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FTC: Downing One Can of Four Loko Is ‘Binge Drinking’

October 4, 2011 No Comment

Phusion Projects, the marketers of malt beverage Four Loko, have agreed to change their cans to settle claims of deceptive advertising with the Federal Trade Commission. Phusion Projects, the FTC alleged, said one can was the alcoholic equivalent of one (maybe two) beers. The FTC says it clocks in at more like four (or five).

Smokers May Get Strokes 10 Years Before Nonsmokers

October 3, 2011 No Comment

New research shows that smokers tend to have strokes close to one full decade earlier than nonsmokers.

Overweight Kids Risk High Blood Pressure

October 3, 2011 No Comment

Kids who are overweight compared to their peers are nearly three times more likely to have high blood pressure, a new study shows.

Wrong Shoes Make Gout Pain Worse

October 3, 2011 No Comment

Wearing footwear such as sandals that look comfortable can actually worsen the pain of people with gout, according to a new study.

Breast Cancer Death Rates Decline

October 3, 2011 No Comment

Fewer women are dying from breast cancer today than ever before, and this is largely due to advances in screening and treatment. Poorer women, however, are seeing a slower and later decline in their risk of dying from breast cancer in part because they don’t have as much access to these life-saving advances.Fewer women are dying from breast cancer today than ever before, and this is largely due to advances in screening and treatment. Poorer women, however, are seeing a slower and later decline in their risk of dying from breast cancer in part because they don’t have as much access to these life-saving advances.

10 Surprising Health Benefits of Sex

October 3, 2011 No Comment

When you’re in the mood, it’s a sure bet that the last thing on your mind is boosting your immune system or maintaining a healthy weight. Yet good sex offers those health benefits and more.

Why Men Like Porn

October 3, 2011 No Comment

As it turns out, men are pretty much hard-wired to like watching — or reading about — other people having sex. Here’s why they do it — and why it’s probably ok.