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Disturbing Study Reveals Most Companies Ignore Job Applicants

Drew Weisholtz — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:17:38 +0000

If you think finding a job is frustrating, prepare to get even more frustrated.

What Are the Most Stressful Jobs in 2013?

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:42:37 +0000

If going to work means you run the risk of developing an ulcer or biting your nails until there's only cuticle left, congrats -- you may have one of the most stressful jobs in America.

But is it the most stressful?

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Murder Spreads Through a City Like an Infection in the Body

Mike Adams — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:28:11 +0000

Murder is more like an infection than a random act, according to a new study. This may help police contain a city's homicide rate, through better understanding of where future murders are more likely to occur.

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Can Tap Water Give You Allergies?

Donald Deane — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:13:05 +0000

Clean water is something many of us take for granted, but a troubling new study suggests that pesticides in tap water may be responsible for a recent increase in food allergies.

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5-Hour Energy Drink Could Maybe Kill You

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:30:19 +0000

You think you know exactly what you are getting when you drink a 5-Hour Energy, because its name is so obvious and descriptive But what its name doesn't tell you is that those five hours of energy might just kill you.(*dramatic trumpet blast*)

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Study Links Flu During Pregnancy to Autism

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:37:34 +0000

What exactly causes autism is still uncertain, but researchers are investigating the possibility that a mother having the flu while she is pregnant may increase the likelihood of her child being born with the condition.

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Can You Actually Be Scared … to Death?

Mike Adams — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:45:18 +0000

The next time you think it would be funny to scare the living daylights out of someone, you might want to consider this: medical experts say that an intense fright can severely stun the heart, enough even to kill a perfectly healthy human being.

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Can Milk Prevent HIV?

Donald Deane — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:02:38 +0000

As the old saying goes, milk does a body good. But in addition to strong teeth and healthy bones, milk may also have the power to protect against HIV.

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What Are the Richest and Poorest Cities in America?

Mike Adams — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:29:42 +0000

According to recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the national median household income level ($50,502) diminished for the second year in a row, falling to 8 percent below what it was before the economic downturn in 2007. This decrease was felt across the board, even in the country’s wealthiest areas.

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Research Finds That Life Is Just Plain Better If You Graduate from College — Here's Why

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:40:22 +0000

It is a given that college graduates make more money. In fact, according to a new OECD study the average college graduate in America earns over $20,000 a year more than their counterparts without a degree, making the United States one of the best countries in the world to have completed college.

But it turns out there are even more benefits to college.

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Which Cities Have the Worst Cell Phone Reception?

Mike Adams — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:36:18 +0000

If you are experiencing things like dropped calls, poor reception and less than desirable download speeds, it is likely because your coverage area is in one of the following metropolitan cities with the shoddiest cell phone signals in the country.

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Where Are the Best Small Towns in America?

Shauna Wright — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:39:40 +0000

Big city living isn’t for everyone — the noise, crowds and crime are a lot to deal with. So if you’ve got your heart set on something a bit less chaotic, you may want to check out this year’s list of America’s best small cities.

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What Are the World's Most Livable Cities?

Shauna Wright — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:25:18 +0000

The US has some beautiful places, but if you want to root yourself in the world’s most livable city, you’ll need to head Down Under because Melbourne, Australia has again been ranked at the top of the list.

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What Are the Most Stolen Cars in the US? [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:24:57 +0000

Flashy sports cars may be objects of envy, but when it comes to the most stolen vehicles in America, they can’t hold a candle to plain old sedans.

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What Are the Coolest Cities in America?

Shauna Wright — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:51:00 +0000

The definition of “cool” is rather subjective — for some people, they just know it when they see it. But using its own criteria, Forbes combed through dozens of metropolitan areas to come up with its list of America’s coolest cities.

And the results might surprise you.

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Bizarre Study Finds Drivers Try to Hit Animals [VIDEO]

Mike Adams — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:55:42 +0000

It should be considered a brilliant leap in the telling of humanity whenever the real face of the human condition is exposed – especially when it exposes the wrath of cold-blooded rubber animal killers.

That’s what we said — rubber animal killers.

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What Are the Safest and Most Dangerous Cities for Drivers?

Shauna Wright — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 16:28:20 +0000

Lots of Americans eat well and exercise to ward off diseases like hypertension and cancer — but how’s your driving? Car crashes are among the leading causes of death in the US, and where you live could affect how much danger you’re in.

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15 Obvious Discoveries from the Least Surprising Scientific Studies

Danny Gallagher — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 17:18:08 +0000

Science has done a lot of great things in our time. It’s brought mankind to the surface of the moon and back. It has given us a bountiful supply of food. It has created super-stretch waistbands on pants for people who are as big as the moon because they consume too much food.

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Study Reveals Drinking Coffee Can Lower Your Chances of Skin Cancer

Shauna Wright — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:04:21 +0000

Want to avoid skin cancer? Have another cup of joe. A new study finds coffee guzzlers are less likely to develop the most common type of the disease.

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Can You Name the Flowers That Might One Day Treat Depression?

Don Deane — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 13:20:16 +0000

In what could be a major breakthrough in the treatment of depression, scientists have discovered that compounds found in a certain South African species of flowers snowdrops and daffodils affect parts of the brain involved in the illness. The question is, which ones?

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