You know how all these Giants fans flocked to Indianapolis to go the Super Bowl and join in with various festivities? Well, now it seems there are two cases of measles (plus two probable cases) in central Indiana... and one of the people went to pre-Super Bowl events. more ›

Instead of Twitter-crying about your landlord forgetting to turn your one wheezing radiator on, you should be thanking him for getting you ready for swimsuit season. New studies have revealed the existence of brown fat in humans, which burns calories "like a furnace" when the body gets cold. Look for Brown Fat Smoothies soon at a McDonald's near you. more ›

Good news for all of you godless, sex-fueled heathens: a new study finds that married couples aren't really any happier or healthier than unmarried couples who live together. Alright! more ›

Look, we know that sitting down is going to kill us. We've been warned many times before about how excessive sitting can make us fat, give us heart problems and even cancer, but until now, we've been at least figured we're in the clear mentally while our physical selves fall to pieces. Whoops. more ›

According to a 20-year study [pdf] federally funded by the National Institute for Drug Abuse and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, marijuana, the illicit substance grown naturally from the earth that around 100 people every hour are arrested for possessing, doesn't harm your lungs. So what was true in 1972, 1995, and 1999, remains true today! We're awaiting the emergency press conference in the Rose Garden, and a tipster tells us that Burning Spear's tour bus has appeared on Pennsylvania Ave. more ›

Well, it seems there's some consolation for those of you who choose to reside anywhere other than the greatest city in America! Non-New Yorkers can least look forward to their baffling, blinkered lives ending sooner than if they'd actually followed their dreams in the big city. At a press conference at a Bronx maternity ward today, Mayor Bloomberg announced that babies born in NYC in 2009 have an average life expectancy of 80.6 years, nearly two and a half years more than the most recently reported national rate of 78.2 years. And though there's no official research on this, it's safe to assume that those extra two and a half golden years in NYC are packed with mindblowing sex and prolific novel-writing. more ›

More good news for gay newlyweds (and even the not-so-newlyweds, too): getting married is good for your health! A new study from the American Journal of Public Health uses the power of science to prove that in states where gay marriage is legal, gay men visit doctors less and are generally happier with their lives. more ›

In a study that will come as a surprise to no one who's even so much as smelled Lucky Charms, researchers found that many children's cereals have a cavity-inducing amount of sugar per serving—some clocking in with more sugar than Twinkies. more ›

A group of Fordham students who want better access to birth control are taking matters into their own hands, setting up an off-campus health clinic to combat the Catholic university's convoluted health care plan. more ›

Gentlemen, perhaps it's time to lay off the laptops for a a bit, or at least, laptops on your...laps, if you have any hopes of going forth and multiplying in this life. A new study found that semen placed under a WiFi-enabled laptop doesn't exactly swim fast and furious after exposure to electromagnetic radiation emitted by wireless signals. more ›

Bless America, the land of wondrous innovation: scientists are developing a gum that might help people lose weight by suppressing their appetite while they chew. It's the perfect snack to pop while you wait for that pizza you ordered from your TV to arrive. more ›

For a while there, it looked like drinkers had Science on their side: there were reports saying that wine blocks sunburns and older women should drink every day. But now, Science has seemingly turned its back on alcohol and the ladies who love it: a new study shows that women who consume as little as three drinks a week have an elevated risk of breast cancer. more ›

Put. Down. The. Pepsi. That's what good old Science is telling teenagers to do, after a new study announced a "clear link" between drinking soda and acting violently. more ›

We've known for a while now that girls should get the HPV vaccine (here's why). But little ladies aren't the only ones who ought to be routinely going in for a round of shots: boys age 11 and 12 should be, too. Shot equality for all! more ›

Nothing is safe! Stop trying to be healthy! Women, even your vitamins are out to kill you, so you might as well just go out and stick your head in a trough full of Ranch dressing while there's still time. more ›

STD rates are on the rise in Greenwich Village, and it looks like lots of ladies are doing the nasty in some, ahem, nasty ways, according to new data from the Health Department [pdf]. more ›

Kids today grow up so fast. They're having their first Kahlua mudslide at 15 months, and the next thing you know they're getting on the schoolbus in a bikini. But 10-year-old CJ Senter, "WorkoutKid" and "Child Motivator," possesses discipline that eludes most adults: he's scarily ripped. As in, the urge to clean your laundry on his abs is pretty much irrisitable. Or as this ABC News anchor puts it (in a totally not-creepy way): "His name is CJ Senter, and his body is amazing." more ›

Some saddening, if unsurprising, news from Science today: apparently women eat less when they're dining with men than they do when in the company of fellow women, according to new research. Ladies, get it together! more ›

Ever since the city decided to make sex ed for public school students mandatory, conservatives have been freaking out about the end of innocence, etc. But a new study released by the International Planned Parenthood Federation proves just how important sex ed really is, by highlighting a scary failure to provide young people with sexual health information and services. more ›

A right-wing nonprofit is not happy about the city's decision to mandate sex ed for all public school students, claiming, in an extremely roundabout way, that it promotes bestiality and S&M role-playing. Say what?! more ›

Olive Garden, home of unlimited breadsticks, and Red Lobster, purveyors of fine cheddar biscuits, are shaping up at Michelle Obama's request. more ›

It's been a topsy-turvy year for the sexual health of the city. Back in March, the city took a step back when it quietly cut funding for free routine STD screenings at medical centers, but then last month made strides by implementing a more thorough sex ed curriculum across all public schools. Now, health care providers are feeling the effects of those decisions, as doctors are seeing an influx of patients seeking STD testing across the city. The catch? Many of those patients can't afford it. more ›

New Jersey woman Donna Simpson, who dreamed of hitting 1,000 pounds (and came close, too), is going on a diet, she announced this week. more ›

A study conducted by esteemed UK medical journal The Lancet has revealed that if the United States continues on its current country-fried path, roughly half of American men and women will be obese, and the UK isn't faring any better. more ›

Science! What magical skin remedy will you come up with next? In August alone, science has said that winos and speed freaks will be spared the damaging effects of the sun, and today, chocolate joins the growing ranks of foods that might protect your pasty, withered skin. more ›

Although we were recently told that wine is the solution to skin cancer, it now appears that coffee might be the cure, too. Which means that all of our favorite vices are finally paying off! more ›

Kids these days—can you believe the amount of booze they're tossing back? It's like having a fake ID is a right of passage for New York teens! But there might be some hope yet for the littlest lushes. more ›