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Doctor Revolutionizes Healthcare By No Longer Accepting Insurance
Dr. Michael Ciampi may very well be a hero for our times.
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Brace Yourself, the Flu Season Memes Are Here
It's that time of year, when you give everybody who coughs on the train a dirty look and tie your hands to your waist with elastic to keep from accidentally touching your face until you've had a chance to wash them under soap and water for at least three minutes. That's right. It's flu season. Here are some tips for coming out on the other side okay.
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New Facebook App Will Help You Find Out Who Gave You the Flu
After last year's flu season, which health officials say was one of the mildest in the past 30 years, the illness is back with a vengeance. Well, if you're unlucky enough to currently have the flu, at least a new Facebook app can help track down the diseased jerk who gave it to you in the first place.
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Are Cat Owners More Likely to Commit Suicide?
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Man Catches ‘The Black Death’ After Saving Mouse from Cat
As definitive proof that no good deed goes unpunished, an unidentified Oregon man in his 50s has contracted the plague after rescuing a mouse from the jaws of a cat. Gah! Next time, just let nature take its course, pal.
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What Are America’s Worst Restaurants for Workers?
It appears that no matter how delicious the food at your favorite restaurant seems to be, it has nothing to do with how the business operates on the inside. Recently, a pro-worker group called Restaurant Opportunities Centers United produced a guide--mentioned in NY Times Columnist Mark Bittman's column--that lists many of America's most popular restaurants with the purpose of letting you know just how badly the employees of that restaurant are treated.
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Sugar Is Making You Stupid
We all know that sugar can make you fat. But we eat it anyway because it's really good.
So what if we were to tell you sugar can also make you dumb? Would you put down your Big Gulp and step away from your Snickers?
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Want to Stay Thin? Try Chocolate
Generally, when something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. But what we are about to tell you -- that chocolate may actually help keep you slim -- seems to have a lot of science behind it.
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Man Hit With $44 Million Hospital Bill After Bout of Pneumonia
Alexis Rodriguez had quite a shock when he opened his hospital bill, and it almost gave him another reason to visit the hospital. After being treated for pneumonia, his bill for outpatient services to the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital totaled exactly $44, 776,587.
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Yuck! Pen Stuck in Woman’s Stomach for 25 Years Still Works [PHOTO]
Doctors in the United Kingdom removed a pen from an unidentified woman's stomach that had been there for more than 25 years. And yet, when we're looking for one, they're nowhere to be found.