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A Few Mom Rules You Can Forget

Mike Riley — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 10:10:03 +0000

When you were growing up, you [as was I] were probably hit with more than a few “mom rules.” You know, bits of wisdom that were passed down from generation to generation. The only problem was that a lot of those rules turned out to be terribly wrong. Ken Jennings [yes, the one who took [...]

Do You Want To Know What Could Kill You? [VIDEO/POLL]

Mike Riley — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 20:29:27 +0000

You probably didn’t know this, but when I’m off-work [vacations, weekends, etc], I try to follow a “normal” [awake in daytime, sleep at night] schedule. Daytime is a little overrated, but I sometimes find something good on TV. I was watching one of the Sunday news shows, and it had this story about how Science [...]

Common Chemical May Raise Diabetes Risk in Women; New Study

Mike Riley — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 09:29:58 +0000

A class of chemicals one scientist calls “practically unavoidable”, found in everything from nail polish and hair spray to coatings on some medical products, seems to increase a woman’s risk for contracting diabetes, according to a new study. The research is based on a long-running study, The National Health And Nutrition Examination Study. Researchers were [...]

Can A Broken Heart Kill?

Mike Riley — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:37:42 +0000

A broken heart. We've all had one, at least once in our lives. You. Me. Even Ashton and/or Demi. You've probably even heard of people who are said to have "died of a broken heart". But can that really happen?