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Experiment: Sports Drinks: Possible Cause of Tooth Erosion?

According to the American Dental Association, soda can erode tooth enamel. However, what most people do not know is that sports drink might...

Infographic: Composition of a Pearl

The Composition of Pearl Sierra Seals Desiree Kitchens   This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs...

Smartbomb: A Hope for Destroying Cancer Tumors

When I first heard I had cancer, I had to take sleeping pills at night because I couldn’t sleep without thinking about it....

The Health Effects of Soda Consumption

How often do you grab a soda on the way out of the house? At a movie? With dinner? When you need a...

Can Sports Drinks Lead to the Erosion of Tooth Enamel?

Do you drink Gatorade or Powerade? How about Vitamin Water or Propel? These drinks may be great for boosting your energy, but they...

Hot Threads

Larry Cazer, maintenance worker at St. Joseph’s Academy, came home one day in November of 2011 to find his house charred, smothered in black...

When Good Makeup Goes Bad

“I had no clue that makeup went bad,” says Lindsey, a student at Washington High School. “I’ve had some makeup for years.” ...

Infographic: Caffeine Overload

  Caffeine is really a drug. Caffeine is known medically as trimethylxanthine, and the chemical formula is C8H10N4O2. Around 90% of Americans consume...

Sunscreen—Cancer Preventative or Promoter?

   In June of 2010, the Environmental Working Group (EWG)—"a team of scientists, engineers, policy experts, and lawyers that reviews the work...