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Why Do Elephants Not Get Cancer In Spite Of Their Huge Bodies?

By R. Siva Kumar - Oct 12, 2015 09:57 AM EDT

A particular gene helps elephants fight cancer, which could prove beneficial for humans.

Getting High On Exercise Can Be Attributed to Marijuana Like Compounds

By Peter R - Oct 10, 2015 09:02 PM EDT

A new study found that chemical compounds produced by the body called endocannabinoids are responsible for the state of euphoria experienced after prolonged exercise.

Listeria Fears Prompt Whole Foods Markets To Recall Premium Cheese

By Peter R - Oct 10, 2015 09:03 PM EDT

The company recalled its brand of Organic Roquefort cheese from shelves across the nation.

1 in 3 Vegetarians Secretly Eat Meat When Drunk, Survey

By R. Siva Kumar - Oct 10, 2015 01:10 PM EDT

A survey in UK shows that all vegetarians are not strictly off limits from meat when they are under the effect of alcohol.

Saliva Test To Identify Gay Men Is 67% Accurate

By R. Siva Kumar - Oct 10, 2015 01:04 PM EDT

One saliva test that accurately determines homosexuality is based on a study involving male twins.

'Fracking' Leads To Premature Birth And High-Risk Pregnancies, Study

By R. Siva Kumar - Oct 10, 2015 01:04 PM EDT

Living near hydraulic fracturing wells leads to premature births, which in turn could result in a number of medical conditions such as breathing problems, cerebral palsy, hearing and vision impairments, developmental delay and long-term neurological disabilities

First Born Children Are '20 Percent More Likely' To Be Nearsighted

By R. Siva Kumar - Oct 10, 2015 01:04 PM EDT

Children who are born first to their parents are more likely to be myopic, partly due to parental pressure.

Ordering Pizza Makes Hospital Evict An 800-Pound Patient

By R. Siva Kumar - Oct 10, 2015 01:10 PM EDT

After Steven Assanti ordered pizza for dinner, the hospital where he was staying threw him out.

Yolanda Foster Reveals her Model Children Bella and Anwar Have Battled Lyme Disease

By Cheri Cheng - Oct 09, 2015 04:51 PM EDT

Yolanda Foster from "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" revealed that her two youngest children suffered from Lyme disease as well.

‘Dancing with the Stars’ Alum Kim Zolciak will have Surgery to Fix a Hole in her Heart

By Cheri Cheng - Oct 09, 2015 03:07 PM EDT

Kim Zolciak-Biermann, reality TV star and former "Dancing with the Stars" contestant, will undergo heart surgery.

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