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April is National STD Awareness Month



What You Should Know About STDs
What You Should Know About STDs

APRIL is STD AWARENESS MONTH, according to the American Social Health Association, the CDC, and Your STD Health.

Why the need for a whole month dedicated to STD awareness?  Because not everyone thinks that STDs can happen to them. But it could…

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Today’s fun fact: Nipple reduction surgery can cost about $1000-$2000



Nipple Guards
Nipple Covers

We know you were wondering, but were afraid to ask.

Nipple reduction surgery can COST ABOUT $1000 to $2000.  Some physicians will charge $900 for one, while others may give you a slight discount if you decide to go for a change in nipples on both breasts.

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The Most Dangerous Jobs in the World – that shouldn’t be



Dangerous Jobs
Dangerous Jobs

Some people think that their jobs are kind of tough.

You’ve got your standard fireman, policeman, oil rigger, human cannonball, Alaskan fisherman.  Yup, those are some very tough jobs, all with high incidents of injury and death.  For every 100,000 full-time workers, fatal injuries for firefighters is about 4.4, when police rate at 13.1.

But there are some JOBS THAT AREN’T THAT TOUGH, BUT STILL HAVE HIGH INJURY RATES.  Here’s a list of those jobs that may sound easy and lucrative, but in reality may end up putting you in the hospital or worse  Take being a farmer, for instance – their rate of injury is 38.5.  And some would say that working on a ranch is the easy way out.

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Compared to drunk men, drunk women don’t sleep very well



I Don't Drink Anymore, Unless it's Wine
I don’t drink anymore, unless it’s wine

Did you know about the medical journal entitled ALCOHOLISM: CLINICAL & EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH?

It covers all types of medical research involving alcohol, such as:

So in a recent study, Web Watch shouldn’t be surprised that scientists were able to conclude that DRUNK WOMEN HAVE PROBLEMS SLEEPING.

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A Disney Dilemma: What will autistic children like Ben Miles do without the Snow White attraction?



Snow White's Scary Adventures
Snow White’s Scary Adventures

SNOW WHITE’S SCARY ADVENTURES is a classic Disney dark ride in Fantasyland, one of the original rides at both Disneyland in California and at Walt Disney World.

Go out and ride the Walt Disney World version of the ride while you can, because it is going the way of Mr Toad’s Wild Ride.  That is, Disney is ripping the ride out to make way for a Disney Princess meet-and-greet.

What?

Web Watch will break this down for you, summing up what other websites have already said:  Walt Disney World is currently in the middle of a long-awaited (and much needed) multi-million dollar expansion of Fantasyland, originally with the following changes:

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Sleeping with your pets can lead to disease



Sleepy Dog
Sleepy Dog

Web Watch knows a number of people who have no problem encouraging their pets to sleep with them in their beds every night.  We’ve even seen our friends cuddle up with their dogs on the family room doggy bed to take a nap.  (We’ve seen the same people take a nap on doggy bed without their dog too, so maybe this isn’t such an unusual situation for them.)

But professors at the University of California-Davis school of veterinary medicine say that SLEEPING WITH YOUR PET MAY NOT BE AS GOOD FOR YOU AS YOU MAY THINK.

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Like your doctor? Hate your doctor? Here’s one way to share your opinion with others



The Medical Entrepreneur: Pearls, Pitfalls and Practical Business Advice for Doctors
The Medical Entrepreneur: Pearls, Pitfalls and Practical Business Advice for Doctors

Web Watch knows a number of doctors and other medical professionals, and the ones that we know are all extremely competent at their profession (based on our experience and what they’ve shared with us).  At the very least, we know that the way our medical staff works and plays is completely different from what we see on those TV medical dramas.  Really – does every doctor sleep with every other doctor? 

Don’t answer that.  Some things we don’t really need to know.

