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Louisiana no longer needs to provide air conditioning to its inmates on death row, a federal appellate court ruled Wednesday, July 8 — however, three inmates who claimed the extreme heat in their cells make them more susceptible to heat-related illness will get some form of relief. According to the Baton Rouge Advocate, the U.S. […]

Risperdal was Johnson and Johnson’s big money, antipsychotic pill. For more than 10 years, it was their best-selling product, one which they’ve protected in the court of law more than 1,300 times. The latest lawsuit over the drug came less than a month ago, from men who had developed breasts up to a size 46DD […]

A recent study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine has found that low testosterone may cause depression in men. Latinos Health reports that men who suffer from hypogonadism, which is characterized by a low level of testosterone, are more at risk to develop depression than men who do not have the condition. If left […]

The Motor City will soon be seeing a green energy initiative piloted by DTE Energy. The Detroit-based company will be placing seven solar-powered trash compactors and recycling units in downtown Detroit — a city known for its heavy usage of fossil fuels. The units, made by MA-based company Bigbelly, will be able to collect and […]

Better sleep habits necessarily lead to healthier bodies and minds, right? According to recent findings from Bing, this doesn’t seem to be the case at all. The second-biggest American search engine was able to “measure” when people across the country have been falling asleep and waking up, since previous studies have recently shown that the […]

The guardian of a teenage girl recently won a settlement after suing the girl’s school for negligence, after one of the school’s teachers allegedly sexually molested the girl for months. NewsOK.com reports that the guardian settled for $260,000 in its lawsuit against Eastern Avenue Missionary Baptist Church near Oklahoma City. The church ran the now-closed […]