Research is well underway for multiple male contraceptive methods, including a topical gel, a pill, and an injection. A transdermal gel could be developed for market in as little as ten years. Other products will take longer, but birth control methods like a non-hormonal pill for men show promise in animal models. Men usually rely …
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Warning: This post contains spoilers for Season 3 of Stranger Things! Stop reading now if you haven’t seen it yet. Thanks mostly to that relentless Covid-19 pandemic, it feels like its been a lifetime since the third season of Stranger Things debuted back on July 4, 2019 (It has been just under three years, to …
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Completing the Murph workout this Memorial Day may not require superheroic strength, but this CrossFit Hero WOD will take a super dose of both stamina and strategy to finish strong. The routine uses simple, everyday movements—running, pushing, pulling, and lifting—, which were the fitness tools of the Navy SEAL it was named to honor, Lt. …
mariya_rosemaryGetty Images Are you worried about getting a sexually-transmitted infection known as blue waffle disease? Well, don’t be. Not for one, single second. Despite what you’ve heard about an STI that disfigures the vulvas of sexually-active women, blue waffle disease is a completely fake condition, and a very real viral internet hoax. We repeat: BLUE …
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One of Marvel’s most exciting additions to Phase Four (although we have no idea where it’s going) is She-Hulk, who first appeared in 1980’s The Savage She-Hulk #1. Jennifer Walters is a skilled lawyer who became a big green superhero completely by accident. All thanks to her favorite cousin: Bruce Banner. On the day Bruce …
May 20, 2022 – A study shows that over a 4-year period, 15 teenagers were injured from exploding e-cigarettes, according to surgeons who have treated young people at nine hospitals in the United States. “It definitely was an injury we were seeing frequently,” Shannon Acker, MD, an assistant professor of pediatric surgery at the University …
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By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Anyone who’s tried to sleep on a hot summer night knows how hard it is to nod off when the mercury is rising. So it’s no surprise that global warming is likely to cost people more and more shut-eye as temperatures around the …
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By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A growing number of U.S. teenagers are vaping marijuana — a habit that in some ways may be more risky than old-fashioned pot smoking, a new study finds. Researchers found that between 2017 and 2019, the percentage of teens who reported any marijuana …
By Robert Preidt HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, May 20 2022 (HealthDay News) — Poor eyesight makes it harder to read and easier to trip. But it can also lead to a misdiagnosis of mild mental decline in older people, according to a new, small study. That can happen if someone’s thinking abilities are assessed using …
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May 19, 2022 — As U.S. COVID-19 cases reach the highest levels since mid-February, hospital admissions and deaths are projected to increase during the next four weeks, according to a new update from the CDC. The forecast, which includes 32 different models across the country, predicts that nearly every U.S. state and territory will see …
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