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The New York Times is reporting that Black women are enlisting in the military at far higher rates than are white or Hispanic women, and they now represent nearly a third of all the women in the armed forces, a new study by the Pew Research Center has found. The study found that of the […]

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Tell the truth, have you had sex in a public place? Even if you have yet to do it in a public place, you’ve probably thought about it. Go ahead, admit it. There’s no shame in trying to spice up your sex life with the threat of getting caught. There’s a primal urge in all […]

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Working on your laptop may cause sperm damage, according to a recent study. A team of Argentine scientists of the Nascentis Center for Reproductive Medicine in Cordoba found that placing drops of semen from healthy men under a laptop connected wirelessly to the Internet kills or maims the little swimmers. The scientists reported their findings […]

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Suffering from type 2 diabetes or worried that you might be at risk? The results of a new study show that dodging this all too common disease could be as easy as changing what goes on your plate. African-Americans who follow a vegetarian diet and exercise at least three times a week see significantly reduced […]

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Recently, parenthood has taken a hit in the media. Multiple studies published in the last few years have concluded that having children decreases our well-being and leads to stress and conflict in the couples’ relationships. But should we believe the research? Take an article from last year’s Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, for example. […]

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Even as few as three alcoholic beverages per week may increase a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer, a new study finds. Women in the study who drank three to six glasses of wine per week were 15 percent more likely than those who did not drink to develop breast cancer, researchers found in reviewing […]

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Feeling isolated and disconnected from the people around you may keep you from getting a good night’s sleep, even if you’re not aware of it, a new study suggests. People who feel lonely tend to experience more nighttime restlessness and disruptions than their better-adjusted peers, the study found, which may partly explain why loneliness has […]

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If you’re happy and you know it, maybe you really should clap your hands. That’s because being happy might make you live longer. In a study published today in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers from University College, London found that happy people reduced their risk of premature […]

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In case you had any doubts, men value their erections. When penis hydraulics fail, men will swallow their pride and the magic pills, and if they fail, they’ll vacuum pump it, tie it up with rubber bands, use a needle and syringe to shoot drugs into it, and, if none of that works, they’ll have […]

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Middle-aged women who drink alcohol in moderation have a better chance than non-drinkers of staying healthy as they age, especially if they spread out their consumption over most days of the week, a new study from Harvard researchers suggests. The study followed nearly 14,000 women beginning in 1976. Compared with teetotalers, those who averaged roughly […]

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A new survey of African-American youth has found that almost half report considerable pressure to have sex. The results, which were derived from the answers of 1,500 youth ages 13-21, will be featured in the October issue of Essence magazine. “I was elated that Essence choose to even run the story along with the data,” […]

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Over the last decade, an increasing number of American children have been diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new government survey reveals. Researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that between 2007 and 2009, an average of 9% of children between the ages of 5 and 17 were diagnosed with […]