Asylum http://www.asylum.com Asylum http://www.asylum.com/media/feedlogo.gif Asylum http://www.asylum.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/What's in That Tub of Cool Whip?http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/21/whats-in-that-tub-of-cool-whip/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/21/whats-in-that-tub-of-cool-whip/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/21/whats-in-that-tub-of-cool-whip/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Cool Whip: The very name conjures up images of tasty summer treats that even those lame lactose-intolerant (or as we like to call them, lactose-bigoted) kids can eat. But really, do you know what you're putting in your body? No? Well, for crying ... Read more

 

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]]>cool whipCoolWhipinfographicBrendan McGinley2011-01-21T15:00:00+00:00Smoking Will Cause Genetic Damage Within Minuteshttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/20/smoking-will-cause-genetic-damage-within-minutes/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/20/smoking-will-cause-genetic-damage-within-minutes/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/20/smoking-will-cause-genetic-damage-within-minutes/#commentsFiled under: ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. When you inhale cigarette smoke into your body, it almost immediately causes genetic damage that could lead to cancer. In the first study of how smoking effects DNA, scientists tracked ... Read more

 

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]]>DNAGeneticsSmokingJeremy Taylor2011-01-20T17:00:00+00:00Driving a Convertible Can Damage Your Hearinghttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/05/driving-a-convertible-can-damage-your-hearing/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/05/driving-a-convertible-can-damage-your-hearing/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/05/driving-a-convertible-can-damage-your-hearing/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. Driving a convertible with its top down at high speeds could lead to permanent hearing damage. Researchers from the St. Louis University School of Medicine tested the decibel levels in ... Read more

 

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]]>convertibleshearing lossHearingLossJeremy Taylor2011-01-05T17:00:00+00:00Milwaukee Is the Drunkest City in the Nationhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/30/daily-beast-milwaukee-is-the-drunkest-city-in-the-nation/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/30/daily-beast-milwaukee-is-the-drunkest-city-in-the-nation/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/30/daily-beast-milwaukee-is-the-drunkest-city-in-the-nation/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. Residents of Milwaukee get the most smashed. The Daily Beast developed a drunkenness matrix to rate cities on how intoxicated their citizens are. The metric is based on average number of ... Read more

 

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]]>alcoholalcoholismDaily BeastDailyBeastdrinkingDrunkest citiesDrunkestCitiesMilwaukeeJeremy Taylor2010-12-30T17:00:00+00:00More Than 25 Percent of Kids Regularly Take Prescription Drugshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/29/25-percent-of-kids-take-prescription-drugs/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/29/25-percent-of-kids-take-prescription-drugs/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/29/25-percent-of-kids-take-prescription-drugs/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. More than one of four American children and teenagers take a prescription drug on a regular basis. This stat comes from Medco Health Solutions Inc., the nation's largest health-care ... Read more

 

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]]>ADHDantidepressantsasthmaims healthImsHealthKidsMedco Health SolutionsMedcoHealthSolutionsprescription drugsPrescriptionDrugsJeremy Taylor2010-12-29T17:00:00+00:00Chilled Out People Have Increased Health Riskshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/20/calm-people-have-increased-health-risks/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/20/calm-people-have-increased-health-risks/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/20/calm-people-have-increased-health-risks/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. People who remain calm in stressful situations also have higher rates of depression and obesity, in addition to poorer overall health. Researchers from the University of Birmingham in ... Read more

 

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]]>blood pressureBloodPressurecalmnessdepressionobesityStressUniversity of BirminghamUniversityOfBirminghamJeremy Taylor2010-12-20T17:00:00+00:00Working Out on an Empty Stomach May Be Key to Fighting Weight Gainhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/17/working-out-on-a-empty-stomach-may-be-key-to-fighting-weight-gai/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/17/working-out-on-a-empty-stomach-may-be-key-to-fighting-weight-gai/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/17/working-out-on-a-empty-stomach-may-be-key-to-fighting-weight-gai/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. A new study suggests exercising before breakfast will counter a high-calorie diet. Researchers in Belgium had 28 healthy, young men consume a diet of 50 percent fat -- 30 percent more ... Read more

 