The point is that at some time in your life you will either (a) need to find a doctor, due to changes in insurance plans or other reasons; or (b) have either the most awesome — or worst — medical experience and you just need to get the word out about doctors that everyone should go see, along with the ones that maybe aren’t as wonderful as they may think they are.

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Six Tips to Jumpstart Your Weight Loss Program in 2011



Calorie Smart Food Journal for Dieting
Calorie Smart Food Journal for Dieting

A new year calls for new resolutions.

So why not go with the old standby and vow to lose some weight this year?  We all basically can do something about it — and we all know that losing weight comes down to just one thing: taking in fewer calories than we put out.

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Today’s Fun Fact: 1 in 3 men age 75 to 95 remain sexually active




Viagra Candidate
Viagra Candidate

In a study published by the ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, researches say that 33% of men between the ages of 75-95 remain sexually active.

The study, entitled PREVALENCE OF SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN MEN AGED 75 TO 95 YEARS, asked over 3000 men from Australia about their sexual habits.

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On November 19th – Take a Squat for World Toilet Day




How to use foreign toilets, including the squat toilet

The WORLD TOILET ORGANIZATION has designated November 19th as WORLD TOILET DAY

And what is World Toilet Day, you ask?  In an effort to raise awareness and improve sanitary conditions for people around the world, the World Toilet Organization has decided that merely talking about how bad some countries’ basic bathroom conditions are wasn’t enough.

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Doctors agree – Parents are letting their kids watch way too much TV




I'm not a babysitter but I play one on TV
I’m not a babysitter but I play one on TV

Pediatricians have studied almost 9,000 preschoolers and have determined that 2/3 OF US PRESCHOOLERS ARE WATCHING MORE THAN 2 HOURS OF TV A DAY, which is higher than what the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends

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Most people would rather touch a public toilet seat than shake hands with a sneezer




The Dread Pirate Toilet Seat
The Dread Pirate Toilet Seat

Are you scared of germs?

How do you feel when you meet someone who just came out of the bathroom and you have to shake their hand?  Especially if their hand is still just a little damp from not being dried properly?

Say it with us:  “Eeewww.”

You don’t want to touch anything in a public bathroom that’s wet, right?

Now take the same situation, and instead of “bathroom”, think “sneeze”.  You’re about to shake someone’s hand when they abruptly sneeze into it — then proudly present it for the handshake.  How do you graciously back out of that one?  It’s not like you can immediately switch to the Howie Mandel fistbumptm.

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Scrotal cancer is not a laughing matter (Chim Chim Cher-ee)




Mary Poppins poster
Mary Poppins poster

So the other day, Web Watch read an article entitled CANCER IS A MAN-MADE DISEASE, STUDY CLAIMS, that talked about how cancer was a relatively rare occurance back in the day.

The article said that while DINOSAURS HAD CANCER, cancer was generally considered relatively rare before the 17th century.  For example, scientists found just one mummy from the Dakhleh Oasis that had rectal cancer about 1,600-1,800 years ago, while today cancer is said to be responsible for 1-in-8 deaths.

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Reason #87 why you are fat: you’re scared of the dark




GloMate Nightlight
GloMate Night Light

Web Watch has yet another reason why you’re fat: YOU’RE SCARED OF THE DARK.

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Today’s Game: Match the Celebrity with their STD




This is a Video about Herpes!
This is a video about HERPES!

Today, Web Watch would like to play a little game with you.  We’re going to provide you a list of celebrities along with a list of sexually-transmitted diseases, and challenge you to GUESS WHICH CELEBRITY (allegedly) HAS WHICH STD?

First, here are our contestants!

  • Paris Hilton
  • Robin Williams
  • Michael Vick
  • Jessica Alba
  • Al Capone
  • David Hasselhoff
  • Magic Johnson
  • Julia Sweeney
  • Pamela Anderson
  • Naomi Judd
  • Kristanna Loken
  • Evel Knievel
  • Steven Tyler
  • Linda Lovelace

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