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HPV linked to throat & mouth cancer?

HPV linked to throat & mouth cancer?

There has been a step rise in HPV-linked cases of Oropharyngeal cancer and this is attributed to changing oral sex practices. Throat or Mouth Cancer is a layman terminology for Oropharyngeal cancer. The symptoms of the disease can vary a great deal if the precipitating factor is the HPV or human papillomavirus. This was suggested in a small study. Read More »

Girl, 12 year old, gets obesity surgery

12-year-old gets gastric bypass surgery

A Texas girl is recovering from surgery for a medical condition that made her rapidly gain weight. People around the world were able to follow the operation as it happened. 12-year-old Alexis Shapiro is having a rough go at life, and Cincinnati children’s Hospital is working to set it right. Read More »

Amanda Bynes : Actress celebrates 2014 FIDM debut

Amanda Bynes Looked Amazing for Her FIDM Debut

Amanda Bynes celebrated her fashion debut with her parents on Friday night. The actress, who went through a public breakdown last year, looked happy and healthy as she attended a special event for new students held by the prestigious Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in Los Angeles. Read More »

Stéfanie Trudeau, cop charged with assault

Stéfanie Trudeau

A Montreal police officer best known by her badge number has been charged with simple assault in connection with a highly publicized arrest caught on video. Stephanie Trudeau, who is known to many simply by her badge number of 728, is accused of assaulting a man who was standing outside of his residence while drinking a beer. Read More »

Duke Energy Caught Dumping Toxic Waste Into Local Watershed

Duke Energy Caught Dumping Toxic Waste Into Local Watershed

Photographic evidence has revealed that a Kentucky utility company has been dumping toxic coal ash wastewater into the Ohio River. Time-lapse photos and satellite images prove that Louisville Gas & Electric Co. has been violating its Clean Water Act permit almost daily for at least the last five years. The lawsuit calls for LG&E to pay $68 million in fines. Read More »

Another ‘Glitch’ discovered in Obamacare website

Another 'Glitch'

The federal website central to Obamacare has been operating with a calculating error that could have negatively affected enrollment numbers, and no one seemed to know about it for nearly six months. The error primarily affects households that are just barely above the poverty line in states that have not yet expanded Medicare, the Inquirer reported. It said the website ... Read More »

Warren Buffett doesn’t owe anybody $1B

Warren Buffett doesn't owe anybody $1B

A second day of upsets ended any chance of someone having a perfect NCAA tournament bracket in Warren Buffet’s $1 billion challenge. It was a favourite that provided the first blemish on the final three people’s brackets in the Quicken Loans contest on the Yahoo Sports website. Read More »