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	(Sponsor this newsletter) No, Gwyneth Paltrow, Vaginas Don't Need to Be Steam Cleaned Gwyneth Paltrow is at it again. And, in fact, some methods of cleaning the vagina, such as douching, can have negative side effects. Read More » Man Huffs Air Duster, Gets Frostbite and Breathing Problems A 40-year-old man in Michigan who intentionally inhaled three cans of compressed air to get high was rushed to a hospital, where doctors treated him for frostbite and significant swelling in his airway, according to a new report of his case. The case highlights the dangers of huffing, the case report said. Although huffing is typically seen in teenagers, who often can't afford other recreational drugs, it's important to recognize that older people also abuse and huff substances, said Dr. Amanda Winston, an internal medicine and pediatrics resident at Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Michigan, who treated the man and co-authored the case report, published Jan. 7 in the journal BMJ Case Reports. "It's a quick, cheap and easy high," Winston told Live Science. Read More » NASA satellite to measure water in Earth's soil sent into orbit By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - - An unmanned Delta 2 rocket lifted off from California on Saturday carrying a NASA satellite to measure moisture in the top layer of the Earth's soil, data to be used in weather-forecasting and tracking of global climate change. Soil moisture is a variable that binds together all of the planet's environmental systems, scientists say. "It's the metabolism of the system," said Dara Entekhabi, lead scientist of NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) observatory. The 127-foot (39 meter) rocket, built and flown by United Launch Alliance (ULA), blasted off at 6:22 a.m. PST (9 a.m. ET) from Vandenberg Air Force Base, located on California's central coast, a live NASA Television broadcast showed. Read More » Seattle vs. Boston: Who Wins the 'Energy Bowl'? The Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots will face each other on the gridiron for Super Bowl supremacy Sunday (Feb. 1). The company compared energy usage in Boston, Seattle, their respective states and even their respective stadiums to award a title that quarterback Tom Brady didn't even know he was fighting for. Seattle and Washington state put up a strong front. The Seahawk's home, CenturyLink Field, gets 30 percent of its energy from solar panels, despite Seattle's famously cloudy weather. Read More » Scientist considered father of birth control pill dies SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Carl Djerassi, the chemist widely considered the father of the birth control pill, has died. Read More » How to See Asteroid Juno in the Night Sky with Binoculars While we know of millions of asteroids today, they were totally unknown to astronomers until 17th century astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi spotted Ceres, the largest and first known asteroid, in the early hours of New Year's Day in 1801. Juno is quite a small body, measuring only 170 miles (274 kilometers) across. To give you some idea of scale, Juno is large enough to fit in between the cities of New York and Boston. Juno is quite a small object, and it is also quite far away. Read More » Super Bowl: 4 Tips for a Super-Healthy Game Day Diet and exercise may not be the first thing on your mind on Super Bowl Sunday, but there are a number of easy steps you can take to make game day a little healthier. Here are four tips for a healthy Super Bowl. And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests incorporating push-ups into your Super Bowl party games — for example, when one team scores a first down, the fans of the opposing team have to do 10 push-ups. Rather than sticking to chips and soda during the Super Bowl, try to incorporate some healthful snacks into the menu, such as fruits and vegetables, the CDC says. Read More »
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