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]]>breakfastempty stomachEmptyStomachexerciseweight lossWeightLosswork outWorkOutJeremy Taylor2010-12-17T17:00:00+00:00'Beauty Sleep' Is Not a Mythhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/15/beauty-sleep-is-no-myth/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/15/beauty-sleep-is-no-myth/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/15/beauty-sleep-is-no-myth/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our happy hour to amaze you drinking buddies with. Sleep-deprived people look less attractive. Researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden photographed 23 young adults after they had eight hours of sleep and again after they'd been kept ... Read more

 

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]]>Attractivenessbeauty restBeauty sleepBeautyRestBeautySleepKarolinska instituteKarolinskaInstitutesleepJeremy Taylor2010-12-15T17:00:00+00:00Marriage Makes Men Nicerhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/08/marriage-makes-men-nicer/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/08/marriage-makes-men-nicer/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/08/marriage-makes-men-nicer/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Getting hitched makes a fellow less likely to indulge in antisocial behavior Researchers from Michigan State University tracked the marital status and instances of aggressive and illegal behavior by 289 pairs of male identical twins from the age ... Read more

 

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]]>aggressionbinge drinkingBingeDrinkingcriminal behaviorCriminalBehaviordeceptionmarriagemichigan state universityMichiganStateUniversityTwinStudiesJeremy Taylor2010-12-08T17:00:00+00:00Being Born in Winter Increases Risk of Mental Health Disordershttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/06/winter-birthday-increases-risk-of-mental-health-disorders/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/06/winter-birthday-increases-risk-of-mental-health-disorders/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/06/winter-birthday-increases-risk-of-mental-health-disorders/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. Scientists have a new theory for why people born in the winter months are more susceptible to certain mental illnesses. Researchers at Vanderbilt University manipulated the amount of ... Read more

 

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]]>bipolar disorderBipolarDisorderSchizophreniaseasonal affective disorderSeasonalAffectiveDisordervanderbilt universityVanderbiltUniversityWinter birthWinterBirthJeremy Taylor2010-12-06T17:00:00+00:00Loud Snoring Could Be Indication of Health Problemshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/02/loud-snoring-leads-to-heart-disease-diabetes/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/02/loud-snoring-leads-to-heart-disease-diabetes/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/02/loud-snoring-leads-to-heart-disease-diabetes/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. People who snore loudly are at greater risk of developing heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh tracked 812 adults over a three-year period and ... Read more

 

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]]>Diabetesheart diseaseHeartDiseasemetabolic syndromeMetabolicSyndromeSnoringStrokeUniversity of PittsburghUniversityOfPittsburghJeremy Taylor2010-12-02T17:00:00+00:00My Bad Day -- I Broke My Neck and Walked Awayhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/11/23/broken-neck-recovery/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/23/broken-neck-recovery/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/23/broken-neck-recovery/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Today was a good day. For the first time in two years, my neurologist told me I don't have to come see him anymore. Saturday, April 19, 2008, on the other hand, was a bad day: Zero Hour, 4 p.m. We're boogie-boarding in chest-deep waters in the ... Read more

 

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]]>accidentbroken neckBrokenNeckdaytona beachDaytonaBeachhospitalsurfingChip Carter2010-11-23T13:30:00+00:00People With Lots of Moles Are Healthier and Look Youngerhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/11/22/moles-make-women-healthier-look-younger/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/22/moles-make-women-healthier-look-younger/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/22/moles-make-women-healthier-look-younger/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. There seems to be some substantial health benefits to having moles. Researchers at King's College London analyzed 1,200 non-identical, female twins between the ages of 18 and 79 and ... Read more

 

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]]>Kings collegeKingsCollegeMolesosteoporosiswrinklesJeremy Taylor2010-11-22T17:00:00+00:00Notorious 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' Mental Institution Reopeninghttp://www.asylum.com/2010/11/19/notorious-one-flew-over-cuckoos-nest-mental-institution-reopen/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/19/notorious-one-flew-over-cuckoos-nest-mental-institution-reopen/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/19/notorious-one-flew-over-cuckoos-nest-mental-institution-reopen/#commentsFiled under: ,


You don't have to have been committed to have seen the inside of the notorious Oregon State Hospital. That's because the real-life mental institution was used as the set for the Oscar-winning classic "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." It turns out ... Read more

 

