NIH Funds $1.5M Study to Learn Why Lesbians Are Overweight
The National Institute of Health has allotted $1.5 million to study why lesbians tend to be overweight. Yes, I know, the money could have gone to feed and house the homeless, but this study must be important to somebody.
HIV cured in a baby for the first time?
Once again the media runs with a headline without checking their facts. On Sunday researchers announced a newborn baby had been “cured” of HIV for the first time.
HIV is the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome or AIDS. The newborn girl acquired the infection from her mother while she was still in the womb.
Normally, pregnant women who test HIV positive are given a cocktail of drugs (antiretroviral therapy) to prevent HIV transmission to their fetus.
Robin Roberts is Still Standing
‘Good Morning America’ co-anchor Robin Roberts returns to work tomorrow (Feb. 20). The 52-year-year-old cancer survivor, who underwent a bone marrow transplant last Fall, believes she is up for the task. But friends and co-workers are not so sure. Roberts was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007. Last year she learned she had a rare blood disorder called myelodysplastic syndrome — possibly a side effect of the anticancer drugs.
Another side effect of chemotherapy drugs — baldness — means Roberts will have to wear a custom lacefront wig on the set.
“Whatever. I’m thankful I have a pretty good shaped head,” she says in an interview published in the Feb. 25th issue of PEOPLE. She is confident that her hair will grow back, but she isn’t so sure about the 30-pound weight loss.
Coroner: Coca Cola addiction killed 30-year-old mother of 8
A coroner has ruled the death of a 30-year-old mother of 8 was caused by her raging addiction to Coca Cola. The coroner reports that Natasha Harris drank up to 10 litres of Coca Cola every day — that’s almost 2 pounds of sugar consumed in one day.
The shocking coroner’s report comes on the heels of Coca Cola’s new anti-obesity advertising campaign, which critics are calling damage control.
Robin Roberts can’t wait to get back to work
ABC News anchor Robin Roberts is in a hurry to get back in her anchor chair, even if returning to work so early puts her health at risk.
Roberts, 51, returned to the set of ‘Good Morning America’ on Thursday after undergoing a bone marrow transplant late last year. She completed an on-camera “test run” to determine how her fragile skin responds under the hot studio lighting.
“My skin is very sensitive and so we have to see how it reacts to the studio lights,” she said. “My vision is still a little blurry from the treatment. All of this is getting better day by day so that is the next step.”
Roberts was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) — a form of blood cancer similar to leukemia. The determined anchor expects to be back at work full-time in a few weeks.
The Female Narcissist
Here is another post in my ongoing series on narcissism. For you men who are healthy and would never fall into a female narcissist’s trap, another post will be up shortly.
When the female narcissist targets you, she moves with great speed. The first time you meet her she seems to appear out of nowhere. But in fact, she has been watching you for a minute and sizing you up for the kill.
She has figured out your vulnerabilities and she will use them to get what she wants: fame (if you’re a celebrity), power, or wealth.
The female Narcissist is attractive, intelligent, very charming and highly confident that she can take everything you own. These women lack what healthy women possess naturally; a conscience, character, empathy for others, etc.
When Butt Implants Go Horribly Wrong
This unidentified woman paid thousands of dollars for the perfect butt implants to improve her self-esteem. But something went horribly wrong after the surgery, and now the woman wants the butt implants removed. “I don’t think an implant is supposed to do that,” said the woman in the bizarre video uploaded to Worldstarhiphop.com.
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