT teams took up positions around the gunman’s rural property and police […]
BOSTON (AP) — Although his time in the U.S. Senate will be brief — less than five full months — William “Mo” Cowan could find himself in the thick of major policy debates from the federal budget to immigration reform and gun control. Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick on Wednesday appointed Cowan, his former chief of […]
With anger over the wanton slaying of Trayvon Martin still roiling African Americans in Sanford, Florida and across the nation, city leaders there have chosen a black man to head its police force. Their choice is Cecil Smith, the deputy chief of the Elgin, Illinois, Police Department. Smith, in January, 2008, was rewarded with the […]
BALTIMORE (AP) — After weeks of round-the-clock medical care, Brendan Marrocco insisted on rolling his own wheelchair into a news conference using his new transplanted arms. Then he brushed his hair to one side. Such simple tasks would go unnoticed in most patients. But for Marrocco, who lost all four limbs while serving in Iraq, […]
YORK, Pa. (AP) — Mourners at a Pennsylvania fast-food fan’s funeral wanted him to have it his way, so they arranged for his hearse — and the rest of the procession — to make one last drive-thru visit before reaching the cemetery. David Kime Jr. “lived by his own rules,” daughter Linda Phiel said. He […]
Kevin Jones, a softball coach from Pennsylvania, is accused of having a sexual relationship with his daughter’s best friend who was just 14-years-old at the time. According to reports, Jones would call the girl “baby doll”, she called him “daddy”, and he threatened to harm any boys who liked her. Jones, a married father-of-two, denies […]
The Chicago Public Media’s new marketing campaign is taking a unique approach to grow their audience. WBEZ’s 2013 Membership Drive is encouraging listeners to procreate to ensure a future of listeners that would be inclined to tune into their station. This is the first time the National Public Radio affiliate has developed a new marketing […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez was ensnared in a doping investigation once again. An alternative weekly newspaper reported on Tuesday that baseball’s highest-paid star was among a half-dozen players listed in records of a Florida clinic that old performance-enhancing drugs. The Miami New Times said the three-time AL MVP bought human growth hormone and […]