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]]>ken keseyKenKeseyone flew over the cuckoos nestOneFlewOverTheCuckoosNestOregon State hospitalOregonStateHospitalJeremy Taylor2010-11-19T18:00:00+00:00Fat People Smell Food More Intenselyhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/11/16/obese-people-smell-food-more-intensely/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/16/obese-people-smell-food-more-intensely/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/16/obese-people-smell-food-more-intensely/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze you drinking buddies with. Overweight and obese people are more sensitive to the smell of food. Researchers at the University of Portsmouth tested 64 men and women on their sensitivity to food odors by having them ... Read more

 

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]]>BMIFat PeopleFatPeopleFood SmellsFoodSmellsherbsLorenzo StaffordLorenzoStaffordObesityoverweightscentsUniversity of PortsmouthUniversityOfPortsmouthJeremy Taylor2010-11-16T17:00:00+00:00Has the NFL's Crackdown on 'Illegal' Hits Gone Too Far?http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/08/nfl-crackdown-on-illegal-hits-and-concussions/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/08/nfl-crackdown-on-illegal-hits-and-concussions/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/08/nfl-crackdown-on-illegal-hits-and-concussions/#commentsFiled under: ,


The scary injury Indianapolis Colts receiver Austin Collie suffered Sunday in Philadelphia neatly sums up the struggle the NFL is currently having as it tries to police helmet-to-helmet hits. As our friends at With Leather report, Collie appeared ... Read more

 

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]]>Austin CollieAustinCollieconcussionsIndianapolis ColtsIndianapolisColtsKurt ColemanKurtColemanNFLPhiladelphia EaglesPhiladelphiaEaglesQuintin MikellQuintinMikelltacklesJeremy Taylor2010-11-08T14:30:00+00:00Tall Men Are More Likely to Develop Testicular Cancerhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/11/03/national-cancer-institute-taller-men-more-likely-to-develop-testicular-cancer/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/03/national-cancer-institute-taller-men-more-likely-to-develop-testicular-cancer/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/03/national-cancer-institute-taller-men-more-likely-to-develop-testicular-cancer/#commentsFiled under: ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. The taller a man, the more likely he is to be stricken with testicular cancer. Researchers from the National Cancer Institute analyzed 13 studies on testicular cancer. They found that ... Read more

 

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]]>cancerHeightmovemberNational Cancer InstituteNationalCancerInstitutetesticular cancerTesticularCancerJeremy Taylor2010-11-03T17:00:00+00:00Bare-Lipped for the First Time Since Nixon Ruled the Landhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/11/03/growing-a-new-mustache-for-movember/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/03/growing-a-new-mustache-for-movember/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/03/growing-a-new-mustache-for-movember/#commentsFiled under: ,


Our weekly dispatch from the nation's foremost mustache expert. As mentioned last week, despite leading the foremost facial hair advocacy organization and think tank in the world -- the American Mustache Institute -- this week I condoned, and ... Read more

 

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]]>Aaron PerlutAaronPerlutamerican mustache instituteAmericanMustacheInstituteMovembermustacheStache BashStacheBashDr. Abraham J Froman2010-11-03T14:00:00+00:00Alcohol Is More Harmful Than Crack Cocaine and Heroinhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/11/01/uk-study-alcohol-is-more-harmful-than-crack-cocaine-heroin-meth/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/01/uk-study-alcohol-is-more-harmful-than-crack-cocaine-heroin-meth/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/01/uk-study-alcohol-is-more-harmful-than-crack-cocaine-heroin-meth/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. A new study suggests alcohol is more dangerous than any illegal drug. Britain's Centre for Crime and Justice Studies evaluated alcohol, tobacco and illegal drugs using nine categories of ... Read more

 

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]]>alcoholCentre for Crime and Justice Studiescrack cocaineCrackCocainecrystal methCrystalMethheroinIllegal durgsJeremy Taylor2010-11-01T17:00:00+00:00Paranoia Alert: Let's Learn About Testicular Torsionhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/11/01/paranoia-alert-lets-learn-about-testicular-torsion/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/01/paranoia-alert-lets-learn-about-testicular-torsion/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/01/paranoia-alert-lets-learn-about-testicular-torsion/#commentsFiled under: , ,


We live in an uncertain world, but there's an order to the universe that we can nonetheless derive comfort from: Two and two is always four, the Cubs will never go to the World Series and your left ball is always on the left side of your -- wait, ... Read more

 

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]]>ballsParanoiaAlerttesticlestesticular torsionTesticularTorsionDan Solomon2010-11-01T10:30:00+00:00