The first report to estimate the worldwide burden of disease and death from tobacco has been released and shows secondhand smoke sickens millions and kills more than 600,000 people worldwide each year, including more than 165,000 children under 5. The World Health Organization (WHO) released the results on Friday. WHO experts found that children [Continue]
Researchers reported that a daily dose of a widely available HIV drug, Truvada, can prevent infections in gay and bisexual men. A pill a day cut the risk of HIV infection by almost 44 percent in those at highest risk for contracting the virus. Although overall progress is slow and much work lies ahead, the [Continue]
Are you ready to deal with the Black Friday craziness? The traffic, the pushing, the shoving, the screaming kids. Do you have a strategy to avoid some of the stress? Approximately 79 million Americans shopped on Black Friday last year, and one in three Black Friday shoppers were at a store by 5 a.m., according [Continue]
A young boy, believed to be two or three years old, died after falling about 50 feet from a luxury suite into the lower bowl as the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors game ended at Staples Center, according to a report. The boy’s name had not been released. The accident happened several minutes [Continue]
The Pope’s remarks caught everyone by surprise at the Vatican on Saturday evening. Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said “The Pope considered an exceptional situation in which the exercise of sexuality is a real danger to the life of another” and was speaking about “an exceptional situation” where the use of a [Continue]
The combination of caffeine and alcohol can be deadly, especially when mixed in high volumes. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced plans this week to outlaw alcoholic energy drinks such as Four Loko and Joose, which experts compare to two cups of coffee combined with the equivalent of four or five beers. In a [Continue]
Dr. Anoop Kapoor’s golfing partner, Dr. Azad Anand, was standing nearly sideways to him while Dr. Kappoor set up for his shot out of the rough. The shot was not good and hit Dr. Anand in the head and blinded him in one eye. Kapoor’s attorney argues that under 1972 case law you’re not required [Continue]
On October 28, 2010, a new book appeared on Amazon called, “The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure: A Child-Lovers Code of Conduct” written and self-published by Phillip R. Greaves. Amazon defended the book’s listing as the author’s right to free speech, saying that to pull the book simply because they deemed its message to [Continue]
It seems there may be hope for online retailers this year. Despite concerns, October sales beat analysts’ expectations offering hope that consumer spending might remain steady heading into the 2010 holiday season. According to Forrester Research Inc., online retail sales this holiday season will increase nearly 16% year over year in the [Continue]
Charlie gets to stay! The Yorkshire terrier is now able to stay in his New York condo in Queens, with his owner Donata Forman. Appellate Division judges this week rejected a 2009 ruling by Queens Supreme Court Justice Howard Lane who found the Village View Condominium board had the authority to ban pets. The appeals [Continue]