Miscellaneous
Hugh Hefner Movie Shows Down Side to Sexual Excess
by Martha Rosenberg
Chicago
Looking more like a seasoned Maurice Chevalier or elder statesman than Bathrobe Erectus, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner received a standing ovation at the
How long did the Great Depression last?
The Great Depression
The Great Depression was a worldwide economic downturn that started in 1929 and ended around 1939. It was the largest economic depression in modern history, ...
No More "Fat" Looks -- These Winter Fashions Are Slimming
Say what you want about Lindsay Lohan but her desire to sell a line of leggings is absolutely right on.
Leggings are as liberating as the ...
Email from President Barack Obama
Friend --Right now, the same special interests that we've fought for two years are flooding the airwaves with negative ads. They don't have the courage ...
Study Suggests Pediatricians Should Screen for Postpartum Depression
A new study published in Pediatrics, the journal published by the American Academy of Pediatrics, recommends that pediatricians screen new mothers for postpartum depression.Depression after ...
New CDC Resources: Safe Teen Driving
CDC's Injury Center is committed to preventing teen crashes and related deaths and injuries.
Learning to drive is often considered a rite of passage for teenagers. ...
FDA: Anti-Osteoporosis Bisphosphonates Linked to Leg Fracture
On October 13, the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning that use of anti-osteoporosis drugs or bisphosphonates, may boost the risk of atypical thigh ...
Vivitrol Approved to Treat Opiate Addiction
A drug previously approved for treating alcoholism has been given the go ahead to be marketed as a viable treatment for addiction to opiates, such ...
How many Americans get the flu?
The National Institutes of Health estimates that 5 to 20 percent of Americans come down with the seasonal flu each flu season.
Influenza (Flu)
According to the National ...
Columbus Day
Columbus Day is the annual U.S. commemoration of Christopher Columbus's landing in the New World (at San Salvador Island in the Bahamas) on October 12, 1492. ...





