August 25, 2012 How many times have you seen it on TV or heard the ad that claims — 4 out of 5 doctors recommend a brand, a treatment or even a medical facility. But don't you ever wonder what that fifth doctor recommends?
August 24, 2012 If you are one of the many who like to be "inked", you might be taking all the precautions that you can by using a reputable tattoo parlor where the artist uses clean and sterile tools, however, new studies show the ink itself could put you at-risk by being contaminated.
It’s probably safe to say that kids these days aren’t as healthy as youngsters have been in the past.
But of all the health risks that children of the 21st century face, which poses the biggest threat?
August 22, 2012 George McIntyre said it on the air today before my shift started. "The Crim is like Christmas for Stu Allen." That's probably true for a whole bunch of other runners and walkers from around Flint. We get pretty pumped up for this day every year.
August 22, 2012 I'll step up and own it. I'm what I like to call a curvy girl, and for so long I have looked at magazine covers and advertisements featuring ultra skinny girls and thought "I will never look like that." Well, Hallelujah! My curves may be back in style. Details after the jump.
August 21, 2012 This just might change the world as we know it. A male birth control pill that might save 18 years of child support for a one-night stand is now being studied.
August 20, 2012 The 36th running of the Crim Festival of Races is Saturday, August 25th. This internationally known road race is one of the few events where Olympians and Everyday Joes can line up side-by-side. Over ten thousand runners and walkers took part in the Crim 10-miler last year.
Binge drinking is a real problem on many college campuses, and new research could reveal why: students who chug-a-lug enjoy a higher social status among their peers.
Some promising new research has surfaced that indicates that tall people are less likely to suffer strokes, psychotic breakdowns or die from heart disease than the shorter of the breed. However, the same research says that these same vertically-endowed humans are doomed at best, to die of cancer.
For years, the conventional wisdom among diet experts is that so-called “yo-yo dieting” — repeatedly gaining and losing weight — wreaks havoc on one’s metabolism, causing it to slow down.
But as it turns out, that may not be so true after all.
August 15, 2012 Today is National Relaxation Day. Hold the phone, take a nap, go fishing. August 15 is set aside to get people to relax and try to reduce stress in their lives.
