Hair yesterday, gone today: why we are happily bald | Hair loss
As ever, Stuart Heritage provides the most reliably funny writing in the Guardian (Losing my hair made me miserable. Now I’m as bald as an egg, I couldn’t be happier, …
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How many people are homeless? Here's why it's hard to track
(NewsNation) — The number of homeless people in the U.S. rose to 653,000 last year, increasing 12% to the highest level reported, but even that could be an underestimate. The …
Scientists says breast milk protein pill wards off colds and flu
A key component of breast milk, lactoferrin, is one of the very first nutrients we receive in our earliest moments of life. Now the multi-functional protein is being sold as …
‘Stereophonic’ is the inside story of a Fleetwood Mac-style band : NPR
Stereophonic, a new play on Broadway with music by Arcade Fire’s Will Butler, tracks the volatile creation of a rock and roll album over the course of a year in …
Hate Taking Pills? For Some Drugs, You Won’t Need To
A buccal patch stuck to the inside of the mouth might deliver drugs more quickly and with fewer side effects. One of the most common ways of taking a drug …
Shock Study Finds E-Cigarettes May Raise Risk of Heart Failure
It’s a myth that electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are safer for your health than regular cigarettes. Similar to smoking, using e-cigarettes, or vaping, at any point during your lifetime is linked …
A convicted rapist is charged with murder in the killing of a Connecticut visiting nurse
A convicted rapist was charged with murder and attempted sexual assault Friday in the killing of a visiting nurse at a Connecticut halfway house for sex offenders in October — …
Why the world’s largest retailer wants to be America’s doctor
Maria Halkias | (TNS) The Dallas Morning News Walmart, the largest U.S. employer with a workforce of 1.6 million, is slowly building a network of in-store clinics, believing it has …
My Doctor Gave Me A Strange Exam. I Researched It Later — And What I Learned Left Me Disgusted.
I looked away from the nurse as she wrapped the tourniquet around my arm and prepared the needle. Then I realized that I was the only patient getting blood drawn. …
My friend ranks his friendships in a league table – and it worries me | Friendship
Over a few drinks, a good friend of mine recently let slip that he keeps a spreadsheet of his friends, which he uses to rank them in tiers. Initially I …