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The good news about green tea and coffee just keeps rolling in: The latest findings show that drinking them regularly may help lower your risk of stroke. [Consumer Affairs]

Health officials have started using grocery store loyalty cards to track down where food-borne illnesses originate. Genius! [NBC News]

Calling all calorie-counters who love fast food: On April 22, McDonald’s is rolling out the Egg White Delight, a lighter version of the original Egg McMuffin. [The Daily Meal]

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The radiation used to treat breast cancer also increases survivors’ heart attack risk. [USAT]

If you answer a text while driving, you may as well be intoxicated: A new study finds that responding to messages behind the wheel is as dangerous as driving while above the legal alcohol limit. [EurekAlert!]

A new Netflix app lets people show their queues to all their Facebook friends…not that you want to know when your ex is watching Love Actually with his new girlfriend. [CNN Money]

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An incredibly obvious new study shows that a physician’s gender doesn’t affect patients’ mortality. The findings aren’t what’s dubious here—it’s the fact that researchers needed a study to prove it. [Medical Xpress]

Incoherent text messages (dubbed “dystextia” by experts) may help doctors diagnose a type of severe stroke—or a type of severe drunkenness. [News Medical]

Apparently, baking companies intensely debate whether people prefer twist-ties or plastic clips to close bread bags. Bet you can’t remember which one’s in your kitchen right now. [Business Week]

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Your last excuse for smoking just went out the window: New research confirms that the health drawbacks of a little post-cessation weight gain are trivial compared to the benefits of kicking a cigarette habit. [U.S. News]

Now that the European Union has banned the sale of animal-tested cosmetics, celebs like Ke$ ha and Colbie Caillat are pressuring the U.S. to do the same. [USAT]

Who needs a sugary drink ban? Americans now consume more water than soda. [AP]

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Feeling burnt out at work makes you nearly 80 percent more likely to suffer from heart disease—and those who are the most burnt out face the highest risk. [The Atlantic]

Use your head—but not too much. Suffering just one concussion can affect brain regions that are vital for memory, executive function, and mood regulation, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology. [LA Times]

The U.S. is hoarding a new smallpox medicine—enough to treat two million people. You know, just in case terrorists re-engineer the virus in a lab and unleash it on America. [NYT]

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A study from the University of California Riverside claims that sleeping pills can actually improve your memory. Not that being able to remember things is very useful when you’re zonked out. [Daily Mail]

If your man’s not exactly four years and four months older than you, you might want to dump him: A new survey finds that’s the ideal age gap for couples. [Telegraph]

Watch out for 9-month-old babies: Infants enjoy seeing others who are unlike them suffer, according to recent research out of the University of British Colombia. [International Business Times]

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Raise your glass: A new study provides the strongest evidence yet that drinking water spiked with fluoride helps prevent tooth decay in adults—even if they didn’t have access to fluoridated drinking water as children. [Science Daily]

Mindy Kaling announced plans to work on a second book while The Mindy Project is on hiatus. Get ready to drop pretty much everything you’re doing on the day it comes out. [Deadline]

More people across the country are hosting birthdays, bachelorette parties, and bridal showers at the gym instead of the bar. Bonus: You can enjoy a post-workout cupcake guilt-free. [Reuters]

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A new study finds that the expiration date on donor blood may come even sooner than previous realized: after just 21 days, the membranes of stored blood cells are stiffer than those of fresh blood, indicating damage (the current limit for blood storage is 42 days). [NYT]

Silicone breast implants are on the rise because they look and feel more like the real thing than the alternatives. Except for, you know, real breasts. [WSJ]

Many companies convey a subtle bias against women in the wording of engineering and programming job postings, according to a paper published recently in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Lame. [Wired]

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The author of a new book called Convert Anything to Calories calculated out exactly how many you burn with each mouse click (1.4). One side effect of the mouse-click workout: carpal tunnel syndrome. [Gizmodo]

E.L. James announced that she’ll be publishing a how-to guide on writing. Because we all read the Fifty Shades trilogy for the writing quality… [Today]

A new app called STD Triage encourages you to snap a picture of your nether regions so a medical professional can offer advice about any suspicious skin conditions down there. No word yet on how many pervy guys have taken advantage of the service. [Fast Company]

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Good news for citrus lovers: A new hybrid grapefruit developed in Florida doesn’t interact with any drugs you’re taking.

See why a sex therapist thinks Desire, the new scent from Dolce & Gabbana, is such a turn on.

A group of bloggers is defending their right to eat Kraft Macaroni & Cheese without ingesting scary food dyes.

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Today was one of the most dangerous days of the year. The culprit: daylight savings time. At least it’s over now.

Even mummies had heart disease. Researchers have discovered clogged arteries in remains from nearly 4,000 years ago.

Smartphone and tablets are changing our desk posture for the worse. Check out the nine most common positions wreaking havoc on your body, according to a new study from furniture maker Steelcase.

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People are obsessed with zombies right now because the country is in a state of economic crisis and overall cultural dissatisfaction, according to experts at Clemson University. In other news: Clemson University hires zombie experts.

Within the next five years, researchers in Australia want to make and market resveratrol pills to fight aging. Drinking red wine is still more fun, though.

On March 29, LovePalz, a new sex toy for long-distance couples, hits the market. Whatever happened to good, old-fashioned Skype sex?

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Google may know about drug interactions before the FDA does.

Do yourself a favor: Sunday is the seventh annual Good Deeds Day.

Unemployment in the U.S. has dropped to the lowest rate it’s been at since 2008!

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…But wedding prices are the highest they’ve been since 2008 (the average nuptials in 2012 cost more than $ 28,000).

Sarah Jessica Parker may never wear Manolo Blahniks again: The actress recently announced that she has permanent foot damage.

As if energy drinks weren’t weird/scary enough, each stick of a new chewing gum from Wrigley’s contains more caffeine than a can of Coke.

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Recent research says men who prefer bigger breasts are more likely to have sexist views about women. Or at least the ones who volunteered to be a part of a study on boob preferences…

A new study claims that bee venom may kill the HIV virus. So cool if it turns out to be true, but you might want to hold off on the bee keeping until more research confirms the findings.

Cleveland has the country’s worst flossers, according to a new survey. Because dental hygiene and geography are so closely linked…

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