Somebody give Grandpa a box of condoms, already. Sex-crazed senior citizens are driving a major spike in the rise of STIs across the country, salacious new statistics revealed — with one surprising state leading the horny charge. In 2022 — the year with the most recent data — more than 2.5 million cases of syphilis, … Read more
Have a little assignment for ya while watching Sunday’s NFL and MLB games: Note how many times the leagues’ partner networks focus on players acting like self-smitten me-first show-offs — replaying shots of posing, preening, trash-talking and excessively uncivil professionals rather than showing them doing something skillful as it relates to winning team games. And … Read more
Oncologists have been sounding the alarm about a shocking uptick in cancer diagnoses among young adults, with some pointing the finger at junk food and processed meat. “We advise that people eat less overly processed, high in saturated fat, sugar and salt food,” Matthew Lambert, nutritionist and health information and promotion manager at the World Cancer Research … Read more
It’s a sticky-fingered situation. Manhattan’s only Costco may have a shoplifting problem, it’s been revealed, months after rampant theft allegedly drove the Target next door to close — and even after the company has bragged that their closed-door policy has helped them to steer around the recent retail crime epidemic. The lone location of the big … Read more
More than a third of adults fail to get the recommended seven to eight hours of sleep each night — and the scarcity of shuteye can have a surprising effect. Lack of sleep can lead to what some experts refer to as a “silent epidemic” — a condition called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which … Read more
Kate Middleton revealed Friday that she’s battling cancer that was discovered after recent abdominal surgery — and now, oncologists are sounding the alarm about an uptick in certain cancers among younger adults. “There is an epidemic currently of young people getting cancer (under 50s),” Dr. Shivan Sivakumar, associate professor in oncology at the University of Birmingham … Read more
Gen Zers are getting increasingly near-sighted from staring at their electronic devices all day and face a blindness epidemic if they continue to stay indoors while phone-addicted, a leading eye surgeon warns in a new report. The rates of near-sightedness, or myopia, have been skyrocketing across the world with an increase of 46% in the … Read more
They’re trying to break the ice in chilly Scandinavia. A city in northern Sweden where the sun barely shines all winter long has come up with a simple way of connecting lonely residents — by asking everyone to say “hello” to each other, the Guardian reported. The idea comes as the planet grapples with post-pandemic … Read more
The US is in the midst of an “out of control” STD epidemic, with cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia on the rise nationwide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says gonorrhea cases spiked by 28% across the country in 2021, while total syphilis cases soared by a staggering 74%. However, not all American … Read more
“Betcha can’t eat just one!” was more than just a 1960s slogan for potato chips. It was part of a concerted effort to engineer junk food loaded with fat, carbohydrates and sodium in combinations that are irresistible to people because they trigger our brains’ reward system, according to a new study published in the journal … Read more
They’re offering bootleg online courses in robbery. The nationwide shoplifting epidemic could soon get a whole lot worse: As if looters weren’t acting brazen enough of late, self-proclaimed “borrowers” are now taking to the platform to teach aspiring criminals how follow suit, per the clips. The hashtag “borrow tip and tricks” has amassed 8.9 billion … Read more
It’s a cruel summer for Hollywood lovebirds — they’ve got first-class tickets to Splitsville. This season is shaping up to be “hot divorce summer,” as celebrity couples call it quits, including pop sensation Britney Spears, whose husband Sam Asghari filed for divorce this week. Simultaneously marking the return of the media spectacle of the messy A-list … Read more
Fewer teens consider themselves overweight, leading experts to worry about an increase in childhood obesity, already considered an epidemic. Researchers from the University of Luxembourg published a paper with data collected from over 40 countries, finding a significant decline in teens overestimating their weight (actual weight is higher than perceived weight) and an increase in … Read more
Oral sex is the X-rated culprit behind a wave of throat cancer cropping up in the US, fueling a so-called “epidemic.” According to Hisham Mehanna, a professor at the Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences at the University of Birmingham, the human papillomavirus is to blame. “For oropharyngeal cancer, the main risk factor is the … Read more
Test strips that detect a deadly animal tranquilizer cut into fentanyl and cocaine are being moved to market amid fears of a new nationwide drug epidemic. Xylazine — known on the street as “tranq,” “tranq dope” and “zombie drug” — is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for veterinary use, but is unsafe for human … Read more
It’s no laughing matter. A neurologist has declared nitrous oxide is “more dangerous than cocaine” amid a dramatic uptick in young people experimenting with the drug. Nitrous oxide — commonly referred to as “laughing gas,” “Whippits” and “hippy crack” — is legally sold in single-use silver “cracker” canisters, dispensed into balloons and inhaled to create … Read more
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Because so many residents in Los Angeles County have dealt with COVID-19 infections, many now view the virus like a common cold or flu. New research suggests that’s far from the truth. With concern over COVID waning, a parallel pandemic is emerging. “We’re still learning about the long term health effects … Read more
Patients on antidepressants are not being warned of the risk that the pills could permanently ruin their sex lives, experts say. The Mail on Sunday has been contacted by a number of patients who claim to have been left with ‘life-changing’ sexual problems after taking a class of the drugs known as selective serotonin reuptake … Read more
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Monkeypox virus illustration. Thom Leach | Science Photo Library | Getty Images In 2003, 47 people in six Midwestern states caught monkeypox from pet prairie dogs that became infected after being kept with rodents imported from Ghana, Africa. Today’s outbreak, which has already infected more than 14,100 people in the US and more than 41,000 … Read more