Daily Dose: March 15, 2013
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Check out the list of links that should be on your radar today:
Like:
City-dwellers, rejoice: Air pollution won’t increase your risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, despite some previous research that suggested the contrary. [Fox News]
Get ready to go snap-happy: An Instagram-esque camera from Polaroid is apparently in the works! [Fast Company]
A new drug approved by the FDA will help doctors locate lymph nodes in patients with skin cancer and breast cancer. [FDA]
Researchers found more proof that acupuncture can reduce the stress hormone response, according to a new animal study. That is, unless tiny needles are what stresses you out. [ScienceDaily]
Dislike:
In totally unfair news, breast cancer survivors who eat even one serving of high-fat dairy per day have a 49 percent higher risk of dying from the disease than women who eat little or none of those foods. [Huffington Post]
A New Jersey bakery is facing serious consequences after the FDA and state officials tested muffins and snack cakes from the store over several years and found that they were incorrectly labeled “sugar-free.” Meanwhile, if you were wondering what the FDA has been up to for the last few years, now you know. [FDA]
A whopping 69% of Americans admit to talking on their cell while driving in the last month. Come on people, put the phones down. [NBC News]
Skeptical:
Sexcereal, a new breakfast cereal claiming to boost your sexual health, was recently introduced in Canada. No word yet on how this will spice up your morning commute. [TIME]
The U.K. is getting a new Sprite recipe from Coca-Cola, which will combine stevia (a no-calorie sweetener) and sugar to cut 30 percent of the calories. Just remember, making something less unhealthy doesn’t make it actually healthy. [Huffington Post]
The new ePad Femme is a tablet that comes pre-loaded with “feminine” apps, like ones for yoga, cooking, and weight loss. “Finally, a tablet just for us!” –No woman, ever. [TIME]
A new website called InstaSham supplies you with fake photos to upload to Instagram to make people think you had a seriously epic weekend. Because a filtered photo is all the proof your friends need to believe that you took a day trip to Fiji yesterday… [AdWeek]