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- Cadmium Probe Causes Jewelry Recall11 March 2010, 5:38 pm
Federal regulators are recalling more children's jewelry due to high levels of the toxic metal cadmium....
- 'Huffing' More Popular Among 12 Year Olds Than Street Drugs11 March 2010, 4:20 pm
It's important to warn children about the dangers of drugs like marijuana and cocaine, but what parents really need to worry about, researchers say, is their kids “huffing” common household products such as shoe polish, glue and air fresheners.... - Fla. Man's Devotees Get Sick After Drinking Snail Mucus11 March 2010, 4:08 pm
Devotees of a Miami man claiming to practice a traditional African religion say they had to ingest the mucus of a Giant African Snail that sickened them.... - Vatican Criticizes Condom Machines in Rome School11 March 2010, 3:00 pm
A Rome high school has incurred the ire of the Catholic Church after its decision to install condom-vending machines for students.... - Panel: Women Need Chance to Avoid Repeat C-Section11 March 2010, 12:52 pm
Too many pregnant women who want to avoid a repeat Caesarean delivery are being denied the chance, concludes a government panel... - Study Suggests Too Many Invasive Heart Tests Given11 March 2010, 12:34 pm
A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study... - Fox on Sex: 'Big Love:' The Different Kinds of Polyamory11 March 2010, 10:18 am
Is swinging considered cheating? What is BDSM? Our sex expert answers your questions... - Ohio Student Dies of Meningitis11 March 2010, 7:00 am
The superintendent of the Oologah-Talala School District says an elementary school student has died of bacterial meningitis.... - Group Pays Addicts $300 to Avoid Getting Pregnant11 March 2010, 6:16 am
A controversial group is hitting the streets of Honolulu, Hawaii with cash in their pockets in hopes of persuading drug addicts and alcoholics to get sterilized or go on long-term birth control.... - Panera to Post Calories at Corporate-Owned Stores10 March 2010, 4:47 pm
Panera Bread customers around the country soon will be able to tally calories for their smokehouse turkey panini and broccoli cheddar soup with just a glance at the menu board... - Ky. Woman Unaware of Pregnancy, Delivers Surprise Baby10 March 2010, 4:31 pm
A 32-year-old Kentucky woman who said she didn't know that she was pregnant delivered her newborn son on the floor of her laundry room by herself and even cut the umbilical cord.... - Men Outlive Women Sexually10 March 2010, 12:41 pm
Men have shorter life spans than women on average, but when it comes to sexual life expectancy, the guys have the advantage.... - N.Y. Chef Makes Cheese From Breast Milk10 March 2010, 6:37 am
Daniel Angerer is used to getting attention over the food that comes out of his restaurant Klee Brasserie, but the New York chef is making more headlines than ever over a new dish — that instead comes out of his fiance's brassiere.... - Day Care Workers Charged With Giving Kids Sleep Supplement10 March 2010, 6:35 am
Two former Ohio day care workers have been charged with giving children an over-the-counter dietary supplement to make them sleep.... - 6 Women Hospitalized After Botched Butt-Enhancing Procedures8 March 2010, 6:12 am
A black-market butt-enhancement "practitioner" is injecting New Jersey backsides with household caulk and other hazardous materials, according to New Jersey health officials who have alerted New York authorities to the rear and present danger....
