A recent analysis of several medical studies has concluded that there may be a link between low testosterone and ischemic stroke in men. The study, which was conducted by several researchers in Denmark, analyzed thousands of medical records from male patients who enrolled in the Copenhagen City Heart Study from 1981 to 1983 and who […]

In the city of Lowell, MA, residents’ basements are being flooded — but not by excessive rains or thawing snow. In fact, the menace that’s plaguing homeowners here is a colony of bucktoothed, brown-furred rodents. According to the Lowell Sun, beaver dam constructions are turning some yards into swamps and threatening others with the possibility […]

After the holidays, the month of January is often a welcome respite, a return to normalcy for many people. But it’s also the one month that sees more retail stores file bankruptcy than any other time of the year. According to Forbes, most at-risk retailers wait to file for bankruptcy protection until after the holidays, […]

Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is a viral infection that attacks the body’s respiratory system, including the throat and lungs. While a vaccine exists to protect people against this ailment, the flu is still a threat to many, particularly the extremely old and young, as well as those with compromised immune systems. For this […]

In an economy slowly recovering from the recession, it may come as no surprise that used car sales are up for the third quarter of 2014. Leading the way is CarMax, the nation’s largest used car dealer, which also sells new cars. The company reported a 16% increase in quarterly revenues and a 28% increase […]

After the U.S. Secret Service allowed a mentally disturbed man armed with a knife to enter the Executive Mansion, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson requested two former Justice Department officials and two former White House aides to review the department’s practices and policies. Now, the classified report has found shortcomings with the beleaguered agency’s readiness […]

Benjamin Klebba, a custom furniture maker from Portland, has crafted the Harbor — a nautical side chair for landlubbers — which is surprising in more than one way. First, the Harbor has a seat made of woven polypropylene rope, which pays tribute to Klebba’s childhood. “I grew up sailing on Lake Huron with my family. […]

The holiday season is one of giving and gathering around tables for a good meal, and this year Christmas brunches successfully brought both aspects together. The Hospitality Center in Racine, WI and the Open Door Mission in Omaha, NE both served hundreds of families this Christmas. According to the Journal Times, this year was the […]

DWI checkpoints are one of the most effective, albeit controversial, ways of reducing the number of drunk drivers on the road, and as one man in Albuquerque, NM recently found out, refusing to comply with the police officers at the checkpoint won’t help you avoid the consequences of driving while intoxicated. “Most people that are […]

For a while now, digital advertising experts have predicted the inevitable dominance of mobile advertising in American markets, but it probably shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that China’s advertising and marketing industries have already made a big leap into the mobile device world. According to New York Times reporter Alexandra Stevenson, Chinese consumers […]