Month: December 2014

Tattoos are becoming a more popular form of self expression in the United States, with Americans spending roughly $1.65 billion on new ink every year. While most use tattoos as a way to represent their family or an important life experience, others use the permanent ink for a more sinister purpose. Every year, thousands of […]

Everyone knows that sleep is important. In fact, humans spend about 26 years of their lives asleep. Without the eight to eight and a half hours of required hours of sleep per night, a person can begin to suffer serious problems that can even affect his or her memory. According to new research, brief periods of […]

As if millions of airbag safety recalls aren’t enough to scare people out of their own cars, recent reports about the safety of seat belts in certain Hyundai Sonata models is definitely finishing the job. According to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there have been hundreds of complaints regarding the functionality of […]

Can’t manage to get the eight hours of sleep you’re supposed to have each night? A new study suggests your genetics may be to blame. “Sleep patterns are influenced by genetic differences,” says associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School Dr. Daniel Gottlieb. “This study is one of the first to begin identifying these […]

Medical marijuana may now be legal in 24 jurisdictions across the U.S., but that doesn’t mean there’s a medical marijuana dispensary in every major city throughout these states and the capital. So in order to obtain the medicinal marijuana that will treat their children, a growing number of parents are driving hours away from their […]