Morning News Fix
Topps Hits Bottom
And the Obvious Headline Award goes to…me. Score! Quick update on the big beef recall: Topps is shutting down. In other meat news, experts are urging pregnant women to eat more fish despite the concerns about toxic contamination. (Oh, and for all my sickos, peep this.)
Kentucky Is Being Annoying
Several Kentucky counties are suing Purdue, the maker of OxyContin, or “hillbilly heroin”, because that state’s facilities are overwhelmed with oxycodone addicts. The problem is most severe in Pike County with 40 fatal overdoses. Recognizing that litigation cures problems, Kentucky government officials also plan to sue themselves for being douchebags.
Oh, Come On, Just Say It: Male Children Are Worth More!
It’ll be fun! Older brothers really are the best. The BBC reports that people with older brothers are more likely to have fertility problems than people without older brothers. The theory is that the reproductive cost of bearing a son is so great, any subsequent rugrats - male or female - get mom’s reproductive leftovers, which may mean weaker hormone levels and hence weaker fertility. But the rational person featured in the article (at the very end, because this is the BBC we’re talking about) explains that while the study does provide an insight into our biological past - it does “cost” a lot to bear a son - the advent of industrialization and modern health care has eliminated any sibling short shrift.
Is Alzheimer’s Actually Diabetes?
Check out this story! Alzheimer’s rates and diabetes rates have increased (really more like snowballed) in recent years, and there may be a surprising reason why: Alzheimer’s might just be type 3 diabetes.
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