Contaminated eye drops invade US market
An outbreak of eye infections involving products made at an Indian factory has resulted in deaths, loss of vision, and it is apparently caused by eye drops. The Artificial eye…
Johnson & Johnson’s offers 8.9b in talcum powder cancer lawsuits
Johnson & Johnson is offering at least $8.9 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits filed by people claiming that the company's products containing talc caused cancer. The suggested settlement, payable over…
Detox or eating disorder? Here’s the ‘skinny’ on celebrity diets, helpful or dangerous?
Our obsession with being thin and constantly trying to shrink ourselves to fit into an imaginary standard of beauty has been something that both men and women have been battling…
World population is expected to decline but will create new problems, study says
Projections of a recent study imply that based on current trends, the world population will reach 8.8 billion before the middle of the century, but will decline rapidly. Thus, what…
TikTok, Meta sued for allegedly misleading consumers about children’s safety
The state of Arkansas filed two lawsuits against TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance and a third lawsuit against Meta, on the companies’ alleged violation of the state’s deceptive…
Your reusable water bottle is carrying more bacteria than a toilet seat
It’s very common to carry around your reusable water bottle everywhere you go and since it’s only you using it, it’s not a big deal to not wash it all…
Coldplay’s Chris Martin skips dinner, following Bruce Springsteen’s advice
Coldplay’s Chris Martin said that after learning that Bruce Springsteen doesn’t eat anything after 4pm he has decided to do the same. “I don’t actually have dinner anymore. I stop…
Gaslighting: How people can make you doubt yourself
If someone tells you, you exaggerate, you don’t remember or they didn’t say something they very well did, or you might be a bit crazy or neurotic every time you…
An inflammatory diet could be causing your insomnia
If you can’t sleep at night it could just be because of the kind of food you’ve been eating. An inflammatory diet has been known to keep people awake. According…
Can a Mediterranean diet keep heart disease, cancer and dementia away?
Researchers have been touting a Mediterranean diet of fresh fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts, whole grains and fish for the longest time as a way to lower heart disease and increase…