Charles Barkley, a professional basketball commentator for TNT, may donate his salary to charity if the NBA lockout isn’t resolved. As the Washington Post reports, Barkley just doesn’t feel comfortable accepting money for work he’s not actually doing. Charles Barkley indicated that he doesn’t have much sympathy for the millionaire NBA players whose salaries keep […]
Vitamins are how health-conscious people usually supplement any deficiencies in their regular diet, but they may not be as healthy as some expect. In fact, according to ABC News, a study finds that vitamins may actually be to the detriment of older women. Looking at about 40,000 women over the age of 55, the study […]
A quadruple rainbow has been captured photographically for the first time ever, BBC News reports, much to the delight of nature, gay pride and Care Bear fans everywhere. As exciting as that sounds, each subsequent rainbow, created by light bending amidst water in the air, is fainter than the one before, making it difficult to […]
Tobacco kills 5 million people across the world annually, in addition to lowering smokers’ life spans by about six to 10 years. While cigarettes’ negative effects are widely known, alarming statistics like these have not been sufficient in convincing people to quit the habit. For that reason, public health officials routinely consider hitting smokers where […]
Tuvalu, a small island nation in the Pacific Ocean, is undergoing a major crisis, and it all has to do with water. The government is concerned that it will run out of drinkable water as soon as tomorrow reports the Daily Telegraph. Without a proper rainfall in more than half a year, Tuvalu just doesn’t […]
Fish oil is a common supplement among pregnant women hoping to give birth to smarter kids. For years, it has believed that fish oil could give provide brainy advantages to kids, but according to the Huffington Post and a research team in Spain, this may not be true after all. In the study, pregnant women […]
Asthma drugs could make life much easier for low-income children with breathing problems, but as Reuters reports, many such kids are not prescribed these medications. An alarming study conducted in South Carolina found that of kids who went to the emergency room with an asthma attack, only 18 percent actually received the appropriate asthma drugs […]
Andre Leon Talley will no longer be a judge on America’s Next Top Model. After four seasons with the show, the Vogue editor is parting ways with the Tyra Banks-helmed modeling reality television competition. Talley joins Janice Dickinson, Twiggy, Kimora Lee Simmons and Paula Porizkova on a list of former judges who have moved on […]
