By Makini Brice | Jan 25, 2013 05:53 PM EST
Being put on hold seems to be a fact of life for anyone trying to get in touch with a customer service worker at a company.
By Makini Brice | Jan 25, 2013 05:53 PM EST
A 20-month-old toddler Olivia is expected to make a full recovery after a freak fall lodged a pencil into her skull.
By Makini Brice | Jan 24, 2013 02:35 PM EST
Scientists are increasingly growing concerned about drug-resistant bacteria.
By Makini Brice | Jan 24, 2013 09:00 PM EST
New research could have implications in the fight against obesity.
By Makini Brice | Jan 24, 2013 09:01 PM EST
Everyone knows that physical activity is good for you, but new research indicates that the time of day of exercise is just as important as the workout itself.
By Makini Brice | Jan 24, 2013 02:11 PM EST
Snoring is generally considered little more than a bedroom annoyance.
By Makini Brice | Jan 24, 2013 02:10 PM EST
It has been commonly reported that married couples tend to gain weight, while a divorce can provoke weight loss.
By Makini Brice | Jan 24, 2013 02:09 PM EST
Smart people have long been portrayed in movies and television shows, like The Big Bang Theory, as socially inept.
By Makini Brice | Jan 24, 2013 02:08 PM EST
Male soldiers are generally considered to be extremely masculine.
By Makini Brice | Jan 24, 2013 02:07 PM EST
Japanese finance minister Taro Aso has a history of gaffes that would make United States Vice President Joe Biden blush.
By Makini Brice | Jan 24, 2013 01:21 PM EST
People all around the world enjoy chocolate these days, but in the eighth century anthropologists expected that the only people who would have access to the sweet would be the Mesoamerican people in the tropics, where the plant is grown.
By Makini Brice | Jan 24, 2013 01:20 PM EST
Love might be blind, but it still can smell.
By Makini Brice | Jan 23, 2013 09:20 AM EST
Individuals' occupations may be boosting their risk of adult-onset asthma.
By Makini Brice | Jan 23, 2013 09:20 AM EST
Hu Songwen has displayed perhaps the most heartbreaking display of "Chinese ingenuity" yet by fashioning himself a homemade dialysis machine.
By Makini Brice | Jan 23, 2013 09:19 AM EST
Playwright and poet William Congreve once said that "music has charms to soothe a savage beast".
