Barbara Tasch

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Porn May Be Bad for Your Brain, Study Suggests

A German study suggests that watching porn may be linked to reduced activity in certain areas of the brain

By Barbara Tasch

The American Landscape of Heroin Use Is Changing

New study on heroin users confronts preconceived ideas on addicts and challenges prescription of opioids

By Barbara Tasch

Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus Sign Treaty Creating Huge Economic Bloc

Citizens of the three countries will have the right to work freely throughout the member states without any special work permits

By Barbara Tasch

CDC Study Finds American Teens Are Out of Shape

The numbers are in: Over half of American teenagers ages 12 to 15 are physically unfit

By Barbara Tasch

Flying Buzzsaw Hits Woman on New York Street

Passersby watched in horror as the buzzsaw flew off the machine and came shooting down the sidewalk

By Barbara Tasch

Poor Economy Has Fueled Rising Obesity Rates, Study Finds

Amid the lasting recession more families have had to cut back on how much they spend on food, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development — often favoring less healthy but cheaper options

By Barbara Tasch

Chemical Weapons Inspectors Attacked in Syria

Inspectors and U.N. staff emerged alive

By Barbara Tasch

Swiss Group Will Help Elderly Who Aren't Terminally Ill Commit Suicide

The group Exit changed its practices to allow patients who are not terminally ill to request assisted suicide

By Barbara Tasch

Finally: Here's What Morgan Freeman Sounds Like on Helium

Morgan Freeman's legendary voice like you've never heard it before

By Barbara Tasch

Ex-Congolese Militia Leader Sentenced to 12 Years for War Crimes

Germain Katanga was convicted for crimes against humanity and four war crimes by the International Court of Justice, he was acquitted of rape and sexual slavery

By Barbara Tasch

McDonald's CEO: 'We Pay Fair Wages'

As the McDonald's annual shareholder meeting was held, protesters outside chanted "I want, I want, I want my $15"

By Barbara Tasch

Edward Snowden Appears in New Selfie With Glenn Greenwald

Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras have been reunited. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=839310722764671&set=a.196346247061125.55744.100000572529687&type=1&theater# Post by David Michael Miranda. Greenwald's partner, David Miranda, posted on Facebook Thursday this selfie of the four of them. This was, according to...

By Barbara Tasch

VIDEO: Here's How Your Heart Actually Works

In a short video, Edmond Hui explains how the human hearts actually pumps blood

By Barbara Tasch

Hugh Jackman Forgot to Warn His Daughter About Nude X-Men Scene

X-Men: Days of Future Past star Hugh Jackman will bare all to his fans in the upcoming film, but he forgot to warn his 8-year-old daughter about his nude scene in the film. In an...

By Barbara Tasch

Red Robin Eaters May Have Been Exposed to Hep-A

Red Robin has told up to 5,000 people who had visited their Springfield location in mid-May to contact the state health department after learning that an employee at the restaurant had Hepatitis A and was possibly contagious

By Barbara Tasch

Last Month Tied for Hottest April On Record

The average temperature over land and ocean in April equalled a record set in 2010 with global temperatures 1.39°F above the 20th-century average

By Barbara Tasch

Mice Run on Wheel for Fun, Study Finds

A new study conducted in the Netherlands shows mice enjoy running on a wheel enough to do it in the wild, and not just when they're caged

By Barbara Tasch

Climate Change Could Sink the Statue of Liberty

Ellis Island, Jamestown and other U.S. landmarks' long-term future are at risk because of the consequences of climate change, a new report says

By Barbara Tasch

Report: Fukushima Workers Defied Orders and Fled Plant After Accident

A new report challenges previous account of events surrounding the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl

By Barbara Tasch

Antarctica's Ice Losses Double, Study Says

A European study based on data from Europe's Cryosat satellite shows the continent is now losing an annual total of about 160 billion metric tons of ice, enough to push global sea levels up by 0.43mm a year

By Barbara Tasch
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